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Ahoge

Ahoge 

Our aim is to simplify the process of making hair.

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Purchasing a Mac Mini for macOS compatibility with Ahoge.

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We are a passionate group of artists with two decades of experience in creating full-length animated films. We want to to share our journey, insights, and expertise while fostering a community around this project.
Our mission? To transform digital hair creation from a technical challenge into a joyful artistic experience.

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Ahoge Version 0.9.6
Maya 2023-2026 on Windows (No MacOs)
Paint Curve tool has been added
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Paint Curve tool

This is a new feature in version 0.9.6 that allows you to quickly and conveniently draw curves growing from the head, and then quickly create NURBS surfaces using Nurbopus.

Exporting Ahoge from Maya to Unreal Engine

To prepare the Ahoge hair for export to the Unreal Engine, you need to divide the hairstyle into logical groups. This makes it easier to set up the hair and assign dynamics within the Unreal Engine. For example, if you have a ponytail hairstyle, the hair on the head can be group 1, and the ponytail itself group 2. If there is a fringe (bangs), it can be assigned to group 3.
To assign a group number to the Ahoge node, scroll down the attributes to the Alembic section and specify the group number. If you open the Ahoge Outliner, you will see the group number for that node in the column to the right of the Ahoge node's name.
To export the assigned groups to Alembic, select the "Export_groom_group_id" option in the Alembic export settings for Unreal Engine.
Ahoge Version 0.9.5
Maya 2023-2026 on Windows (No MacOs)
Manual control of GroupIDs. Optionally disable ahoge_color for significant memory savings. New primvars
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Basic subscription

$1.32 per month
It would support the project. You’d get access to useful scripts and scenes from our YouTube tutorials. Plus, you can join our Telegram channel to chat directly with the entire team.
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User subscription

$5 per month
You can download the latest plugin.
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Extended subscription

$6.6 per month
At this level, you can receive feedback on your character’s hairstyle from our artists. Also you'll get access to downloadable scenes with example hairstyles, and we'll prioritize implementing your feature requests.
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