Zbrush 3.5 R3 Help

CJE

Hey guys,

I'm having a major issue with my Zbrush. More or less everytime I try to import an OBJ zbrush crashes!

I have reinstalled it several time and I'm still getting the error.

silversteez

have you tried exporting one of Zbrush's tools as an obj and re-importing it? there might be something fishy about the obj's you are trying to import.

CJE

Yah have the same issue. It seems to be every 3rd OBJ I import it will crash, like clockwork.

For example,

I create my basemesh in 3DS Max, and then go into zbrush and start importing them 1 by 1. On the 3rd import, Max will crash like clockwork.

Gav

Yeah, there might be something wrong with your OBJ. I've found that 3.5r3 is more unstable when it comes to importing exporting, even noticed that if you click off of the screen sometimes ZB will just crash during this process...

Anuxinamoon

Its always nice when they make things unstable when they try to improve the software.

Troy has this problem as well. I dont seem to have it, but I would just save after every import/append. Did you post this in the tech forum of Zbrushcentral?

I have alot of gripes about r3 but the addition of the planar and the trim dynamic brush stops me from reverting back to my 3.1. :<

Hazardous

I have this problem clockwork like you mentioned, I ended up using Multiappend in subtool master instead of import - works perfectly every time now.

CJE

Yep, Hazardous's workaround works like a charm, thanks troy!

Hazardous

Np man!

Just out of curiosity this same problem happens EVEN when i create the base mesh inside zbrush, polysphere3d -> export -> import number 1 FINE -> import number 2 crash.

Mine crashes like clockwork on the SECOND import unlike yours which is the 3rd. No matter where my obj is sourced from, it fails every time. Ive tried max, maya and zbrush.

Rediculous!

Steve Schulze

That's a strange one. Aside from the random scaling issue which I've now got sorted, I've never had any issues importing or exporting with the latest version of Z. Used to get random crashes if I was trying to import something with dubious geometry.

Anuxinamoon

how did you get the random scaling thing to work, Jackablade? It annoys the hell out of me!

Malus

Yeah, do tell. That random scale issue is so frustrating.

GarageBay9

My solution to this involves zBrush 3.1... I had nothing but problems with 3.5.

Dark-Ninja

This happens to me when i try and import more than 2 objs

-just import your 1st obj
-save it as a ztool
-close it
-import your next
-load your ztool
-append your new obj into your ztool
-and repeat for the rest of the objs

sounds tedious and maybe is but is a good work around

Firebert

Anuxinamoon, Malus: I saw a post in a polypaint thread not too long ago that mentioned setting up a macro to fix the scaling issue. I haven't had this problem yet and have not ventured to investigate further.

http://boards.polycount.net/showpost.php?p=1080041&postcount=10