Zbrush notes (PRELIM)

micheal palvolich

• Enable wireframe- Shift+F
• Bend cylinder- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txWRCbMB_Tk
• Extract a piece from the mesh- mask, then subtool-> extract (duplicate base mesh just in case)
• How to get rid of mask- Tool-> Masking-> Clear
• Deleting parts of a mask:
• 1. Mask an area
• 2. Visibility-> Hidept -> Modify topology -> del hidden
• Combining pieces
• 1. Select a piece of the mesh
• 2. Merge-> Merge visible 
• This will make a new subtool, tap on it in the tool window (You should see a little thumbnail of it)
• You can switch back to the pieces by tapping in the tool and looking for the one that has a little number next to it ( or a thumbnail of your mesh)
• Then to merge the edges, Geometry-> Dynamesh
• Saving camera angles
• Timeline
•  Movie > Timeline sub-palette 
• "Show" opens the timeline, click on it to make a keyframe
• making poly groups
• mask an area out
• Press Ctrl + W
• (I was using mask by creases and then editing the mask from there to get the sharp edges for creases)
• making trims
• Mask an area out
• geometry-> extract-> accept
• zremesh to clean up topology
• Deformation-> polish by groups
• remesher again
• move topology tool to edit
• Isolating/ selecting a poly group
• shift+ctrl click
• do this again but off the model to bring everything back
• how to make a folder
• ctrl+f
• Selecting multiple subtools
• shift+ctrl click w/ gizmo 3d active
• Dynamic Subdivision
• https://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/modeling-basics/dynamic-subdivision/workflow/
• scribe chisel
• https://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/sculpting/sculpting-brushes/curve-brushes/scribe-brushes/
• scribe brushes
• https://docs.pixologic.com/user-guide/3d-modeling/sculpting/sculpting-brushes/strokes/
• Getting rid of the line created my scribe brushes
• Select the brush: stroke-> curve helper -> delete curve
• Turn off thumbnail (the box in the top left of the viewport)
• Prefrences -> Thumbnail

Fav Brushes

1. From sword, carried hard
1. Polish Hard
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