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Multiple UVs [Zbrush to maya workflow help]

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#1

So i have a creature which requires the use of multple UV’s in order to alot more detail than you would with a stand alone map.

Now, ive been doing some testing using an older model and unforatunatley have run into quite a large speed bump.

Ive layed out my UV’s accordingly (everything on the postive side to the right). i have no problem getting my base into zbrush either. But when i decide to generate a normal map using Zmapper, the Mesh explodes O_o

Whats the best way to get multiple Uv’s on one singlar objects. Ive followed the Meats Meyer tutorial but still no luck. (im using 3.1)

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Thanks!

#2

That’s not an easy thing to do since ZB doesn’t support (from what I can understand) multiple UV sets.
I use ZB to create models for Poser, and often I need to have multiple UV sets too.
What I do is to create UV masks that I use to cut out textures and displacement maps generated in ZB, but it’s an hassle.
I really hope one day ZB will support multiple UV sets …

#3

ZBrush supports multiple UV sets, it doesn’t support multiple textures per object(subtool) yet.
When you bring your object with multiple uv sets in ZBrush, check UV group(Tool - Polygroups), then if you wish you can split your UV groups in different subtools(Tools -Group Split) and after that generate your color, displ. or any other maps…