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Release 4R2B - Pretty much unusable

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#1

I know others are having the same issue but I don’t know how wide spread this problem is. I wanted to use this post to try and get a feel if this is just an isolated problem and that I don’t waste any more time looking for a fix. Lots to do and I will probably re-install 4R2.

The brush lag (and hangs) associated with the move elastic and topological brushes, on anything other then low rez meshes, has put an end to my productivity. This is a fundamental brush and I really need it at higher rez. I have only found similar posts about the lag but nothing about how wide spread or isolated it is. I am on a Mac and I don’t even know if it is OS related.

Pixologic has a great record for releasing very stable updates but this one isn’t working for me. Too bad as the Fiber mesh addition is awesome. Super awesome!

I hope there is an update to fix this soon or some kind of answer to this move brush issue.

Mac Pro
16 gigs ram
Snow Leopard

Cheers!

#2

same thing on mine.
very annoying.

win7 16gigs ram.

#3

Can you post a video of your lag? What polycount are you using the Move Elastic on as this is meant for low res models?

#4

for me, 50k poly and it starts to lag. one more level up, and it waits 10seconds till it shows any movement.
never had this problem in the previous version.

#5

For me, it’s general stability as well. I’ve had more crashes in a week with 4R2b than I’ve had in all the years I’ve been using ZB.

Frame all (F) has basically become the Crash Now key.

#6

I’m at about the same place you guys are I’m afraid.

EDIT: 12 hours later… I have to revise this some, it is useable, you just have to bludgeon your way through and find workarounds for a lot of things like avoiding the frame button.

#7

This brush was originally set to work on polycounts of 25K and lower, even in ZBrush4. When you are going up to the 50K are you changing the slider, Elasticity Auto Off? If not then the MoveElastic brush will act the same as the Move brush when going higher then 25K. In fact, what is this setting at in your ZBrush?

#8

I had no idea there are brushes for low rez and high rez meshes. Is there a list of which are which somewhere?

#9

I have been using 4.0 for production and am in the process of testing and possibly transitioning into 4R2b.

I, too, am experiencing the same freeze ups with the Move Elastic brush and I am able to repeat them even using a sphere. In the case of the sphere (PolyMesh3d), once it is subdivided beyond 33k, the freezes occur.

For comparison, on Zbrush 4.0 this brush works perfectly, even on multi-million poly meshes.

I’ll be contacting support regarding this, though there is probably already a ticket/bug track already.

#10

I have the same problem with 4r2b,move elastic practically doesn’t work on 50K tool.Switched back to r2 and move elastic works smooth on 3 milion poly:confused:

#11

same deal here.

#12

Ok, so its not a “low rez brush” great!

#13

You guys are also listing this stuff in:
http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?165513-Questions-and-Troubleshooting-for-ZBrush-4R2b
Right?

#14

Thanks MealeaYing, I didn’t see that thread. Another place to post my frustration. :+1:

#15

I’m having the same problem with move elastic, impossible to use because of the lag and already has crashed zbrush because of this.

Windows 7x64 8gb ram here