zBrush - stuck in navigation mode

Skolejenta

Heya!

I must have hit something, because suddenly it's like I am locked in navigtaion mode or something. Proj. master and noise is working, but I can't use the brush. I tried going back to a save, but the same thing. What have I done? It also says "New... ctrl+n" up in the left corner with lightbox and proj.master if that's of any help. It wasn't there before.

cryrid

Try exiting edit mode, clearing the document, and then doublecheck your RGB and Z intensity values. Make sure they are both at 100 before redrawing the tool and entering edit mode. Anything less than 100 and you wont be able to edit the tool.

If you were using projection master prior to this, it's possible that the values did't reset to 100 before it tried to pick the tool back up.

Skolejenta

Tried, it didn't work. I ended up saving out the tool, closing zbrush and loading the tool again, then hitting polymesh3D on every sub tool, saving them and then appending them again. Luckily it didn't do any damage, as I was just going to apply noise and tweaking it,and it's done. It would be nice to know what causes it for future reference though, so I don't find myself in a spot where I have to redo everything.

Edit: Oh I just tried loading up one of the auto saves. There's a couple where I can't use the brush and there's some older ones where I can. So I must have hit a button.

Thanks for the suggestion though.

_Archimedes_

I'm having the same problem as described above. Does anyone know what might be causing it?

I can only navigate around the mesh. Any attempt to use the brush only orbits. Its very strange. The last thing I used was projection master and I think that might have some correlation. Saved everything last night and reopened it this morning and it still isn't working. Please help! Thanks.

cryrid

Did you try the intensity trick yet too? Because it is a known bug with projection master (usually triggered by a quick save) and has those exact symptoms.

_Archimedes_

Had the same issue today so I thought I'd give the intensity trick a go. It worked this time! Must've not done it correctly the last time. Thanks Cryrid!

HolyFox

I don't know who you are! But what I don't know about you is, you just saved 50 hours of my work. Thank you so much! You LEGEND!
Clear canvas - Set intensity to 100, then redraw. <- That shit is golden.

cryrid

It's what I do. 

In hindsight I guess you don't even have to clear the document. You can simply pop out, change the draw settings, and jump back in to editing in a nice smooth motion. 

elias leoanrd

Intensity trick worked! putting intensity to 100 > clearing document and redrawing the tool