Ornatrix Maya: Braids???

Hey all, Im kind of a noob to ornatrix for maya. Can someone recommend the best way to make a few braids in a hair style? For example long hair with a few braids in placed in a particular locations throughout.
1 August 2016 #8966
EPHERE	Until we get a dedicated braiding option (planned) the best way I'd recommend is to use planes to create the braiding pattern and then use Hair from Mesh Strips to convert these planes to hair. Marsel Khadiyev (Software Developer, EPHERE Inc.)
2 August 2016 #8997
Marcus	Hi, Another way to create braids is to convert the ornatrix curves to maya nhair with paintfx. Then selecting the follicles and check 'braid'. Selecting multiple at once can be best done in the attribute spread sheet. You can get a braid from only one curve if you want to:) Here's an tutorial about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCpswLL6D4 Cheers, Marcus
15 August 2016 #10207
manuelreyes	Thanks for the link :) Is it possible to add those nice braided curves back to an Ornatrix groom?
16 August 2016 #10213
Marcus	Yup:) Just convert the generated 'braid' guides/hairs from Xgen to curves and then add Ornatrix to those created curves. /\/\

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Data created:	1 August 2016