ZBrush - Holes through Dynamesh?

Ace-Angel

Heya to all,

Was wondering if there was any other way (apart from Subtract mesh) to creates holes in a mesh via DM?

Cheers!

Kon Artist

The short story is...I don't think It's possible.

I tried masking out an area and creating a poly group. Hid and deleted hidden poly group. Even if you mirror your tool, it will still create a plate (2 planes) in the middle-- (even if they're overlapping)whenever you re DM or close holes.

Of course you have the option to use shadow box, but I'm guessing your asking with regards to a more complex piece of geometry.

Ace-Angel

Yep, that's the idea, would like avoid ShadowBox.

The dirtiest solution I currently found is overlapping the planes as you mentioned, but it takes several tries to get it correct (EI: they must be really close and almost thin) eventually, after a few tries the mesh will start getting holes, but it takes a while to get them, hence why I was hoping to find a more direct solution.

Cheers!

cryrid

(What's wrong with the dynamesh sub?)

Ace-Angel

Nothing it wrong with it, just sometimes I feel lazy and just want to keep on Dynameshing 'traditonally' when I'm slouched in my chair if that makes sense

Kon Artist

Well, I take it back, it's not only possible... it's pretty easy. I didn't have my meshes close enough to the origin when preforming the mirror and weld step (which seems to shift). No sound, but I made a short video-- if anyone else is interested in how to do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUkj9rv28Dp7jiQL4SrrBTlA&v=VLCSOQrYCDg&feature=player_detailpage

cryrid

Ace-Angel wrote: »

Nothing it wrong with it, just sometimes I feel lazy and just want to keep on Dynameshing 'traditonally' when I'm slouched in my chair if that makes sense

It doesn't : /

Ace-Angel

Kon Artist wrote: »

Well, I take it back, it's not only possible... it's pretty easy. I didn't have my meshes close enough to the origin when preforming the mirror and weld step (which seems to shift). No sound, but I made a short video-- if anyone else is interested in how to do this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUkj9rv28Dp7jiQL4SrrBTlA&v=VLCSOQrYCDg&feature=player_detailpage

OOoooh, neat! Cheers mate!

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