V15.02.04 (Beta)
released 9/22/2025
Highlights
New: Hair Card Builder (most Hair Tube Builder features + new workflow extras)
Better Maya integration: Dockable UIs across tools
Performance: Faster mirroring/duplication with Haiir Strand Builders with progress feedback
Licensing: Offline window after activation; Single‑User account panel; self machine binding; Studio refresh on an IT “refresher” machine
Hair Tube Builder
UI
Layer list now scales with window height; the S/M/L size buttons are removed
Curve/strand display toggles respect selection
Main UI and Strand Editor can both be docked
Auto‑switches to curve mode where required no manual swap needed anymore
Rename: Paint FX Tool → Paint Strand Tool. Choose a target layer via Into Layer. Create a layer first if none exists
Mirror / Flip / Duplicate
New: Flip over axis → Mirror → Flip over X/Y/Z
New: Duplicate entire Tube Strand layer
Faster: Greatly reduced mirror time
Feedback: Progress bar for duplicate/mirror/copy/paste
UV
UV Retaining System: Toggle auto UV tracking with the green/red icon
Deformers
New: Helper Curve deformer to drive multiple strands
Profile Curves
New: Ability to add/remove Mirror points on profile curves
New: Match to Root Profile
Aim Modes
New: All curveWarp aim modes exposed in Strand Editor (Auto Normal, Curve Normal, Aim Curve)
New: Capture Normal button to set a camera oriented normal for Aim Curve mode
New: Aim Spans added to allow controlling aim curve spans vs path spans for better curl/coil orientation
Scene Settings: Creation aim mode can be changed globally
Interactive Curve Tool Support
New: Adjust scale and rotation while using Interactive Curve Tool's Sculpt Tool
Improved: In Geometry Mode, entering an Interactive Curve Tool auto‑displays curves
Misc
Sliding Path Span now preserves original curve curvature
Added safety checks on the Subdivision slider in Strand Editor to prevent UV issues
Fixes
Undo now correctly restores scale/twist ramps
Given Normal values now function as expected (Main UI → Menu → Update V14.03/V14.05 to Current)
Mirrored strands with UV retain shape for strip/grid UV types
Adding profile points auto‑updates UV when Auto UV is on
Opening Main UI correctly sets Curve Mode
Right‑click Delete Layer no longer stays greyed out after exiting isolation
Shader swap proceeds correctly even when layers are isolated
Hair Card Builder (NEW)
Includes most capabilities from Hair Tube Builder, plus all updates listed above
Works seamlessly with Interactive Curve Tools
Adjustable subdivisions along path curve
Profile Curve Shaping UI: Edit root, tip, and intermediate profile curves
Aim Curve mode: Quick setup for twisty/curly/coily strands
Local Library: Save, reuse, and share strand presets across projects
Maya Curve Color
UI is now dockable
Layer list scales with the main UI height
Curve Extract
Pre‑check validates selection against extraction mode to prevent freezes/crashes (e.g., tube vs card mismatch)
Curve Cut
New: Cut by distance
New: Reverse cut direction
New: Preview distance for both percentage, and distance‑based modes
New: Toggle automatic preview
Curve Toolkit
Improved Mirror: Retains thickness and root‑marker visibility (e.g., from Curve Color Tool)
Curve Check: Detects overlapping curves without requiring Freeze Transform
New: Select curves shorter than a given length (handy for finding tiny stray curves)
Curve Rebuild
Tagged curves refresh automatically on new selections, no need to close UI or click Rebuild anymore
Interactive Curve Tools
Dockable and adjustable UI
Brush annotations added, hover on icons to see hotkeys
If you use the marking menu, download and reinstall the latest .mel file
Curve Sculpt
New hotkeys for Tube/Card/GS curves:
Ctrl + MMB to scale
Shift + MMB to rotate
Smoothing reworked: Replaced Maya’s Curve Smooth (which created extra nodes) with a custom implementation better suited for complex setups (Tube/Card Builders, Proxy Managers)
Added control sections for scale and rotation strength, this is for the Hair Strand Builders
Curve Attach
Fix: Curves with non‑zero transforms no longer snap unexpectedly when attaching
Curve to Twist Proxy Manager
Fix: Correct inner‑tube counts—no extra tubes are created
Other
Data‑query decoding improved; clearer connection‑error messages for easier debugging
Licensing
Studio: Allows offline periods after activation; only the refresher machine needs periodic online checks
Single‑User: New Account Session panel showing subscription details
Single‑User: Self machine‑binding supported
Offline support
allow offline usage, re-check days based on the reccurence of your subscription
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