You can either braid individual follicles or all of them. Since the Braid attribute is in the follicleShape node, follicles must be selected.

To braid hair

1. Select the desired follicles. See Select hair, follicles, curves, and CVs.
2. Do one of the following:
   • If you are braiding individual follicles, select the follicle(s) and in the Channel Box, set the Braid attribute to on. Alternatively, paint the Braid attribute on the desired follicles. (See Hair > Paint Hair Follicles.)
   • If you are braiding the entire head of hair, then select all the follicles (see Select hair, follicles, curves, and CVs) and change the Braid setting to “on” in the Channel Box. This affects all the selected follicles. (If you don’t see Braid in the Channel Box, then in Outliner + click a follicle and then + click it.)
3. For realistic looking braids, adjust the settings for the other Render Attributes.

For more detailed information and workflow suggestions for braiding hair, see Create ponytails and braids.