Create UVs with Polygroups in Zbrush 

Thank you! I try to explain it in a way that would makes sense to me lol Glad it was helpful :)

You are so very welcome! This one was always requested during my streams so I’m glad that not only did I make this video, but that it’s helping others too!

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That's awesome to hear that this video was still helpful! Thank you for the kind words! Cheers

You are very welcome. I'm so glad you found it helpful :)

You're so welcome! Glad it helped!

You are very welcome! Glad it could be of some help!

Thanks dude! I appreciate so much! :)

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You are so welcome!! I’m so glad this was able to help you out. I hated going back and forth as well. Such a pain haha

Thank you! I’m glad you like it!

Glad I could help!

You are very welcome. Yeah, I like to cut UV's in Zbrush too for a lot of projects. It's just easier for what I do most of the time lol

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Great Question! I highly recommend that you export with an FBX file format to use in SP. Once you are ready to export to SP, click on Export under the Tool Menu > Select FBX for file type > and then select either All subtools or visible subtools to ensure you export all of the subtools you need to import into SP and I recommend leaving all other default settings (FBX 2020 - export camera - Embed Maps - etc.). As long as all of your subtools have UVs, the FBX file format will hold that information and bring it into SP. Hopefully that is helpful. Glad you enjoyed the Tutorial. :)

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You’re welcome! I would say that depends on what you’re going for. I use this method for when I want to have some decent UVs but don’t want to go into other programs like Maya. But if you are trying to really get create and proper UVs for animation or games, I would take it into a software that would give you better and controllable results. How that helps!

You’re welcome man! I’m not quite that, but glad I could help lol 😂

Hi there - that is a cam view change. Here is a video on that I did - hope it is helpful: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-RTgJI-u9SR0.html

@@IRSculpts Thank you! So useful! Also, I went back and edited the UVs in the clone(just relaxed some areas). Deleted what I had already pasted on to my original base mesh and dopy and pasted the the edited version but for some reason it pastes back like the way the UV were before.

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Thank you. I can note that for a future video for sure! :)

That’s a great question! You can create polygroups with a mesh that has subdivisions. Drop your mesh down to the lowest subdivision and then with the masking tool or selection lasso tool, select the part of your mesh you want to have as a new poly group. Then press CTRL +W. It’s true that there is no “good” approach in ZBrush to have full control of your UVs since there is not a uv editor, however you can layout your uvs to help later processes like texturing in Substance a bit easier. For a lot of artist, ZBrush is a small part of the pipeline, but with the ability to have control of polygroups, this makes the process easier. You could also duplicate your mesh, delete higher sub divs and then modify it to your liking. Then project the details from the higher res to the new high res mesh once you put back the sub divs to get something you like. Hopefully this helps and thank you for asking :)

You can export out to other programs like Maya, C4D, Blender, etc , with an FBX, which is a typical workflow as well

@@IRSculpts It might. I will give this a go. Thanks for taking the time with that thorough explanation!

@@IRSculpts Thank you for responding. I have tried this multiple times. I brought my model down to the lowest subdivision level. With the lasso tool (control pressed), I selected an entire section of my model. I then hit ctrl + w, and the selected area simply became deselected. I was, however, successful when I grabbed a model from the Lightbox. Not getting this at all. There's something about my model that's apparently problematic.

Thank you so much! I'm glad I could help! woot woot!

It’s kinda hard to say what happened without seeing your model, but it sounds like your mesh might be broken. What I would suggest trying to close holes and weld points and try again. Hope that help.

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If you try to unwrap and you get freezing or crashing, you most likely have a spiral loop somewhere. I would recommend deleting all lower sub-divisions and then unwrap again and project your details back through project history or duplicating the subtool. Hope that helps

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Where you place your seams is important and what I try to do is place my seam where they wouldn’t be too noticeable. Zbrush does a pretty good job at stitching everything back together, but it’s not always perfect. The example here is what I normally default too and shouldn’t give you too many issues Hope that helps

@@IRSculpts I'm ok with you we must hide them, formations have learned it but I wanted to be sure ... Thank you for your answer !