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#1

Hello everyone I usually don´t have this problem but I actually was tired so I did things in reverse order…ok this is what happened I modeled a bes mesh in maya then took inmediately to Zbrush for sculpting for a later displacement map, so I got into level 5…I was very happy how it looked…but yeah I forgot the UV, so I grabbed the lower sudD and exported into maya and done the whole character I tend to tradicional uv mapping so it took me a while. Anyway I ended up with a highly defined character without uv mapping in Zbrush and a base mesh with UV mapping in Maya. Ok here it comes How DO I IMPORT UV LAYOUTS TO A TOOL WITH THE SAME NUMBER OF VERTICES, I dont want to sculpt again!!! I have a deadline and I messed up would be so kind tell me what could I do it if it is posible…
THANKS TO ANYONE IN ADVANCE.

#2

An easier way to say it, how could I import UV mapping coordinates to the lower level of subdivision?

#3

Hello Juan,

to fix the issue: In Maya export the model with the new uv’s as .obj
go to ZBrush. With your hi-res model as active tool in edit mode go to
level 1. »Import« the Maya model with the new uv’s. That’s it.
To test the model go to a higher level if nothing is lose and all the details
are on the right place all is good, but always save it under a new name.

Cheers

Ralf Stumpf

#4

thanks actually, but I have another problem when I do that and go back to the higher level the model becomes a huge mess, completely breaks apart I thinks it might be a setting a must have pressed but I actually don´t know right now.

actual model
zb2.jpg

thanks Ralf…would check this out

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#5

make sure in your maya import options

export multiple is OFF

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false.jpg

#6

One of your settings in your other program caused the point order to be changed. This wasa probably while importing or exporting the model in/from that program.

#7

So I think there´s no way to change it back, I mean the point order well anyway is not a huge modeling, but I´ve learned out the hard way, have to redoit.
Thanks anyway if you think there´s something else i´m missing please don´t hesitate to tell me.