[Solved] Retopo - Enabling checker map whilst working

[DustyShinigami]

Hi

After previously bringing back in a retopologised mesh from Maya, I noticed that the seams/unwrap I'd added were there along with a checker map. I'd switched off the checker map from Maya before exporting, so at first I thought it had been added from there. :p But then I noticed there's an option in 3DCoat's Retopo room to enable a checker map. However, now that I've started retopologising a new piece, and I've enabled it, no checker map is showing, and I'm not sure why. How do you get it to work? I'd love to be able to see one and see if it's clean whilst working.

Thanks

[sprayer]

You mean this option and do not see checker on model?

Make sure you have unwrapped uv or it will be not visible.
During retopology you cannot see any texture in any software as there is no uv coordinates, you are making model from scratch. Do not mistake with decimation what may keep uv

[DustyShinigami]

Yeah, that's the one. And ahh, okay. Makes sense. Shame though. It would be awesome to see a checker as you work as there's a certain area that's giving me trouble and is always distorted.

[sprayer]

During marking seams for unwrapping you may see checker and see distortion so you can fix it, but not during retopology. Also you may tweak geometry and move a bit mesh during painting like here

https://youtu.be/oGKJpZdKzds?t=242