Maya 2016 tutorial : Basics of XGEN, how to create Hair, Fur, Grass etc.

#3DModeling #3DAnimation
In this short video in Autodesk Maya 2016 I will explain the basics of XGEN allowing you to create Hair, Fur, Grass etc. This will include the grooming tools allowing you to create short hair, long hair etc.

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[trollface]

I ACTUALLY LOVE YOU ! .. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR 4 DAYS WITH A SPECIFIC TUTORIALL DESIGNED FOR THE 2016 MAYA VERSION.ALLO OTHER YOUTUBE VIDEOS HAVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE OLDER VERSIONS WHICH HAVE DIFFERENT MENUS NOT RELEVANT TO MINE. WAS SO FRUSTRATING.. BUT YOU HAVE EXPLAINED EXACTLY EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW.. JUST THE LITTLE DETAILS YOU ADD (WHO TO TO CLICK THE PREVIEW EYEBALL AFTER AN AMENDMENT!) AND EVEN TO INFORMING US TO ACTIVATE THE XGEN MR PLUG-IN IN SETTINGS ! ..(I WAS WONDERING WHY I CANT SEE AN XGEN WINDOW). I AM SO HAPPY, I'M WRITING IN CAPS LOCK !!!THANK YOU !

[KevOXO]

Thank you, this is something I never thought about but now have to try.I have never seen anything that I could call boring with your tutorials.

[ryanjun]

thanks this is my first time trying XGen. I always wanted to use hair in my work but I was too lazy to find out, but you gave me short and straightforward tutorial!

[AlexAlex-qjof]

What a shock...as usual Mike has an awesome tutorial for something I need! HAHA You rock man...thanks as

[leonardobordaorellana]

When i move the polygon with the fur, the fur stays in the same place while the polygon moves. How can i make them move together?

[methlokaijufan]

I did exactly what you did and the fur doesn't even appear on my model

[BlackMickey]

Very helpful video for XGEN beginners such as myself!

[hannanhanid]

dude your videos are gold I got so much help from them.

[kimmyworkman]

Hi! I am trying to follow your tutorial but after I create the description and collection, no stubble shows up. nor does anything show up after I change the density and update the viewport.  I have now tried on two different rigs to see if it was my graphics card... Could you tell me what i'm missing?

[ВикторияАндрейченко-оь]

hi.can you help me?i want to do the same in your video but its show me / Error: line 1: Cannot find procedure "XgCreateDescription".

[qiuvincent]

hi mike, this is good video for beginner, thanks bro

[jannesopanen]

If only I could make this kind of haircuts in real life.

[MichaelHurdleStudio]

As always, great video bro. Thank you.

[jeremyahesteban]

Hello Sir, may I know how to make dreadlocks, it's a type of hair I want to use on my character model but most tutorials are made in blender.

[rKringtonezone]

How to render this hair in Arnold????. My Chen hair not look like hair. It's look like cards.

[cgalex]

Really love XGen it can be really powerful once u know more about expressions but Maya really needs to step up a noch and make some updates for better capability of styling long hair. Doing long hair in ZBrush and exporting curves and then using those for XGen has been my workaround.

[SquareMahogany]

Is there a reason why the fur doesnt show up in the render?

[joseaxel]

How can i change the color? It's always brown :(

[royesh]

when i started the firststep the hair doesn't exist in the viewport? any body knows why?? i need help

[salpaca]

it keeps telling me that a part of the path cannot be found .2. I followed all solution guides but nothing helps.