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    nHair

    Maya nHair lets you create a dynamic hair system so you can model realistic hairstyles and hair behavior. Since nHair is a generic dynamic curve simulation, you can also use these curves to create non-hair effects.

    Topics in this section
    • nHair Overview and Concepts
    • Creating nHair
    • nHair simulation and caching
    • Modify and style nHair
    • nHair constraints
    • Rendering nHair
    • Samples and techniques for nHair
    • nHair menu
    • Hair Nodes

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