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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
      last edited by

      @unknownuser said:

      now I'm using the free version

      SU kmz -->Blender-->obj-->Zbrush
      SU skp-->DoublecadXt dxf 2000 2003-->Blender-->obj-->Zbrush
      πŸ˜‰

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        Khai
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        @raduteo said:

        ..I would try what you said if it were more explicit (I mean, retard proof), I'm not really technical savvy, I'm just trying to model...

        Thanks.

        it's simple. I make sure there's no faces with more than 4 sides (3 if I have no choice). that's all.
        if there is a face with more than 4 sides I draw in lines to split it down to 4.

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          Khai
          last edited by

          @unknownuser said:

          @unknownuser said:

          now I'm using the free version

          SU kmz -->Blender-->obj-->Zbrush
          SU skp-->DoublecadXt dxf 2000 2003-->Blender-->obj-->Zbrush
          πŸ˜‰

          well I'm using this http://sketchuptips.blogspot.com/2007/01/wavefront-obj-exporter.html without any issues...

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            pilou
            last edited by

            Can you post an of your file Skp example?

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            • R Offline
              raduteo
              last edited by

              I tried to export it to blender and then to Zbrush and still, nothing.
              I attached a model as an example.

              Thanks.


              SR.skp

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                raduteo
                last edited by

                Hate to be a pest but is there a clear solution on how to export/edit/re-export from another program a SU model so that it can be usable in Zbrush?

                Thanks for your time.

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                • K Offline
                  Khai
                  last edited by

                  ok I can see why thats not working for you.

                  you need to split the faces into four sided polygons.

                  here's what I mean.

                  http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3539876836_cb8ff1a70f_o.jpg

                  see how on the right I've split the face into four sided polygons? thats what you need to to. Quads (four sided) are preferable, but if you need to use a Tri (triangle) do so.

                  you can then use the linked Ruby Script I posted earlier to export the mesh as an OBJ straight into Zbrush with no other programs needed.

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                  • pilouP Offline
                    pilou
                    last edited by

                    With any manipulation I obtain that πŸ˜‰
                    As I have SU free version I must use DoublecadXT-Blender-Zbrush
                    (trying the obj plug export in the past but had some problems with complex models)
                    Seems works fine! β˜€
                    You must enable "Double" in the Menu Tool / Initialize) for have double-side faces πŸ€“
                    (click image for zoom 1/1 )


                    test.jpg

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                    • K Offline
                      Khai
                      last edited by

                      @unknownuser said:

                      With any manipulation I obtain that πŸ˜‰
                      As I have SU free version I must use DoublecadXT-Blender-Zbrush
                      (trying the obj plug export in the past but had some problems with complex models)
                      Seems works fine! β˜€
                      You must enable "Double" in the Menu Tool / Initialize) for have double-side faces πŸ€“
                      (click image for zoom 1/1 )

                      doublesided faces?

                      ye gods man. those don't play well with a lot of 3D apps. the method I've shown, using Quads will work with any 3D app that imports OBJ files.

                      but I'll leave you to your convoluted workflow...

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                      • pilouP Offline
                        pilou
                        last edited by

                        @unknownuser said:

                        double-side faces?

                        Internal, external so your are sure to have an opaque face!
                        But that take double time to calculate πŸ˜’

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                        • K Offline
                          Khai
                          last edited by

                          @unknownuser said:

                          @unknownuser said:

                          double-side faces?

                          Internal, external so your are sure to have an opaque face!
                          But that take double time to calculate πŸ˜’

                          double siding the face makes it opaque from both sides. if you are only viewing from 1 side, you don't need to double side the faces at all.

                          with a solid that has no requirement for a view from inside that would require a solid view, all you are doing is doubling the polygon count and also with a few applications introducing a zero thickness doublesided polygon.. not good, since they clash and when displayed rendered you end up with 'hatching' as each face try to display at once.

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                            pilou
                            last edited by

                            yes but in this case it's very more easy to manipulate object like this with "double" enable πŸ˜‰


                            more_easy.jpg

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                            • K Offline
                              Khai
                              last edited by

                              @unknownuser said:

                              yes but in this case it's very more easy to manipulate object like this with "double" enable πŸ˜‰

                              your missing my point. the object he posted was not hollow. it was a solid so doublesided is not needed since he'll have faces you'll never see.

                              your showing us a hollow object. that's something different.

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                                pilou
                                last edited by

                                @unknownuser said:

                                the object he posted was not hollow

                                Yes but it's possible that some faces have not good "normal" oriented so double enable in Zbrush can help to see all the solid object even false normals πŸ˜‰

                                Frenchy Pilou
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                                  raduteo
                                  last edited by

                                  Khai and all who contributed, thank you very, very much! You saved me from a huge-huge problem. It works absolutely brilliantly!. So basically as long as I split Ngons into triangles or squares I'm ok, thank you again!

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                                  • Chris FullmerC Offline
                                    Chris Fullmer
                                    last edited by

                                    The subdivide and smooth plugin has a mesh triangluation feature built into it.

                                    I don't know if it something that can be run on geometry just to triangulate it though, I think it might be deeply built into how the plugin works, and not really a standalone feature. But it might be possible to use it to help. Anyone out there with subdivide and smooth know more about it?

                                    Chris

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                                      remus
                                      last edited by

                                      Im not sure how well using SDS to triangulate faces would work, in this case. The main problem is that the faces created are very uneven, and from what i can gather you need lots of small uniform faces for zbrush.

                                      http://remusrendering.wordpress.com/

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                                        pilou
                                        last edited by

                                        You have not on the export option of the Pro Version "triangulate" all volumes?
                                        So any problem when you import it in obj inside zbrush πŸ˜‰

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                                        • O Offline
                                          otb designworks
                                          last edited by

                                          As much as I wish there was an easy way to accomplish this, there is really only one way.

                                          You have to manually construct your model so that it has nothing but quads, and all quads should be as uniform and square as possible. If you have to, a few triangles aren't the end of the world, but try to avoid them.

                                          While tri's work in Z-brush, quads work way way better, IMO,especially if you are planning on subdividing and sculpting after import.

                                          I find that, except for the simplest models, it can be a time wasting agony to actually retro your model into quads.

                                          To be honest, I try as hard as possible to never use SU and zbrush on the same model as it always seems to take way more time than I could ever bill out for.

                                          Cheers, Chuck

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                                          • R Offline
                                            raduteo
                                            last edited by

                                            Actually, I plan to use Zbrush to paint the model and add small details such as imperfections, scratches and such on non-organic models, not really sculpting or subdividing as I noticed, like you said, it doesn't really work unless the quads are pretty even (for smooth subdividing), but I don't have any alternative so I have to make this work.

                                            I'm sure as I get more ambitious with my modelling that I will need to subdivide what I import in Zbrush but as there is no way to automatically transform a model into decent shaped quads I don't know..

                                            Thanks.

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