Hair and Fur Modes

Before creating hair, choose the hair mode best suited to your needs.

To apply textures to polygon strips of hair, use Hair Mode. To create more solid-looking individual hairs, use Fur Mode.

Switching Create Modes

1. In the Toolbox, select Create > Sphere and create a sphere like in the figure below.
   
2. With the sphere selected, in the Toolbox selected Create > Hair Salon (under Plugins), and select Generate Hair from the submenu.
   
3. The Hair Settings window opens. Select the create mode by clicking either the Hair Mode button or the Fur Mode button.
   
4. This determines the shape of hair generated when rendering. You can also switch between Hair Mode and Fur Mode while editing the guide hairs or after applying other settings. Choose a mode based on your needs.
   
   Rendered hair. Left: Hair Mode; right: Fur Mode