
As a Mac user you will have to download update manually from Gumroad account. Note: It seems auto-updater does not work on Mac OS. You should have received download link to zip file, with email when you purchased Hair Tool.

You can also download updates manually by getting new zip file from your Gumroad account. It will download these smaller incremental bugfixes. If you want go grab 'smaller' bugfixes, but addon shows, that you already have the latest version, use Reinstall Current Version. Only after implementing enough of new features/bugfixes publish official new version with increased release number.

Note: To avoid constant email notification update spam, I publish smaller updates/bugfixes without version number bump. In new version is found, press Update addon button, wait few seconds and restart blender. Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons -> Hair Tool -> press Check for update.Hair Tool has build-in auto updater which will download and install the latest add-on release. Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons, and click ' Install' button.Īnd navigate to hair_tool_2.xyz.zip file location.įor Blender 2.8 use hair_tool_2.x zip files! Updating ¶.To install Hair Tool you need zip file from your Gumroad account. There is also Hair Tool panel - located in right Sidebar(N): "Hair Tool" tab. It is best to use addon from Ctrl+Shift+H Pie Menu (hotkey can be changed in preferences). Amazing Hair Tool tutorials by Jack Perry - Part 01 and Part 02.Example of making hair in Hair Tool 2.1.Working with materials and uv in Hair Tool 2.1.Generating vertex color/weights gradients for mesh ribbons.Curve Resampling - increase, decrease curve/ribbon points count.convert Curves to Particle Hair, Particle Hair to curve ribbons, Curve ribbons to mesh ribbons and so on.adjust ribbons looks (tapering radius, randomizing tilt, editing profile).easy and convenient switching back and forth between curve ribbons and mesh, while preserving uv's.uv texture preview directly on curve ribbons.automated uv (random uv area is assigned for each spline).learn and quickly block out hair from Hair Library examples.drawing curve hair (or particle hair) on mesh surfaces.


