Ahoge

Ahoge 

Our aim is to simplify the process of making hair.

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Nov 14 2024 00:14

Ahoge Version 0.4

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https://ahoge.wiki.gd/en/installation
Changes:
1. Color and width are now displayed in the viewport.
2. Color controls have been added.
The color is exported to Arnold as a custom primvar called ahoge_color. You can use the aiUserDataColor node with the attribute  ahoge_color.
3. Ahoge has been slightly optimized and should perform better.
4. Viewport controls have been added.
The "Preview Sides" option changes the geometry of the displayed hairs. The more "sides" there are, the rounder the hairs become.
I also wrote a script that builds Ahoge module for multiple versions of Maya. However, the earliest version I was able to make Ahoge work with is Maya 2023. The Arnold SDK for Maya 2022 has functions that were deprecated in C++11 and removed in C++17. I would need to rewrite my entire plugin to eliminate the C++17 code that I rely on.
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Why I am not able to download page is not loading 
Nov 14 2024 10:49
Ch Abhishek Deo, please specify which page you cannot download?
Nov 14 2024 11:07
Hey, do you have version for 2022 Maya?
Nov 14 2024 23:08
Veronika Aoki, I would need to rewrite the plugin for it to compile against an older MtoA SDK. This might change in the future if I decide to rewrite everything, but for now, Maya 2023 is the earliest version I can work with.
Nov 14 2024 23:27
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Hello, I am maya2023.3.1 version, install your plugin can not find the plugin name in the plugin manager, I tried to copy the plugin to maya directory, but still can not find the plugin name
Nov 17 2024 12:53
Xuezhi Dong, it looks like Maya.env isn't setup. If install.mel failed for some reason you can setup it manually https://ahoge.wiki.gd/en/installation 
Nov 17 2024 13:42
Xuezhi Dong, I have added a Troubleshooting section to https://ahoge.wiki.gd/en/installation 
If it still doesn't help, you can post the contains of your Maya.env here. I'm curious what went wrong. 
Nov 17 2024 14:09
Hello, I still don't understand your solution, if it is convenient, can you simply make a video to explain the installation method
Nov 17 2024 14:22
Xuezhi Dong, 1. Unzip the file
2. Drag and drop install.mel on to Maya's viewport
3. Restart Maya
4. Load plugin If it doesn't help, please post the content of your Maya.env at C:\Users\%username%\Documents\maya\2023
Nov 17 2024 14:30
Nov 17 2024 14:44
Xuezhi Dong, ahoge_module should be somewhere like D:/maya_plugins/ahoge_module In your screenshot there's Maya.env file. Please post here what it contains. 
Maybe the Chinese localization of windows handles the environment differently. Maybe the delimiter is different, now that I'm thinking about it. Sorry about that. In this case, install.mel is probably not going to work. Maya.env needs to be changed manually. 
Nov 17 2024 15:08
I've already done it the same way, but I still can't see it
Nov 17 2024 14:53
Xuezhi Dong, I will install Chinese Windows later, to make sure I understand everything. I wrote a manual, as best as I could, how to install without using install.mel https://ahoge.wiki.gd/en/installation
You still haven't posted your Maya.env 
Nov 17 2024 16:47
Still no, too bad, can't use such a good plugin
Nov 17 2024 15:30
after installing by drag and drop, copy paste the downloaded files in documents- maya,- version, -2025, -modules then go to maya (install the plugin) -windows,-settings,- plugin manager,- ahoge
Nov 19 2024 13:48
If the installation fails, you can try putting all the files in documents-maya-20xx-modules 
Nov 26 2024 21:17
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