Hi,
I tested the combing brushes and I miss some of Yeti that I feel are really needed.
Lift, move, direction and Brush Falloff Power.
Brush falloff power is really usefull as it allow you to choose which part of the strand will be affected by your brush. If you want to affect just the root or the tips you can do it with this option.
Lift allow you to raise the the guide curve from the surface.
At the moment you have to use the comb brush trying to do that, but it is not really easy and can completly change your guide shape.
Move allow you to translate your guide curve/strand on the surface. You keep the shape of your guide curve but just move it around the surface to change it's placement without changing its shape.
Direction allow you to change the orientation of your guide curve. Some time I plant my new curves and for any reason because of the interpolation they are planted upside down. In this case I could use the direction to rotate the guide curve to be in the right direction without loosing its shape. It will be the same as having a spline and use rotate with the pivot at its base.
At the moment I only use the comb brush for almost everything and find it quite basic, I had hard time to manipulate the curve at the roots or just at the tips.
Some other things I'd like to have is being able to isolate some curve or hide others. Can you do that?
Thanks