LOL! We'll see how my polycount will raise

No no, I don`t think there`s something wrong with your computer.
Don`t throw it out of the window.

First -- do you use Modo or Zbrush, or both? I can help you with Zbrush only.
I don`t know much about the technical things but here are some infos
regarding Polycount and splitting into SubTools from ZbrushCentral`s Super-Moderator aurick. Trust me HE knows that.

www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showpost.php?p=538944&postcount=2

www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showpost.php?p=554195&postcount=2

www.zbrushcentral.com/zbc/showpost.php?p=428799&postcount=7

If you would split your model into subtools don`t worry -- you won`t see that it is splitted and if you press Tool --> Geometry --> Crease for each subtool then it will help to keep the edges from pulling apart. You have to be careful if you`re sculpting near the edges, though.

There`s only one thing I`m not sure about:
Andrew and Alwyn -- would splitting be a problem when the model gets printed?

soo tonight im formating my c: drive... if u dont hear from me again i´ve probably thrown the computer out the window

Hope you can finish your entry?

E, just be sure you dont have something running in the backround hogging up your resources. Thats my fequent cause of crashes (dunno about mudbox, but i would check anyhoo)

WOW thanks for the support! =)

Now i have formatted the c: drive and lived through it =P
The suckiest part must be reinstalling all the apps! :/
so now i only have the neccesary ones for completing the challenge

It cured mudbox to 70% atleast, the fps is stable again so i can rotate the mesh freely, but hiding/unhiding makes it crash haha.. oh well cant have everything in life can I?


Moni: Thanks ALOT for all the great tips and links! you really cheered me up yesterday!
Im a mudbox user at the moment but will change to ZB after the comp when i get more time hehe. I looked at Auricks tips and tricks and they were very useful =)

I was also wondering about if it would be a printing problem =P

And how is intersecting surfaces handled in the print? :/
I´ve tried to avoid that as much as i can, dunno if it was unnessary work though.

johnstrieder: Hell yeah im finishing!!

King: Thanks for the support man! i tried everything from programs running in the background to checkin the GPU temp, everything haha.. still dont know what the problem was/is but mudbox is flowing much better now =)

thanks again for your support!

Just wanted to post a wierd screenshot hehe..

Still looking good! And its sucks that you had to reformat, I was hoping you would be able to post pone the formatting for about a week but it seems it was causing too much trouble. All I can say is get cracking and good luck!!!

Thanks leater! yes when your sculpting app is seriosly lagging at 4 million polys and crashing something is crazy

but I think the problem is kinda solved now anyhow.. I WIN! (knock on wood!!!)

have been crackin a bit at the head now:

just another headshot =P

Awesome details man! Love the broken glasses, that could be even more visible in my opinion!
Congrats on the top row!!! Well deserved!

thanks goldo_O! =)
yeah thought it would be a neat detail, but im kinda afraid that makin them too broken will look stacked in the print since the eyes are so small :/ but i´ll see what i can do for the final render at least
thanks! It´s an honor to be on top row

Come on man you've got it in the bag, I guess you are showing mud box who is boss!