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#1

Every time i use zbrush 4 and r2, i have problems with layers. Especially with the rec function.

In one case, i disabled rec and my model “erased” all the work i had done before.
In other case i disabled rec and my model got fatter…

For me, working without layers is the same as working in photoshop without layers.

I had those issues in zb4 and still have it in r2, and i see threads here with the same problems but no answer.

Are layers dead?

I see stuff being added to new versions, but the problems from old versions are never solved. I actually realized that the delete mesh and loss of detail problem from a very old version of zbrush still persists…

#2

I think/hope that they are reworking the entire layer system. Most functions inside zbrush work like a charm but others are well…broken and have been for a long time. Granted this isn’t any different than most other applications we use in the digital world.

Ps…working without layers is great, both in photoshop and zbrush. But yeah, nice to have them when I want to use them.

#3

One thing is having small broken things like we have in other applications in digital world, other is having major features broken like we have in zbrush.
It seems that solving problems it not on their list. :frowning:

Its better not to include features that are broken then to have them and make us loose a lot of work because we it some point that “that feature is broken”.

I just lost a ton of work because i need to disable rec and that erases all my posing work i had done. Sadly i lost even more work, cause i only notice the layer system were broken later. Jess i just want to delete the lower subd levels…

The layer feature is there just to full some empty space in the UI?

I’m a bit frustrated with this and disappointed. I don’t need quick sketch, i need old problems solved.

#4

I’ve spent a lot of time working with layers and working around the issues.

This thread may help you work around them as well.

http://www.zbrushcentral.com/showthread.php?157721-3d-layer-corruption-bugs-issues

#5

thanks mate