Maya provides many predefined fur descriptions. These fur descriptions, also referred to as presets, can be used as a starting point in creating fur for a model. Fur description presets can also be customized.

In this lesson you learn how to:

• Duplicate parts of a model across its axis of symmetry.
• Rename surfaces.
• Assign surfaces to display layers.
• Apply a fur description preset to the surfaces of a model.
• Reverse surface normals on surfaces to ensure the fur description is oriented correctly.
• Change the direction of the fur description on some of the surfaces.
• Paint a fur attribute map to modify the fur length in an area of a surface.
• Modify the fur color attributes of a fur description.
• Create a new fur description for a surface and modify its attributes.