It is used to move parts of a model to changes its shape. Move Brush Moves polys and faces with a brush when sculpting large forms. Transpose Designed for posing models or moving subtools in relation to one another. There are three methods of moving inside ZBrush: “Moving” in ZBrush can refer to moving ZTools in relation to each other, moving in relation to the canvas, or moving polygons as a group with a brush. We’ll use the Move brush to adjust the shape of the mouth to better grip the ring (Figure 1.30).įigure 1.29 Ring with transpose line click and drag in the center of the indicated circle to move the ring.įigure 1.30 Moving the mouth into position with the Move brush Moving in ZBrush Place it approximately in the lion’s mouth. If you need to move it back from your view, simply rotate the model so you are looking down on it. You can see how the Ring3D tool can be easily moved and placed in space. It will move or scale the subtool as if you were clicking in the center circle.ĥ. Once you understand the transpose line, you can use a shortcut to enter it (or Scale mode) and instead of drawing the line, simply Alt-click and drag on the model. For example, in Move mode the outer circles will stretch the model while the center circle moves it relative to other subtools or the document window. The function of the circle will be displayed in the upper-left corner of the screen. When you are in Transpose mode, hover your mouse over each circle. To use the transpose line to manipulate the currently selected subtool, click inside one of the three circles and drag with the mouse. The transpose ring can be repositioned by clicking on the line itself to move an endpoint, click on one of the three circles. If these buttons are active, the transpose line will scale or rotate the ZTool instead of moving it. Notice that there are two other buttons, for Scale and Rotate. Because we are in Move mode at the top of the screen, this will allow us to move the ring. Click on the 3D ring and drag to a point on the canvas to draw a new transpose line (Figure 1.29).

You will now have a transpose line on the screen. Ctrl+Shift-click the subtool in the Subtool list.Ĥ.

To show all subtools, click the eyeball icon on the active tool to hide all but the current subtool. You can set visibility on any subtools, active or not. To toggle subtool visibility, use the eyeball icon. Or you can Alt+left-click the object in the document window to activate that subtool. To set your active subtool, select it under the Subtool menu. You can sculpt on only one subtool at a time. To move the ring, we’ll use the Transpose tools (Figure 1.28). There are three methods of moving objects and faces in ZBrush that are useful for different tasks (described in a moment). It must be moved down into the mouth area we created for it. The ring should now be centered in the lion’s head. Later in this topic we’ll use subtools for placing eyes and other accessories into a character while retaining multiple levels of subdivision on each tool.įigure 1.27 Clicking the Append button will open a menu from which you can select the tool you want to add as a subtool. Subtools combine multiple ZTools together into one, allowing you to sculpt and manipulate each separately while retaining their positional relationship to each other. This will add the Lion ZTool as a subtool to the ring (Figure 1.27). In the Subtool menu is a button marked Append click it and a fly-out menu will appear listing all the currently loaded ZTools. At the top of the screen click Tool + Subtool. To add this to the lion head as a subtool so you can manipulate both models on screen at once, you must append it to the current tool. ZBrush will automatically convert it to a polymesh and add it to the subtool stack.ģ. With the lion head selected, click Tool + Subtool + Append and select the Ring tool. If you simply wanted to add a ring to the Lion head ZTool without making any changes to the ring, the process is simple. Click the Tool menu at the top of the screen and click the Make PolyMesh3D button. To make this ring ready for inclusion with the rest of the lion head, convert it to a polymesh.

Zbrush sculpt multiple subtools