Blender 2.83 New Sculpting Features: Face Sets

[@koketsok1513]

blender evolves so fast I have almost given up installing a new version every few months,but this mask tool should be usefull especially those coming from zbrush.Thanks for the intro to it.

[@JayAnAm]

You are very welcome, thx.

[@tobiverrum]

If you install it using Steam then everytime there is an update your version will autodownload and replace the old version. Its just a lot more easier to update.

[@kelvinchuks8914]

@@tobiverrum How do you do that? What is steam?

[@harrysanders818]

Polygroups! In Blender now. Very nice. This was something I felt was still missing compared to zbrush for a more comparable sculpting workflow. Looking forward to try it out. Thanks for making so up to date videos and informing us so quickly about these brand new additions.

[@JayAnAm]

Glad you like it - yeah, also try to stay up to date by building Blender on my own, but anyway it's hard because the guys are developing that fast:-)

[@Ne0mega]

Came expecting an automatic face muscle maker, saw it was a scultping mask that works better than what I was imagining when I requested a feature like this half a year ago. Absolutely delighted.

[@JayAnAm]

:-) Great you like it

[@bharatsahlot223]

zbrush was the inspiration for this feature

[@RussellReyes]

that pressing "H" thing is really useful!

[@andyhakim1970]

I was sculpting at the studio today and was thinking how ZB's Polygroup feature would be great to have in Blender. Then BOOM! This happened. Great info as always, JNM!

[@JayAnAm]

Thank you!

[@anshsharma2652]

I am literally gonaa give up z brush for blender now... With new face sets, cloth brush and everything!!

[@JayAnAm]

Yes, still performance of Zbrush is unbeatable, but I personally like Blender more, especially because of the better user experience.

[@cring0101]

@@JayAnAm blender UI is far more accessible and intuitive

[@JayAnAm]

@@cring0101 Yep

[@VadimAndreyev]

@@JayAnAm I know the feeling, interacting with Blender is like a breath of fresh air after Zbrush

[@armandsfreibergs4069]

good luck sculpting millions of polys in blender

[@kfogo7459]

Thanks a lot for these updates on new blender features! Blender is evolving so fast these days that i cant really keep up, so your videos are a great help :)

[@JayAnAm]

Thx, you're very welcome

[@kelvinchuks8914]

Simple and precise. always love your tutorials

[@JayAnAm]

Thanks so much!

[@xs4e3dx21]

Great video! How can I select a bunch of Face from a mesh? (Lets say I have a cylinder with 32 Faces) I want to select/mask 5 of them (Just like selecting Poly groups in ZBrush)? THANKS A LOT!!!!!

[@XiDingArt]

Thank you! Great tutorial!

[@JayAnAm]

Thx a lot!

[@robfrydryck127]

WOW. Thanks for the tutorial. Well done as usual.

[@rzesiette594]

I feeeell like they are reading my mind or smth like that. YESTERDAY, I was watching a video of Zbrush and I saw simillar option and I was like I would love to see something like that in blender. I wish luck to devs cause they are the best :D

[@cenerplum]

Hi JnM. I love "Skeletor cave" kind of place that you sculpt. Can you please explain how you are showing the keys and mouse buttons that you press, on the right-bottom corner of the screen. Thanks a lot

[@cenerplum]

@Jayanam Develop I already start using it. Thanks a lot!

[@kelvinchuks8914]

Thanks, quick and useful

[@JayAnAm]

Thank you!

[@dedhead9322]

Very cool video!

[@JayAnAm]

Thx m8

[@darkknight4353]

please upload a process how you sculpted this cave.

[@JayAnAm]

Ok, it's WIP, but will put this to my list.

[@VadimAndreyev]

Hello, appreciate your work! Is there a way to use Clip Curves in Blender? This feature is essential for hard surface sculpting. Do these addons allow to quickly clip or trim the mesh to the curve or plane?

[@JayAnAm]

The feature is in design state by the Blender team, the project / task is assigned to Pablo

[@Shiruvan]

2.91 stable release and the face set hide key/feature is still not complete in the menu :(. even if the feature is called, it's only available through shortcut. Shift+H Hide face set selected on mouseover, hidden as hitting the H Alt+H Show all/Unhide Shift+Alt+H Invert Face Set visibility(manually set shortcut)

[@ConkerKing]

Can you set Face Sets by picking linked elements using ctrl L ?

[@marcelievsky]

The brushes on 2.82 are acting weird, I can't control the strength precisely even if toggling on/off the pressure button on the side of strength slide. ALso I notice when I'm using Render Region (Ctrl + B) on sculpt mode, for example, I can't work properly, the brushes acting again in a weird manner. I dont even mention how the Weight Paint mode is messed and with lot of gaps. Anyone knows where I can address all these issues? Sorry for using improperly this space.

[@JayAnAm]

Here you can see how to report bugs. wiki.blender.org/wiki/Process/Bug_Reports But I recommend to checkout version 2.83, many things have changed for the brushes in this version.

[@WWS3D]

why I cant expand this faceset with smooth edge line? I can smooth face set when I use this brush... but I cant use this smooth faceset to sculpt on this and have still this smooth edge face set.... ?

[@Ikxi]

How can I select the color of a face that's already painted like at 2:26 Edit: I found out. I have to press Ctrl while with the brush on one color and then paint over the other color

[@jlambert7979]

Great stuff as always Jayanam. You haven't used 3D-Coat for a while now. Can you give us a status on it, whether you use it anymore, and why? I apologize if I've missed this info elsewhere.

[@JayAnAm]

I have it on my list but atm Im too much into Blender and 3d printing - video will come tomorrow. Then I will checkout 3d-coat 4.9.

[@jlambert7979]

@@JayAnAm Ok, mostly wondering if you had abandoned it or not and why. Possibly Blender replacing it...?

[@JayAnAm]

@@jlambert7979 Could be, but who knows, Retopology is great with 3d-Coat. Will see what the new version comes up with.

[@Gravedrinker]

Do you have any idea why sometimes my facesets will just stop responding to the smooth brush? If I paste the object into a new blend file I can smooth the facesets again, so it feels like there is a setting being set wrong or something? Any idea what that could be?

[@ArtPomelo]

I was testing it and couldnt get it to work. Who would know that it also has an overlay setting.. After 2.83 i definitely need to check the new shortcuts.

[@JayAnAm]

Agree:-)

[@Panboy2k]

After one has used the face sets , how do we get rid of them ,i see no option to clear face sets.

[@JayAnAm]

Face Sets menu -> Face set from visible

[@ganeshrathakrishnan6923]

is it possible to extrude painted face sets using transform gizmo in sculpt mode? as like extrude masked area using gizmo

[@JayAnAm]

It's not available yet but I guess it will come soon.

[@ganeshrathakrishnan6923]

Thank you sir.

[@nathanlaidler9606]

@jayanam Where is the delete face sets button?

[@JayAnAm]

W key then Face Sets from visible

[@salsa101]

@@JayAnAm when I select Face sets from visible, it just covers the whole object with one new face set color. how do you clear it back to the original gray color?

[@JayAnAm]

@@salsa101 In the latest version (2.91) this has changed, Face Set from Visible resets to grey color.

[@lolabonita2460]

how do u get that face ?

[@jornm799]

Amazing! Did you learn all this from looking at the commits? ;)

[@ValeGoG]

10/10

[@JayAnAm]

Thx m8

[@namdoyle]

is face set also work in edit mode?

[@ValeGoG]

Как Ты на 4:18 рисуешь цветом основной сетки?

[@r3martinez]

Hello, could somebody help me please? I just cant figure it out why I cant see the different colors or anything at all. When I press it should make some color, mine doesnt do anything. I really need help. Every help is appreciated.

[@vojtechpolach931]

My problem is same as yours...

[@vojtechpolach931]

Now i know, you need to hide subdivision surface modificator, then you will see faces

[@r3martinez]

@@vojtechpolach931 Předpokládám, že jsi čech, tak to napíšu v češtině :) Děkuju ti mockrát, problém to vyřešlilo a konečně vím co za tím vším stálo!

[@vojtechpolach931]

@@r3martinez Jsem Čech a jsem rád, že ti to pomohlo :D

[@tabby842]

waiting on edge flow splines for remeshing

[@JayAnAm]

Yes, cant wait as well:-)

[@SAM777VEL]

👍

[@bigboomer1013]

finaly someone tells me why i cant see the face sets

[@pawpotsRS]

at 1.26 when you hover on the facesets and press H the other will hidden = well mine is different and what happen is that some rectangle select is the only option. can I ask for your help this? drive.google.com/file/d/1x7nLhzYESThs1mN-Y9LYm4H6b-NYgHB5/view?usp=sharing here is the link on the image I hope you can help me with this as of now I'm kind of frustrated why my "H" is like rectangle not the one you use. small solution: damnit I need to reset my preference and I don't know where is the real problem.

[@dongjinpark6519]

3.2 NOT