Box Modelling - ZModeller

Retopology: Projection

Projecting hi-res details onto  your low-res, retopologized model

• Have two models visible; both the one you edited in low-res and the one that is high-res with all the details
• Have the high-res model selected
• Under Under "Project hit select "project all"

Retopology: Z Modeler Brush for Editing Edge Flow

• Z Modeler Brush in the Brush Palette
• While hovered over either an edge or vertice, hit spacebar to select options
• Select Collapse to join polygons
• Select Delete to delete edges/vertices
• Select Stitch to target wield between vertices
• Select Bridge and select "points" to bridge between points
• While hovered edge, select delete and you can either select edge, edgeflow or partial edgeflow

Fundamentals: Enable Customize

Under Preferences, click on "Enable Customize"

• click and drag options from right panel to place on top panel for modelling

Focal Shift Slider

The Focal Shift slider fine-tunes the current painting or editing action. It shifts the effective curve so the intensity is drawn closer to the center (positive value) or away from the center (negative value).

Sticky Mode - Hitting 1 to repeart instances of object

Sticky Mode


hitting 1 to repeat instances of object


analogy: the clone tool in 3DS Max

Dam_Standard Brush

-Sharper strokes than the regular standard brush