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Transformer Zsphere Problem, bug?

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#1

Well, I have never had this problem before, but when I place a transformer Zsphere, it pulls the mesh out fine, but a ball of polies is created for some reason where the clear sphere is.

I restarted zbrush, and loaded the same model, and the same effect, I tried deleting and recreating with the same effect. Whats really strange is a few minutes before hand, I created another transformer Zsphere somewhere else, and it worked without making the ball of polies, and as of now, when I switch to the poly view mode, it doesn’t have the ball. Only new ones have the ball. Now it doesn’t matter where I create the transformer sphere, it has still ball.
Its not that bad, but the problem is in the poly view, I don’t know how to delete polygons.

I hope I was clear, cause I am twisting my own tounge trying to explain, but here is an image.

#2

Hi dear Haker.

Methinks you have just accidentally inserted a real zsphere inside that clear one, but you don’t see it cause that’s too small, but, when skinned, gets visible all right.
The solution is very simple: you delete that area entirely and reproduce the
bending (clear) sphere, only on only one mouse click. :lol:

Anatom

#3

No, I deleted and retryed, and retryed again; even in multiple areas. Only new ones come up with this effect. I even turned off symmetry.

Um, is there any way I cam delete the extra polies when I am in poly mod.

#4

That’s really odd!

You CAN delete the extra polygons, but not while working with ZSpheres. You’d have to skin the mesh and then you can easily delete the polygons by hiding them and then using Tool>Geometry>Delete Hidden.

Of course, you could also always simply hide the polygons in the ZSphere preview without skinning it.

#5

Thanks a lot, its not much of a problem as long as I can delete them. :smiley:

#6

:cry:

Haker,
I might explain it if you could send a script of this very situation.
Try to reproduce the problem with a small number of zspheres involved when the deforming sphere contains
a real visible sphere inside.
Till now I don’t have any other opinion than that I sent previously.

Anatom.