Feather Creation. alternative to Propagation operator for Maya 2020?

 
 
 
Posted by:Jchan97
Data created:24 October 2022

I am very new to Ornatrix and currently trying create feathers for my model, been watching the creating a Procedural Feather tutorial on youtube. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ti8JMzhMmrQ&t=191s&ab_channel=Ephere

is there an alternative way to create a feather without Propagation operator in Maya 2020? 

You could just create hair and then convert the hair strands to polygon planes using Mesh from Strands, give them the shape of a feather using Change Width. Though I think the workflow shown in the video you linked is the best way to create feathers. 

Jeordanis Figuereo (Product Designer. EPHERE Inc.)

is Propagation operator available for maya 2020 version, cause it does not appear on the ornatrix shelf in maya ? 

Ornatrix is the same for all versions of Maya. All the operators/nodes can be found in the Ornatrix menu on top. Check Orrnatrix UI documentation for more info. 

For a demo of feathers using Mesh from Strands try the Feathers preset in the Select Groom popup when creating a new hair object. 

Jeordanis Figuereo (Product Designer. EPHERE Inc.)

Thank you