Ornatrix, the well regarded 3DS Max plugin dedicated to hair, fur and feather creation, is now available for Maya after over a year and a half in development and testing. Features include:
- Works within Maya shape and nodes framework
- Friendly shelf for a quick start
- Rich 3rd-party renderer support
- Easy SDK for access and extensions
- Variety of import, export, and interop options
- Friendly operator stack workflow for building hair
- Strand groups for non-destructive filtering
- Multiple dynamics options for all types of simulation
- Familiar iterative refinement workflow
- Easy to use groom preset system
- Procedural feathers with control over shape and rotation
- Blend multiple UV sets for advanced texturing
- Scatter control over materials and shaders
- Custom proxy mesh scattering over hair
- Propagation controls for growing hair on hair
- Brush, comb, and cut hair
- Quickly define flow of fur on a surface with arrows
- Frizz, curl, clump, and braid hair procedurally
- Style hair by dragging control points
- Use mesh strips to generate hair
Ephere are offering a discount of $100 off new licenses until August 15th, 2016. Find out more on Ephere’s website.
