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How do I Link Multiple Objects for Sculpting?

COMIXIANTCOMIXIANT Posts: 260
edited May 2 in Blender Discussion

I need to be able to sculpt my characters in such a way that the eyebrows are included in the sculpting process.

If I go into Sculpt mode with a character that has eyebrows attached and start sculpting the head around the eyebrows, the eyebrows don't follow the sculpt.  I just assumed that grouping the eyebrows to the figure before entering Sculpt mode would work, but unfortunately it doesn't.

So now I'm wondering how to go about it, and any help on the matter would be much appreciated!

 

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  • hardwire666hardwire666 Posts: 74
    You need to join them, not group. Grouping them will put them in a collection together. Joining them makes them the parts of the same model. However there should be away to do this without joining the geometry like that. I know it can be done just not sure how as I don't use Blender dor sculpting that much.
  • COMIXIANTCOMIXIANT Posts: 260

    @hardwire666
    That's the thing, because joining two models will create a single model, and it would work for the sculpting part, but it would also change the vertex order.

     

  • hardwire666hardwire666 Posts: 74
    edited May 4
    I know, that's why I said more after that. What you want to do is possible you just need to get on YouTube and Google to search.
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  • PadonePadone Posts: 3,995
    edited May 4

    Be aware that morphs are transferred to the face meshes with "fit to", so the eyebrows will follow anyway. Unless you really need to sculpt them to change the shape, but if so it can also be done apart to fit multiple figures. Consider that eyebrows in G9 are a separate figure by itself.

    p.s. They say it's not possible to sculpt multiple objects at once, but you get a shortcut.

    https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/sculpt_paint/sculpting/introduction/multiple_objects.html

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  • COMIXIANTCOMIXIANT Posts: 260

    @hardwire666
    I already tried searching before I started the thread.  Seems it's not possible, not in Sclupt Mode anyway.

    @Padone
    Thanks for the link.  It's unfortunate it doesn't work in Sculpt Mode, but I followed some other hints in the documentation and found this:
    https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/latest/editors/3dview/modes.html#multi-object-editing

    Seems it's doable but only in Edit Mode, not Sculpt Mode, and symmetry doesn't work when editing multiple objects either.  But what you say regards the auto-conform of the brows, yes, I suppose that does help matters although it would mean exporting and reimporting at various major stages to have the brows as reference (cause that's all I want them there for really, it's just for reference while sculpting).

     

  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 566

     

    I mark what I need on the UVs and export the maps along with the model.

     When exporting in Daz Studio, ensure the maps section is set to "original" and both boxes are checked/ticked. This will generate a .mtl file along with your 3d model.
     In Blender, under viewport shading, select the "Material preview" button. This should show your exported maps.

    There is a template UV map that comes with G9, and a seams guide for G3/8 that will do the same thing. If you need something on a finer scale it is pretty simple to create a grid and overlay it on the original UV. Check your work in Daz Studio and export. I use GIMP for this kind of thing but any program that can handle a 4K image will do. 

  • PadonePadone Posts: 3,995
    edited May 5

    If all you need is to transfer the sculpt to the eyebrows for reference then it can be done in blender with a surface deform modifier. But you have to switch to object mode to update the bind.

     

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  • COMIXIANTCOMIXIANT Posts: 260

    @dtrscbrutal
    Cheers, I'll take a look at those maps.  I've not gone through the maps and dev folders for some years to be honest, so it's about time I did.

    @Padone
    Cheers, never thought of that and will give it a bash!  Also, I suppose I could always just paint a copy of the brow directly onto the skin in Blender, and delete the eyebrow altogether.

     

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