zbrush - sculpt over 3d meshes -

Falkenbach80

hi all!
i'm a newbie of Lightwave 3d and Zbrush.
i've created a mesh and i've imported it to Zbrush, i've make the subdivisions but at the moment of sculpt (maybe for the confused work of modeling) i loose some details.
after a little research, i've found the "dynamesh" method to re-ensemble the geometry, but as you can see from the images, the door panel become more "flat", why?

thanks to all and sry for my english

Falkenbach80

sorry...wrong forum category...

Eric Chadwick

That's OK. I moved it from 2D Showcase into Technical Talk for you.

musashidan

You will need to up the Dynamesh res to retain the detail. Also, before you dynamesh,  duplicate your subtool and project the detail from the original back to your dynamesh to retain the details. 

If you're new to Zbrush I advise going to Pixologic site and viewing the Zclassroom videos. Or reading the Zbrush docs. Most new users ignore the documentation but it covers every aspect of the software and is worth studying.

Scruples

The panel could be dynameshed as a separate subtool and that would keep the panel lines.

cryrid

Adding a few more edgeloops to the original mesh would give you better topology to subdivide and sculpt without losing detail.