Maya 2020.2 Bug - Grab Brush

[jicdesigns]

When I use the grab brush in the sculpting tools, the geometry starts to artifact (only within brush regions).

If the vertices haven't been modified, the artifact doesn't show.  Once I toggle the smoothing operation or go out of sculpting mode, the mesh goes back to normal. 

I’m running a XPS-15, Windows 10 Pro, Intel Core i9-8950HK CPU @ 2.90 GHz, 32 GB RAM, 64-Bit Operating system.  Don't know if any of these stats will help.   Apologies if this post is in the wrong forum.  Didn't see a bug report section.  

Thanks!

[mspeer]

Hi!

To report a bug use in Maya main menu:
Help -> Speak Back -> Report a Problem

[Abdulla-Qaladzay · Accepted solution]

Hi @jicdesigns 

locking the normals will fix it .after you are done with grab tool you can unlock the normals.

as @mspeer  said it is a bug in this release "2020 to 2020.2"  you can report it as a bug in order to they fix it in the next release.

direct report link: Autodesk Report a Bug 

[jicdesigns]

@Abdulla-Qaladzay :  Thanks for the solution!  I’ll give that a try! 

@mspeer :  Thanks for directing me to the proper location for bug reports!  

[zewt]

That's a known bug in 2020, I reported it a while back.  Surprised it hasn't been fixed yet, it's really annoying.  It's not related to locking or unlocking normals, it's just a bug with the sculping tool.  It's a viewport bug only, the underlying mesh is fine.

The only workaround I know is to enable mesh smoothing (3), but that doesn't help if you need smoothing off or if sculpting with smoothing enabled is too slow on the mesh.

[zewt]

FYI, it's still worth reporting the bug even if it's known, since it lets them know that it's affecting other people.

[jordan.giboney]

Hi @jicdesigns 

Thanks for posting! Did you have a chance to submit this bug report? 🙂 Any issues logging it?

As stated, logging bugs even if they have already been reported helps us better understand the impact and capture additional environmental details that may help our team resolve the issue.

Thanks again for being a part of our community!

[jicdesigns]

Hi @jordan.giboney,

I was able to submit a bug report for this issue.  

Thanks everyone for your time and support!