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Questions & Troubleshooting for ZBrush 4R4 Update 2

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#41

win 7 pro
top of app: zb 4r4 p2

Able to assign hotkeys to brush presets, zb does not recognized hotkey call.

Action
Open brush pallet press eg. b
Choose brush shortlist eg. m
Hold cntrl. + Alt. choose Move brush
Message hotkey creation successful
Choose a different brush choose numeric (keyboard top) or letter doesn’t matter which, nothing happens
Caps Lock not active.
Try reassign: hotkey already assigned to ui item message.

Loading the hotkey file from the previous version of zbrush works fine. The hotkey file in 4r4 p2 appears to not be writing even after instruction zb to save the newly assigned hotkeys on closing opening the file in wordpad shows no changes.

Cheers guys, great release,
still picking jaw up from floor!

edit
Looks like zb doesnt see the hotkey file in the startup/hotkeys folder. The file has to be manually loaded with each startup. It is the copied previous zb version hotkey file though, although I cant see any difference between the two versions.

edit: For anyone else. Saving a copy of the hotkey file from programfiles(86)/Pixologic/startup/hotkeys to Public/PublicDocuments/Zbrushdata/ZStartup/Hotkeys. Works. Seemed to have kickstarted something because now hotkeys can be made and you are also asked if you want to save when quitting, and the keys work on the next restart.

#42

I can also confirm that zbrush will apparently randomly destroy/screw up UVs when going between zbrush and maya. Mine is happening with Maya 2012. And no my UV’s are not anywhere near the 0-1 boarder.

This does not happen if I use the regular OBJ export/import. Only with GOz.

#43

GoZ defaults to sending tools to Max even though Maya is installed and active.

#44

Hey guys still no luck with the P2 upgrade.

Here is my original post. Just can get it to work.

I have gone to the Auto update and clicked Check new updates, then clicked ‘Close Zbrush and install the update’

Zbrush quits then nothing seems to happen. I thought I would see some activity downloading update somewhere but did’nt see anything.

Rebooted Zbrush 30 mins later and it still said 4R4 in the corner not 4R4 P2

I have restored the original interface/config, but still no P2

Now I am trying to use the ZUprader.app. I double clicked it and now its just sat in my dock and when I bring up the Force quit option it shows the ZUprader.app icon but it is called Your Program and says its not responding.

I am on Macbook Pro with OSX 10.6.8

Any ideas on this issue?

Thanks.

#45

Sounds like the process is being blocked. I would go to the official support area and write a ticket for this one.

#46

Every time I try to subtract a shape it just adds the shape. I have Zsub selected. Even when I try and select the Dynamesh subtract or union buttons under Dynamesh it will not create any type of hole in the geometry. It will only add to it. It seems that when I press the ctrl button to do apply the dynamesh update, it always switches to Zadd, yet when I have Zadd selected, presing ctrl does not switch it to Zsub. So frustrated right now.

#47

Is the updater available for download seperately? My workspace has a firewall which is preventing the upgrader from reaching the servers. I’m not having a problem updating my own personal copy from home. Can I just copy the updater.exe from there and run it on my work computer?

#48

While ‘Dynamesh’ is on, hold down the ‘Alt’ key while drawing the shape onto the mesh, then ‘Ctrl+drag’ twice on the canvas. This will subtract the shape from the mesh.

NOTE: The polygons on the insert will be flipped when you do this and it looks strange. If it bothers you, turn on ‘Double’ in Tool > Display Properties.

#49

Don’t know if this is the right place to discuss this, but I’m having an issue with Decemation Master. It seems to be behaving strangely but I can’t test it becuase ZB4R3 is no longer running.

I have this shape modelled…

before.jpg

And after running decimation on it at 20% (which is a lot higher than I’m used to using), I get this mess.

after.jpg

I have to go all the way up to over 60% to get it to work.

Any ideas?

#50

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has experienced odd behavior with some poly functions? I discovered this while trying a little demo of making a bowl that was posted by another member. His demo was originally done using 4R3 and it worked fine, but when I tried it in 4r4, it was wonky. If anyone is curious, please try the “How to make a cereal bowl” demo on 4r4 and you’ll see what I mean.
In addition to the odd polygroup artifacty thing, it seems to not want to let you subdivide the mesh. Very odd.

#51

[video=youtube_share;07a_KeXNJTA]http://youtu.be/07a_KeXNJTA[/video]

When I using ctrl + move tool =(

#52

Thanks Kanga, will do that.

#53

Thank you so much for the UI fix and lightbox nuke, appreciate it!

But is it just me or does 4r4 seem to run a little bit slower then r2?

Anyway Im looking forward to 64bit, that will surely run like a dream.

#54

I cant get it to work

Make 96x96 psd doc and save it in the same custom brush folder for Lightbox that my collection is in.
Select the custom brush.
Brush palette select ‘select icon’
Navigate and select the psd.
Nothing happens and still stuck with a nice psd which wants to be used as an alpha in the lightbox menu…
Maybe I am missing something.

#55

Confirmed (using 4r4 p2). This has happened to me as well.

#56

Im using 4r4 p2, How do I resolve this error when using Qremesher “unable to locate component” “This application has failed to start because MSVCP100.dll was not found”

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#57

I just installed p2 hoping this will fix this issue that has only showed up with 4r4. I can open up zbrush, work a while in it, save a couple of times and then all of a sudden I get this error when I try to save: “Sorry, Zbrush is unable to properly complete this function due to a faulty or an incomplete installation. Please contact [email protected] with the information you see in this dialog.” Then after that I click anywhere on the screen and zbrush just closes without saving the tool and I end up loosing all my progress. Please help with this problem, thank you.

#58

Go to ‘ZBrush 4R4/Troubleshoot Help’ folder and run ‘vcredist_x64.exe’ if your on a 64 bit OS or ‘vcredist_x86.exe’ if your on a 32 bit OS.

#59

has anyone noticed that when using a tablet, it feels like regardless of brush or stroke setting, the red reticule or circle around your cursor severely lags behind? it skips around alot, too. not at all the smooth tracking i’m used to seeing.
it’s like there’s a permanent lazy mouse adhered to the cursor, even thought i’m not drawing on the mesh. just hovering the pen over the mesh does it.
is this what was referred to as the whole “jittery” stroke thing?
i followed the directions for downloading the atmonitor program but it didn’t help one bit.
i find it to be terribly annoying and distracting. it doesn’t happen in 4r2, as i checked.
any ideas on this one?

#60

My tablet is smooth. Last time that happened to me a driver update fixed it.