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#41

Mainboard : ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-V
Chipset : Intel Sandy Bridge
Processor : Intel Core i7 2600K @ 3400MHz
Physical Memory : 16384MBDDR3-SDRAM
Video Card : NVIDIA Quadro 2000
Hard Disk : M4-CT128M4SSD2 (128GB)
Hard Disk : Seagate ST1000DM003-9YN162 (1000GB)
Operating System : Windows 7 Professional Professional Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
DirectX : Version 11.00
Windows Performance Index : 6.9 on 7.9

I tried to remesh my model with all available settings. Half, same, double and different target polycount settings, auto mask and with manual masks but every time Qremesher stops working. Are there any advice for proper settings for remeshing a model with about 4 million polygons? Is it better to remesh on a lower subd level?

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#42

I was wondering about this too, thanks for the clarification. However, I activated the stretch button but it doesn’t scale my mesh curve from thick at the base to thin at the tip like the tentacle in the tutorial video. Is there another setting that I need to look at? All the rest of the features seems to be working correctly except for that.

Thanks!

#43

You want to turn on the ‘Size’ switch in Stroke>Curve Modifiers. You will then be able to adjust the curve profile to get the effect you want.

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#44

Awesome you’ve solved my only problem!
Something else I’ve noticed… The Reference Views panel is missing from the texture pallete. Image Plane remains, but the secondary drop down is a no show.
The Reference views panel happens to be a HUGE part of my production workflow so it was a bit shocking to see that it is missing.
I understand that the “grids” can have reference planes attached to them now but this is not even comparable to being able to save 8 custom reference views with a working Transparency slider.
Especially for views that aren’t a perfect front/back/side view!

Long winded story short- I found that by copying the old Image Plane plugin files from r3 to the r4 zplugs folder worked like a charm!
I now have the legacy way intact as well as this newer reference view system.
Will report back if this causes any trouble. Just thought I’d give a heads up…

#45

I had 4 program crashes when I used IIM brush in curve mode with holded SHIFT KEY to create ring chain around hand at shoulder part of creature.
May be it depends on topology… I’ll just try the same things with another models.

Windows 7 x64
ATI Radeon HD 5800 Series
Intel core i7 2,8
RAID0

#46

Hey try this one

http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/Download/confirmation.aspx?id=5555

#47

Anyone else have this problem? Norton has quarantined the installer. (I have no idea where). Any help would be great.

#48

Just disable norton, enable it when you’re done with Zbrush installed.

#49

I’m know it was brought up earlier, but here’s my experience and even though I figured out what it’s doing but not sure how I can get it fix. Will probably try to reinstall after this post.

I created a custom menu for some of the new curve feature. I called it “curve mode”
So once I saved it. I restarted the program.
The Curve mode menu is now lined up with the rest of the default menu by Alphabetical order.

The first thing I notice is some hot keys work fine and some are calling different menus and what I figured out is the hot key associating with menu after Curve Modes are all shifted one menu down.
I had set “1” key to be Tool menu, but it is now calling the Transform menu. (even more weird, I have zbrush on so I checked it again. Now its moving down 2 instead)

I tried initializing. I restarted the program 4 or 5 times already. I reloaded the default start up menus. Still, all the menu after the Color menu, the only default menu starting with “C”, are calling
menus 2 spots down.

Update: Before reinstalling, I did think of this…just renaming the menu so it’d be at the end of the default menu. IT WORKED…haha. But
obviously though, there is an existing problem with the custom UI. Even the hotkeys are working accordingly.

#50

Disabled anti-virus, have tried running upgrader as Administrator and non-administrator, it downloads the ~30Mb upgrade, but then says “Zbrush 4r4 not found, please contact support”

Windows 7 64

The upgrade file is apparently downloaded into the Zbrush directory. Trying to run it results in the same error.

I’ve also tried running it with all anti-virus disabled as well.

EDIT

I guess I misunderstood things. I though zbrush had an auto-updater, but this update, according to the install email, still needs a manual install.

#51

TransposeSmartMask does not work.

#52

I know it’s been mentioned already but I am unable to create custom menus and submenus (which I use heavily). I have not even tried setting hotkeys yet. I am on an iMac, 10.7.4. Ideas any one?

#53

I’ve tried on two different computers to download the 4R4 installer, and once I do Norton Antivirus removes it saying
it is a threat, that because not enough people have used it it
is considered something bad, thoughts anyone?

#54

And also important thing YOU HAVE TO INSTALL (x86) version too even you have x64 system

#55

Well what seems to be the issue? I had some issue as stated above but I was able to figure out a work around.
I was able to create customs menu find it was just acting weird after I was attaching it to a hotkey.

#56

Yep … Shift key seems crash hungry LOL …

#57

Hi all,
is possible convert a ztool mesh composed by many subtols (like a weapon or soldier …) in an “insert mesh” button in one click?


  • If i use “create insert mesh” i obtein only a buttons with the subtools selected
  • If i use “create insert multimesh” i obtein all the subtools splits in a single mesh button

Probably i need merge the whole subtools and after create insert mesh button…
Thx for reply
Bye
Leo

#58

Ctrl-Shift-clicking on an edge to hide an edge loop does not work over here. Any one else having this problem?

Windows XP 64 bit SP2
NVidia Geforce 9600 GT
8 GB Ram
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 @ 2.66 GHz
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#59

ZBrush 4R4 deActivation It fails. (Win7)
de-activation code is not generated.

Someone was successful?

#60

You need to have Lasso selection selected.