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
- Select the desired follicles. See
Select hair, follicles, curves, and CVs.
- 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.)
- 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.