mudbox 2009 can't sculpt if I zoom in too close.

malcolm · Nov 2009

Anyone seen this, if I zoom into the model I can't sculpt. It's like it has a clipping plane for being able to use any of the sculpting tools.

Ged · Nov 2009

is it anything to do with the size of the model? mudbox can be really picky about size, too big or too small and it can get wierd

malcolm · Nov 2009

I'm guessing it's too small but I haven't tried scaling it up.

Ben Apuna · Nov 2009

If you do scale it up do it in whatever modeling package you use, not Mudbox. Scaling in Mudbox doesn't work for fixing those type of issues. The best way to see if your object is an alright size for Mudbox is to export a comparable primitive from Mudbox (head, cube, plane, man, etc...) and load it up in you 3D app of choice to compare.

gaganjain · Nov 2009

The issue with the camera near clipping plane. You will need to reduce it to something like .001...

malcolm · Nov 2009

Where is the setting for the near clip I couldn't find it?

pior · Nov 2009

I don't know if this is of any help in this one precise case but a word of general advice : when it comes to mud, always bring up the default box primitive and make sure that your basemesh obj (after proper reset xforms/max or freeze transformations/maya), once freshly imported, is roughly similar to the box in size. 10 times smaller or bigger is still alright, 100 times can start causing issues.
Good luck!

Ben Apuna · Nov 2009

To get to the Near Plane setting for the Perspective camera, click the Object List tab then select Perspective camera. It's properties should show up below the Object List, just scroll down a bit. The default setting for Near Plane appears to be 1.00

malcolm · Nov 2009

That's it! I can now paint zoomed in as much as I like after adjusting the near clip.

mudbox 2009 can't sculpt if I zoom in too close.

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