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October 24, 2022

Creating a carpet with Hair and Fur modifier

Do you want to be able to create carpets in 3d max?
Let's create a carpet together.

Step 1.
First you need to make a Box to the right size, for example, the size of your carpet is 2*3m and the height is 1 cm.
Next, convert the box to a editable poly. Then remove the bottom polygon, or it will be hairy too.


Step 2. Apply the Hair and Fur modifier to the object. It will need to look for it, it used to be at the beginning of the list of modifiers, but in other versions of max may be at the bottom of the list.

Step 3.
Once you have calmed down a bit and taken a breath from what you have seen on the screen, proceed with learning the modifier.
There is a notion that Artificial Intelligence will replace 3d artists. But that won't happen anytime soon - manually 3d artists customize the details that make models realistic.

Step 4.
Find the General Parameters tab. There are a lot of different parameters, so you will need to study them. Try different variants in order to see the effect. Or leave the default settings to see what your first carpet will look like without adjustments.

Hair Count - this is responsible for the number of hairs on the carpet.
Hair Segments - this parameter is responsible for the number of segments of each hair. The more segments, the smoother the curves.
Density - the number of hairs on the surface.
Root Tick - the hair base thickness.
Tip Tick - changes tip thickness.
Cut Length - cuts hairs by percentage height.
Scale - adjusts hair size.

Is this the end of Hair and Fur? No, this is just the beginning.
 
Next  
Frizz Parameters - control the frizz
Kink Parameters - for hair tangles.

The Styling tab is a whole carpet barber shop. There is a comb for hair (HairBrush) and scissors (HairCut), which allow you to change the look of pile not on the entire model, but on specific areas.

Material Parameters - work with materials.

And even that's not all....
There is such a profession as 3D Groomers. These are modellers who create characters: eyebrows, hair, eyelashes, etc. They also work on animals or other objects with hair and fur - like a fur coat or the same carpet.
The possibilities of 3ds max are endless. Find a field that you like, that you can work in, and most importantly, that you can make money in.

Have a good rendering!

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