Problem Using The Smooth Tool Modiifier

[roberte]

I imported a maya 6 model into zbrush 2 as a tool. Yesterday I was able to use all the tool modifiers, smooth, inflate etc. now, for some reason, Smooth doesn't work, although the others seem to still function.

I can no longer smooth my model. I have tried creating a new layer, deleting the image layor 1 and clicking on the marker to recreate the original image, turning the z intensity up to 100, clicking zadd, zsub, turning them both off, closing z brush and opening again, but nothing works. I can't smooth the lump I created when seeing if the inflate selection functioned. I have even opened the original model as a new tool. Nothing works!

Would very much appreciate assistance. I have the new to zbrush frustration blues!

Robert

[illusionoflife]

It's possible that you set your smoothing Z intensity to zero or low.
Each of the transform settings (like Std, Inflate, Pinch, etc.) has their own setting of intensity that it remembers.
Select the smooth icon in transform and set the intensity to 100.

As a side note, if you hold down shift while pressing any of the other modes (inflate, etc.) it will be the mode that you use when you press shift while sculpting.

Just my first thought.....

[roberte]

Meier.

No, my smooth intensity currently is 100. I have tried it at various settings with no result

Robert

[roberte]

it was suggested on another forum that I might have a second model beneath the first and to turn on frames, command/shift/click and see, then delete the second model. I did so and this image is what I see. It does appear to be a second image beneath the first.

How might I delete that model without also deleting my original model?

Robert

z brush problem image

[roberte]

Well, I managed, by using command/shift/click to select the main model and then in the tool /geometry palette to delete hidden. It worked, but now the model has a hole in his head.

But still, I am unable to use any of the transform modes! Also, when I move the double circle over the model to smooth it the circle doesn't follow my pen. it snaps from position to position. It used to follow smoothly!

Would reimporting it, or exporting to maya and reimporting it solve the problem?

Whoops, I just tried, after saving the tool and the document, closing zbrush, opening it again, and reimporting the tool but the document is greyed out and cannot be imported.

If I don't go nuts trying to get past things like this I might eventually learn the program!

Any more suggestions/reasons why these things are happening?

Robert

[e-z]

if the model is sub divided to much the smooth does not like to work on high resolution models.

you said>greyed out
im going to assume you have Masked your model
so un mask it
tool>masking>clear

if its masked then you can not edit it

[roberte]

Actually, what I meant is the item, when attempting to choose it to open it is not able to be chosen, and opened. Icon wise this is signified by the item being "grayed out" as opposed to open-able which is signified by the type and document icon being black and white.

Any idea why what I have described might happen and a document that was functional might be damaged by anything I did?

Robert

[xerxes73]

Pretty strange problem. If you haven't already figured it out, send it to lewisra@gmail.com and I'll have a look at it. Sounds like you aren't in draw mode (q). Anyway, send it over if you get a chance.