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Subdivision Problem

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#1

Hi there,

I’m working on a sculpt originally created from ZSpheres and have run into a problem I have not encountered before.

After creating an adaptive skin, with a resolution of 2, I deleted the lower divisions and started shaping a bit.

So I get my low level shaping done and I go to subD it, and nothing happens, sort of.

If I switch on the wireframe, the wire appears to actually subdivide, but the mesh isn’t smoothed at all, and I don’t get an extra level of subdivision in the SDiv slider.

Any ideas?

I will post a SS if necessary but thought this might be an easy one for one of the pro’s to solve!

Thanks

#2

You have SMT disabled in the Geometry pallet. Read up on it.

#3

Hmm doesn’t seem to be working. Whether SMT is on or off, it doesn’t make a difference here.

Here’s what happens:

Before and After SubD:

Attachments

z1.jpg

z2.jpg

#4

make sure you are not masking any part before subdividing.

#5

Your going to want to subdivide that about two more times, and then make a normal map and use it with a shader. If you need more info pm me, I can help a little. (I’m not an expert on shaders)

Also if you do even one subdivision without smooth on, the following ones seem to bevel the edges.

#6

definately sounds like u have mask on ok? sometimes ive noticed zbrush says mask is off when it is still on!
just a blip

#7

If it’s not a mask you could always use the smoothing brush.

#8

Thanks for the replies,

turns out it was a unnoticeable mask, clearing all masks seemed to fix it.

Thanks again.