3d Max 6 Fur

[kevindowns]

I am making a cat model, and before I start I would like to know if there is a way to add fur onto the mesh in 3D max 6 and have it look realistic as I plan on animating it.

All help apretiated.

[Emperor]

3ds max doesn't have a hair/fur generator by standard. You can get hairfx tho. Its a great tool for that. But do you need it? What kind of a cat is it? if its a slick cat then you can get away, and should also get away with a shader and a good texture. Take Donkey from Shrek for instance. His fur is not simulated, its a shader. I think only his mane is fur/hair simulated.

[kevindowns]

its like a shagy look. Is "hairfx" free if so where can I download it.

I want to try and get as real as possible.

[kevindowns]

$199.95

In my country thats R1307.(ALOT OF MONEY HERE)

OUCH

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/kevindowns/tiger-head1.jpg

The above picture is the effect I need.

Any way to get it without hairfx.

[kevindowns]

anyone tried "EPHERE Ornatrix Basic" looks pretty good and free.

[pheonex]

that thing keeps crashing on my system, though i do have a beta version (hmm)

[kevindowns]

it also crashes on mine, once I got it to update, but in render it didnt show anything other than the model (which was a box for testing purposes)

oh well gonna have to work for "hairfx".:mad: :cry:

[pheonex]

you could also try "shag hair" but its also very expensive

[neo_710]

If your a student, you can get an educational discount on shag hair. I got the entire turbo toolkit 2 for $99!!! That has 10 different expensive plugins in it too. I got my software from academicsuperstore.com. There is one rule though....If you buy software at an educational discount, you can't sell anything you make.

lol...I just realized I sound like I'm doing a sales pitch.:D

[Dave_UK]

Shaghair changed it's name to HairFx.

Turbosquid tool kit got some awesome plugins, for $99 (roughly £60 here) man thats a bargin!