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#1

Hi,

Quite annoyed, mostly because I don’t understand this sort of work flow.

If I import anything into Photoshop it’s imported into a new layer.

In ZBrush it’s replacing what’s in the scene rather than loading it into a new layer or subtool layer, I don’t want that, I want it loaded in as a new layer or sub tool layer…

So how do I make this happen??

Also, how do I have a permanent copy of Genesis from DAZ3D as subtool that I can grab any time I want to load fresh into a new work scene or as a layer for reference for it’s default shape??

One other thing. Is there a preference to change the folders it looks in first? I’ve created a work folder called RAMWorks Projects but when I restart ZB it goes back pointed to it’s default projects folder, this is time wasting for me to redirect it every time to my folder.

Thanks for the help!

#2

For importing meshes as subtools, I like to use Subtool Master’s Multi Append tool. For importing images on a different document layer, I think you might have to create a new layer and switch to it first.

For lightbox I don’t know about changing it’s startup location, but you could simply place a Shortcut to your own folder into the /zproject directory. Then you’d only be a double click away from it every time you start up, which should be fast enough that it wont be a time waster.

#3

OK… couple more questions…

If I really need to zoom in tight the view port up and disappears … I really need to know if there is an orthographic view option I can turn on. I get so frustrated when I really need to zoom in tight and can not.

Also, this is going to be a real strange one… if I have a symmetrical model and I’ve done a morph on one side of it and exported that for use in another program is there a way to mirror that to the other side and better yet is there a way to have it so that the unmorphed side adopts the morph and the morphed side is restored to it’s former??

If not it would be a wonderful feature to request for the next version or update. Would make life a little less stressful! lol

Thanks!