Braid Patterns
Braid patterns are clump shapes designed to be used with the Clump Operator to create procedural braids. Instead of a clump pulling hairs into a simple tuft, a braid pattern defines a repeating, interwoven shape that the clump follows, so you can build braids without modeling them by hand.
How braid patterns work
A braid pattern is applied through the Clump operator: the clump uses the pattern to determine how its hairs are arranged, producing the characteristic over-and-under weave of a braid along the clump's length. Because it is procedural, the braid updates as the underlying hair and clumps change.
Choosing a pattern
A set of artist-friendly parameters controls the braid. You can choose between several preset patterns - such as curl, pigtail, swirl, and multi-stem braids - and adjust their parameters to vary the look. Different presets give different weave structures, from simple twists to fuller plaits.
Related
- Clump Operator - braid patterns are applied through clumping.
- Curl Operator - add waviness to braided or unbraided hair.