ZB 4R6 unusually large project files, help!

joncatapia · Sep 2013

Hey guys,

I've found that ever since I've moved onto zb 4r6 my project files have jumped insize..

The model is ~12mil polys
Layers all merged
Undo history set to 200
Very minimal polypaint
Nothing hidden

Normally, a model size of 12mil would usually be a 300-500mb file. But this file has been clocking in at 1.7gb-2gb. I can't quite figure out what the reason is for this large jump. Someone enlighten me

I feel like there is a quick solution but I'm stumped..

Bek · Sep 2013

Probably project history

http://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/undo-history/

cryrid · Sep 2013

Do you have other tools loaded as well? They get saved with projects too.

joncatapia · Sep 2013

Thanks for the reply, the size went from 1.7gb to 650mb. I originally had the history at its default of 10,000 so I thought reducing it to 200 would help drastically but I guess I have to clear it out entirely for the best results. 650mb still seems like a stretch for 12mil with no history/layers. @cryrid there are 2 other tools at 30k polys but nothing else other than that.

For now the issue is resolved, but I wonder if there is anything else to further reduce the size, thanks for the quick replies

Neox · Sep 2013

sometimes, but only sometimes, zbrush likes to troll you with it's voodoo, if you set all meshes to the lowest subD level, it can result in smaller filesize.
I never understood why and when this happens, but sometimes it worka

ZB 4R6 unusually large project files, help!

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