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Hair Tube Builder (V14.05)
Overview
The Hair Tube Builder is a tool designed to create detailed hair tube geometries. Unlike current curves-to-proxy tools, it allows for individual strand shaping, offering improved control for generating groom-to-geometry proxies for animation/CFX or creating geometry-based hair for 2D styles.
The tool uses the layer systems from curve-to-proxy tools, giving you full control over how the layers are organized.
Features include options to modify root, tip and middle shapes, adjust curve strands with a set of control sliders, and the ability to use Interactive Curve Tools for dynamic control. For 2D hairstyles, the tool also offers crease options to define specific points on the root curve, applying creases on edges before export.
Please watch the following videos
Release Demo
V13.07 update
V14.02 update
V14.05 update
Things To Know Before Starting
When using this tool, unlike the Curve to Proxy Managers, hair geometry is locked upon creation. To make further edits, you'll need to extract the geometry first. Note that extracted geometry cannot be reattached to the path curve system
To prevent accidental deletion using the "delete" key on your keyboard, the path curve is locked. Each tube strand consists of a series of nodes and naming conventions. To properly remove a strand, please use the 'Delete' button on the main UI.
Watch AiLin making this gorgeous 2D like hair using the Hair Tube Builder
