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#1

Hello my name is Javier Hernandez and im new to these forums. I’m actually teaching myself zbrush at the moment and it doesn’t seem to hard. I just have one question I cant seem to find the answer to. Im drawing new topology onto my model that im making to learn with and when I draw a few points out this is what I get. Now I can do it like this but In the DVD and on the default ztools when I draw topology out you can see the points and the edges seem to be thicker. I think that would be a help when drawing out new topology. Dose anybody know how to make the points show up?

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#2

The points should show up as long as you’re in Edit Topology mode. Outline your process so we can hopefully spot something you’re doing wrong.

#3

Well all i was doing was loading my ztool and with it selected clicking on zsphere. Then going to rigging selecting my ztool then going to topology and hitting edit topology. It would then let me draw the edges like in the pic. Looks like I figured it out though by accedent. I think it was the masking that was messing with the it. If you notice the base object in my pic is not greyed out. Looks like clearing the mask worked.

#4

another thing that I found is handy is take your object that you are retopoing (yes i made this word up) and fill the object with a fast shader material and bright blue color to help ease your eye strain as to rebuild topology
[ZBrush-Document.jpg](javascript:zb_insimg(‘142165’,‘ZBrush-Document.jpg’,1,0))

#5

Yea that helps alot. I tried white but looks like blue works well as well. Hey dose anyone know if you can have different materials on different subtools?

#6

Yes, by filling the subtools with the ‘M’ or Mrgb selected, or by using the SubTool Master plugin which makes the process simpler.

Also note that you can change the colors of the topology lines in the Preferences>ZSphere submenu. Click and drag from the swatch to the color of your choice. You may need to rotate the mesh a little in the viewport before the colrs will update.

#7

Hey thanks Marcus! That helps alot ounce you start building clothes and accsessories for your character.