# After using retopologize, significant lag while painting **URL:** \ **Category:** World Creation\ **Tags:** paint, unreal-engine, Landscape, question\ **Created:** [June 24, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840 "2015-06-24T06:14:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![InternetPotatoMan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@InternetPotatoMan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/InternetPotatoMan)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 6:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/1 "2015-06-24T06:14:46Z")
After using retopologize on even a small part of a landscape component, there is significant lag while using the paintbrush anywhere on that component, either for painting layers, or sculpting. (I have not tried foliage) The lag happens after left click is released. This makes detail painting especially painful since a lot of clicking is involved. Is there any way to remove what has been done with the retopologize tool? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_b9532c9a)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/2 "2015-06-25T23:08:09Z")
Hi , I haven’t been able to reproduce this on my end. If you open your console commands and type stat fps, what is the drop that you are seeing while working with the paint tool after retopologizing? ---
**Author:** ![InternetPotatoMan](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@InternetPotatoMan](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/InternetPotatoMan)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/3 "2015-06-25T23:38:51Z")
Well, since the hotfix I am no longer able to reproduce this… Before the hotfix it happened every time… Oh well! Anyway. When it happened stat fps didnt show an actual drop… the entire editor stopped for about a second ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_b9532c9a)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2015, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/4 "2015-06-26T17:08:04Z")
Hi , I’m happy to hear this is no longer occurring for you. I am going to mark this as answered for tracking purposes. If this occurs again, please comment and let me know what specific steps you took just before this occurred. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_383b03ea](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_383b03ea](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_383b03ea)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/5 "2016-03-14T20:22:49Z")
Hey , I am having a similar problem. How can I fix this, and if not how can I “erase” retopology? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_b9532c9a)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/6 "2016-03-14T20:43:57Z")
Try using the smooth tool over the retopologized area to alter the vertices affected. Does this help? ---
**Author:** ![VisionsMind](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/visionsmind/32/464691_2.png) [@VisionsMind](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/VisionsMind)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2016, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/7 "2016-07-16T23:18:46Z")
Hello there! I’m having this same issue in unreal version 4.12.5. I didn’t find a solution yet and I tried using the smooth tool over the retopologized areas ☹ . Any ideas on ho wto solve this? ---
**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_b9532c9a](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_b9532c9a)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/8 "2016-07-18T14:27:25Z")
HI VGuerreiro, I was able to reproduce this on my end and have entered a bug report, UE-33387, to be assessed by the development staff. ---
**Author:** ![\_DySands](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/_dysands/32/779237_2.png) [@\_DySands](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/_DySands)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2018, 1:33am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/9 "2018-03-22T01:33:42Z")
So i have been sculpting my terrain this entire day and decided to do a little bit of retopology but this exact issue now occurs to me, i tried smoothing over the area but it still freezes for 5 seconds or so after each stroke, no matter which sculpting tool is used. ---
**Author:** ![AlexTreno](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@AlexTreno](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/AlexTreno)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/10 "2018-08-01T07:45:29Z")
type this into the console: RemoveLandscapeXYOffsets Shout out to the person who found this 🙂 (this is an old thread but it’s no1 on when you type it in etc etc) ---
**Author:** ![cerviceps](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@cerviceps](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/cerviceps)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/after-using-retopologize-significant-lag-while-painting/322840/11 "2023-10-14T13:15:20Z")
This is the solution! Thank you so much for posting this!!