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Symmetry is not working when I try to retopo

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#1

hi,

in zbrush, i imported a model from maya and sculpted on it. when i was sculpting, i was always using symmetry. now, i’d like to retopo it by clicking on a zphere->rigging->select my mesh->topology->edit topology

however, when i make the quads, they dont appear on the other side, so to speak, symmetry is not working. i don’t know why this is but its definitely checked on under Transform->Activate Symmetry (I tried all different axes, just in case)

Is there something I missed or whats going on?

#2

Check the mirrored side to make sure that the points are joining up to form quads. If the model underlying the retopo isn’t 100% symmetrical, you can sometimes have mirrored retop points not completed welded.

-K