Help needed in retaining model shape in zbrush

kunglao

have been working on my female firefighter model(see game design section) finished the character now working on accessories.The model is lo poly and i used zbrsuh to create the normal map
I imported accessories into zbrush and used the smartdiv plugin which minimises the deformation,but as screenshots below show they still change as i sub divide.
Is there any way i can solve this?and if you can help can you please detail how,this is my 2nd time using zbrush and would appreciate some guidance

screen 1 before sub divide


screen 2 with smart div and at level 2 sub div

Joseph Silverman

Same way you'd retain model shape with any other subdivision.

http://boards.polycount.net/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=116294&an=0&page=0#Post116294

J.I. Styles

Besides modelling correctly for hard edged subdivisions, in zbrush play with creasing and the subdivide options next to the divide button (eg, like smt). Also, DONT FORGET you can hold ctrl over any button to find out what it does with the help popup.

rawkstar

well you could also store your initial vertex position as a morph target before you begin working. its under morph targets -> store mt

Keg

I don't see the point of even putting this item(s) into zbrush. but yea what they folks said.

Ruz

after you subdivide , load the original obj file back in the bottom of the stack in zbrush. this pushes it back more to the original shape.
or you could just hit 'subdivison cage'