ZBrush vertex colors -> 3Ds Max -> XNormal

Spoon

Hi guys,

When exporting a mesh from Zbrush to Xn, the vertex colors can be read.
When exporting a mesh from Zbrush to Max, the vertex colors can not be read.
If I use a script, though, I can import the mesh into max, and retain the vertex colors. However, when I then export to Xn again, it still doesn't have any vert colors.

Is there a workaround for this?

I ship my geo to max for exploding it.
Do you guys explode your mesh in Zbrush or something?

It's not a big deal, since my vertex coloring isnt actual paint, but just color flats for texture ID, but I still feel there must be a more smooth way of doing it.

Bartalon

I believe the latest version of xNormal has a "Position Offset" column (scroll all the way to the right in your HP/LP mesh tabs) so you can explode your HP/LP meshes without having to take it into another program. Last time I used this feature, though, it didn't offset my external cage mesh with everything else so I wasn't able to use it. My guess is that has been fixed by now.

m4dcow

You could also use goz to explode and export directly from zbrush, but using the offset in xnormal as mentioned by others might be better.

Spoon

Ah, wasn't aware of the position offset. this will come in handy.

And of course, GOZ! Thanks M4adcow, so simple, yet I didn't think about it. So I can just GoZ it back in, with a Layer recording, and I will have a layer with the same explode as in Max

This is by far the easiest! Thanks!