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Topology Issue

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#1

I’m working on a concept following the eat3D Hard Surface 2 Modeling Tutorial

I get everything with the concepting using the duplicated model but when it comes to RETOPOLOGY I run into some problems.

  1. I append a ZSphere - click on RIGGING - select my conceptmesh I just made and then EDIT TOPOLOGY

I then did the first piece with no problem - I made the part and appended it as a subtool.

  1. Now I want to start with the next part - but then I’m unable to RETOPOLOGY - it always tells me that I can’t use a mesh over 15.000 polys or points. But the concept mesh can never be less than 15.000 - I got around 1million polys as my concept mesh

I hope you understand what I mean and hope someone can help me since I’m now stucked and can’t continue following the tutorial as described…

thanks

#2

Usually, you get that warning if you try to select your mesh in Topology with ‘Select Topo’. Instead, go to Rigging and click ‘Select Mesh’.

#3

If you are Appending a ZSphere to a subtool, select the ZSphere in the subtool list then go to Topology and click ‘Edit Topology’.

#4

Thanks for the quick reply but you need to hit" EDIT TOPOLOGY" after you “SELECT” the “MESH” in “RIGGING”.
But when I do only hit the EDIT TOPOLOGY I can’t draw points on the surface it just does nothing.

strange - maybe its a bug - I wish topology in ZB wouldn’t be always such a pain…

#5

You do it that way only if the ZSphere is the only thing in the Subtool list.

#6

I think it’s definetily a bug.
If I load Zbrush and follow the usual steps - it works fine (if I’m fast enough)
When I hit EDIT TOPOLOGY and zoom in and move around then I might be able to start topologize - or it just doesnt react at all.

So my steps are right - but also if you click in empty space first - you can’t edit topology - no matter what you do - you have to fully close ZBRUSH and start all over again.

that sucks big time!

EDIT: after a few clicks I also loose symmetry function…i’ll upload a video in a minute…

#7

Okay - me again.
I’m fighting with this problem here for over a week now. Tried to check any single tutorial about it and I still don’t know what I do wrong here - or if it is a bug at the end.

Here’s a sample and a video of how I do it:

Setting: 2 Subtools
1 Subtool - Basic Head for reference
1 Concept - a simple Sphere with some sculpting as the concept layout

Now I append a ZSphere -> Move the ZSpher into the Concept Mesh - which I also cloned to be able to select it as the MESH under RIGGING

Then I go to RIGGING -> select the Concept Mesh

After that I go to TOPOLOGY and hit EDIT TOPOLOGY

Now I should be able to draw points/polygons onto the concept mesh - but nothing happens - I can’t add any points at all.

Any help here would be highly appreciated :wink:

Here’s the video - to follow my steps:

[video]http://www.flickr.com/photos/viseone/6830852426/[/video]

#8

Okay, after I watched my own video - I saw that I was in MOVE mode - ofcourse then I can’t draw new topology - but I got the same problem when it was on DRAW mode …at least I’m thinking :wink:

However - I will try again and see if I can solve this issue… maybe the issue IS sitting infront of the screen…

#9

UNBELIEVABLE! - now it’s working - me idiot was only in MOVE mode all the time - problem solved… for now