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Multiple Subtools, One Texture Map? (solved)

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#1

I am trying to texture a model in ZBrush that I made UVs for in Max. When I brought the model into Zbrush I split the different pieces into subtools for the sake of simplicity. I used polypaint to make the texture for the main body and it looks great. What I need now is a way to switch to a different subtool and use polypaint to add to the texture from the main body.

Here’s that’s happening:

  1. I apply the texture lifted from the polypain on the body onto the eyes. It goes black because there’s nothing on that section of the texture.
  2. I use “Polypaint from Texture” and then texture the eye.
  3. I use “Texture from Polypaint”, but rather than getting the texture for both the body and the eyes, it’s just the eyes floating in a void.

Is there any way to do this, or do I have to collapse the model and work with polygroups?

#2

Use the Multi Map Exporter plugin, available from the Download Center. You can set that up to run through all the subtools creating a texture map for each one from the polypaint. With the Merge Maps option on it will then merge all the maps into a single map.