I open up Zbrush, load a model I made, and instead of that model(tool) showing up in the preview window I get the star tool showing up. This only seems to happen with this one model I made.
This model was originally imported as an .obj file, later saved as a .ztl
Any reason why this happens? How can I correct it? I have no layers and no subtools.
I’m afraid the Preview window doesn’t always show the model. Saving as a ZTL in ZBrush 3 and reloading may help.
Hello i see that exporting an obj file from an zb2 ztool imported in zb3 make that obj upside down and mirrored in Maya (and i think not only) and so the preview is showing the same star and no tool.Is this a bug or something?how can i fix that?
I have reloaded and opened that file tons of times now. It has only been ever used in Z3.
Why doesn’t the preview window always show the model? How can you make it show it? It doesn’t make sense not to show it…sounds like a bug.
Ya the same happens to me,and i think it happens only with objects or tools imported from ZB2.Kan i ask you Roja to export an obj from the lowest subdivision of your tool and try to import it in any 3d package ,to me the imported obj appears upside down and mirrored,the same happen to you?
Hi tiger, yes the model does get flipped around when i import the obj…there may be an option in Zbrush to tell it to export it a certain way however.
Try preferences import/export.
i find the same problem with the preview window- its not so easy to use the deformations when the wrong model is being previewed - any beta testers out there who know whats happening?
If you look in the Draw palette, you’ll notice the model thumb does show correctly, but is missing the red crosshair centre of rotation. As far as I can tell, imported objs and polymesh objects show as the default ‘star’ 3D mesh in the Preview section of the Tool palette, but show ok in the Draw menu. Primitives show correctly in both. Bug.
This bug also seems to show up in Mahlikus the Black’s caterpillar modeling video, and I’ve also run into it. Any fixes yet?
has any one found a solution to the star in the preview window problem since we posted this query a while a go?
That’s strange. I can’t seem to reproduce this bug. Although, I’m using vista ultimate x86. Moving to vista seems to fix some other UI bug.
Why doesn’t the preview window always show the model? How can you make it show it? It doesn’t make sense not to show it…sounds like a bug.
Try loading the model on the preview window. It seems to only show model that is loaded using the load button.
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The only way I have gotten round that is to press make polymesh3d button. Not ideal in most situations but it does amke the preview show the model.
Cheers
Mike R