Custom hairstyle

Edited one of the existing hairstyles? Or have you created a new hairstyle? This guide shows you how to save this style to the Human Generator library and make it show up in the hair selector:

1) Making a particle hairstyle

Human Generator works with Blenders particle hair system.

Alex Lashko, the co-creator of Human Generator, has made a complete set of tutorials on making particle hairstyles:

All tutorials

2) Go to the "Custom Content" tab

The switch is located at the top of the Human Generator interface. NOTE: Make sure the human who's hairstyle you want to save is the active object.

Press Save (2) next to "Hairstyle". If Hairstyle does not show up, press Refresh (1).

3) Select particle systems

Because hairstyles can consist of multiple particle systems combined, you have to select which of the particle systems should be included. In this case all of them.

4) Select thumbnail

It's best if your hairstyle has a thumbnail. HG offers multiple ways to add a thumbnail to your item. For an explanation of all methods, see Custom thumbnails.

For now, we will use the quick and easy "Automatic render". Click the render button and the created thumbnail will be previewed. Then press next.

5) Select hair type

Choose if the hairstyle should show up in the regular hair section or in the facial hair section (male only). Then press next.

6) Select gender

Choose if this hairstyle should be available for men, women, or for both genders.

7) Category selection

Hairstyles are sorted into categories. Here you'll choose a category to save your pose in.

You can choose an existing category in the "Existing" tab (1) by selecting a category from the dropdown (3). Want a category with a custom name? Go to the "Create new" tab (2) and fill in your own name.

8) Give the hairstyle a name

This is what will show up in the menu and will be the filename. Then press Save.

9) The hairstyle is now saved!

You can find it in the hair selector. Want to share it with others? See Exporting your content as a pack.

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