Proxy Pose
Use Proxy Pose to modify a model at low levels while preserving high-fidelity details.
How Proxy Pose Works
The Proxy Pose function allows active modulation of resolution settings while also promoting manipulation of high-resolution assets at low levels. Modification to form and volumes made at low levels transfers to high levels while preserving high-fidelity details.
Incorporating Proxy Pose with ZSpheres provides an artistic rigging solution meant to go beyond typical technical procedures.
Proxy Pose allows a model to be reduced to a low level while retaining vertex order across the span of low to high representations of the asset.
The geometry relationships that occur at low levels are the same at higher levels, meaning the vertex placement remains consistent at both the low and high levels. Certain vertex points help in calculating overall shape and construction while allowing for recovery of high-resolution detail across the asset's surface.
Proxy Pose Functions
Proxy Pose allows manipulation of high-resolution assets at lower levels while incorporating the tesselation capabilities of Sculptris Pro. Enter Proxy Pose mode by clicking the button. Adjustments to the resolution slider are made before or after entering Proxy Pose.
Freeze Border
Maintains edges along the perimeter of assets with open or hollow construction. An example occurs along the base of the ZTool Demo Head shipped with ZBrush. Activate the Freeze Border button to maintain edges when working with parts and pieces with open edges.
Polish
Smooths polygons and activates Proxy Pose mode when slider is adjusted. Click the Proxy Posebutton to reactivate the Polish button. Make changes to slider settings by clicking and dragging the slider. Assets will be represented inside the ZBrush canvas with a less faceted visual aesthetic.
Reduction Amount
Instantly modulates the density of the currently selected subtool when working with Proxy Pose. Lower values will minimize the impact of tessellation applied to the ZTool. Increasing the Reduction Amount slider will create a lower density. Click the Proxy Pose button after making adjustments to reactivate the slider and continue making changes.
Keep Details
Controls the amount of tessellation applied to the currently selected source mesh. Increasing the slider value increases the fidelity of details when working with Proxy Pose. Lower values result in a lower resolution, allowing increased impact when applying changes to the currently selected ZTool. Make adjustments to the Keep Details slider before activating Proxy Pose.
Keep Current
Retains the current Proxy Pose mesh and its associated parameters while exiting Proxy Pose. Click the Proxy Pose button to access settings again.
Overwrite Pose
Retains the current Proxy Pose mesh and its associated parameters while exiting Proxy Pose. Click the Proxy Pose button to access settings again.
Proxy Groups
Polygroups are generated based on the relationship between the source mesh and the results of activating Proxy Pose. The resolution of the mesh will dicatate the frequency of polygroup distribution. Using the Reduction Amount slider will impact size and frequency of polygroups. Lower resolutions result in larger polygons and, as such, lower numbers of polygroups.
Reduction Amount
Instantly modulates the density of the currently selected subtool when working with Proxy Pose. Lower values minimize the impact of tessellation applied to the ZTool. Increasing the Reduction Amount slider creates a lower density. Click the Proxy Pose button after making adjustments to reactivate the slider and continue making changes.
Keep Details
Controls the amount of tessellation applied to the currently selected source mesh. Increasing the value of the slider increases the fidelity of details when working with Proxy Pose. Lower values result in a lower resolution, allowing increased impact when applying changes to the currently selected ZTool. Make adjustments to the Keep Details slider before activating Proxy Pose.