Easiest way to fix splitting walls when remeshing a photogrammetry vessel in ZBrush?
Hi everyone,
I’m currently reconstructing an archaeological vessel from a photogrammetry mesh, and I’ve run into an issue I can’t seem to fix.
When I import the mesh into ZBrush and apply Dynamesh or ZRemesher, the inner and outer walls get separated into two distinct surfaces, as if the thickness is being broken apart. This is making cleanup and retopology quite difficult.
The original scan already has real thickness (inner + outer surfaces), so I suspect ZBrush isn’t handling the double-sided geometry well—especially since the rim is partially broken and the mesh isn’t fully closed.
Right now, I’m trying to fix it directly in ZBrush using:
- Dynamesh (with different resolutions)
- ZRemesher
- basic cleanup
…but I keep running into the same issue.
At this point, I’m mainly looking for the simplest and most reliable way to fix this, even if it means changing the workflow a bit.
Would you recommend:
- closing the mesh first before remeshing?
- using a different approach inside ZBrush?
- or simplifying the mesh (like keeping only one side and rebuilding thickness later)?
Any advice on the easiest workflow to deal with this kind of photogrammetry mesh would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Posted Apr 5, 2026, 3:07 PM UTC