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OBlastradiusO polycounter lvl 11
Does anyone have any idea how to bake this hair?

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  • Mark Dygert
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    I have a few questions.
    What is your baking app?

    Is it hair/fur or geometry?
    Hair/fur modifiers don't bake unless you convert them to geometry which gets insanely difficult to deal with and loses it's material properties.

    Are you going use opacity?

    Baking is not going to capture each strand very well.
    You are better off working with volume and shapes, placing small details were they will be noticed and captured well, rather than filling shape with tiny details that won't capture well. 

    There are a lot of other techniques for hair... I would explore them.
  • OBlastradiusO
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    OBlastradiusO polycounter lvl 11
    Thanks for these suggestions. I guess my real problem is how to make the low poly planes for them. Should I use 3dCoat to retop?
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