http://puu.sh/ytRZF/f7333dd1e6.jpgSo basically i randomly just ran into this issue where my model was locked out and all i could do was make a replication of it with "Draw" , no matter what i do i can not go back and re-edit the pre-existing model and it constantly forces me to draw a new one. Is there any one able to help me figure out why the hell this happens so much?
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Here is a quick, three-part primer for you if you're new to Zbrush. IMO its really worth taking the five minutes to understand the document and tool, since they are core to Zbrush's design.
Part 1: https://imgur.com/gallery/avVzs
Part 2: https://imgur.com/gallery/768uk
Part 3: https://imgur.com/gallery/bET90
http://puu.sh/yvbBZ/b3517fa82c.jpg
You're either loading a 2D Document (which is just pixel data; an image) or a Project file (and if that is the case then it only saved the 2D Document and not the 3D Tool). Project files can save Tools too, but it will often fail to store a tool that has never been saved before.
The Tool is the model: always save the tool (.ztl)
Really there's no need to save Project files unless there is something uniquely specific you require from the larger format.
it is a little odd to be honest, many years back when zbrush was mainly a 2.5d tool for illustrators to work with pixols it might have made sense. nowadays where i guess 99% of the people are not using the 2.5d mode, i guess they could have changed the naming of things to make it more clear that a document is in fact only 2.5d data and not the 3d data you expect it to be.