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Newbie question about positioning

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#1

I’m trying to position a figure on a rock. I am having real difficulty understanding the gyro. I’ve read the instructions in the docs but they don’t seem to apply (e.g. dragging on the screen doesn’t change the z position when I’m in move). Is there somewhere I can find out how to use the gyros both in edit mode and plain move mode? Also, when I position my figure and then click edit, the figure slips back to its original position behind the rock. How does one position objects in ZBrush relative to one another.

Sorry, I have no 3D experience, just 2D. I tried layers, like in Photoshop, but that didn’t work. How does one use multiple objects to create a scene? It baffles me!

I would be very, very grateful for advice. :slight_smile:

#2

This is helpful>> http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?161588-quot-Axis-quot-Plugin-for-ZBrush-4r2
Investigate subtools. Much to learn. While in transpose move mode you can drag on the subtool while holding alt.

#3

Thank you, Doug! I’ll give it a go. I’ve been using the move tool but I can’t figure out what the colours mean or how to get it to work consistently. I looked in the documentation but I couldn’t seem to get it to work the way they described. Oh the joys of learning new software. Hopefully I won’t be bald by the time I get it :wink: