[NEW] GS CurveTools - Full Tutorial - Maya Plug-in, Hair Cards, Game Hair

► Plug-in Available Here (ArtStation): www.artstation.com/a/16202
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GS CurveTools v1.3.6 - Plug-in for Autodesk Maya 2018-2025 for Windows and Mac
This video will cover most of the functions in GS CurveTools plug-in for Autodesk Maya. From creating cards to using more advanced features like Orient to Normal...
► Companion video (Workflow Tutorial):
• [NEW] GS CurveTools - ...
► More on Scale Factor and Precision:
• GS CurveTools v1.3.3 M...
► How to install GS CurveTools:
www.artstation.com/blogs/slad...
► Recommended Maya Versions:
- 2018.6
- 2019.3, 2019.3.1
- 2020.4*
- 2022.3, 2022.4
- 2023, 2023.1, 2023.2, 2023.3
- 2024, 2024.1, 2024.2
- 2025
*Maya 2020 has some issues: bit.ly/40qI8jT
► Full Documentation:
gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/
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www.buymeacoffee.com/videonomad
► Previous Update Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.3.3:
• GS CurveTools v1.3.3 M...
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• GS CurveTools v1.3.2 M...
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• GS CurveTools v1.3 Maj...
► Previous Update Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.2.8:
• GS CurveTools v1.2.8 U...
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• GS CurveTools v1.2.5 U...
► Previous Update Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.2.4:
• GS CurveTools v1.2.4 M...
► Previous Update Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.2:
• GS CurveTools v1.2 Maj...
► Previous Update Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.1:
• GS CurveTools v1.1 Maj...
► Release Video for GS CurveTools Version 1.0:
• GS CurveTools v1.0 Tut...
► Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro, shelf buttons, hotkeys
01:53 - Warp vs Extrude
02:56 - New Card, New Tube
04:02 - Curve Control Window and Attributes
11:00 - Orient to Normals
13:18 - Solidify
14:03 - Legacy UV controls (do not use)
14:18 - Advanced Visibility
17:05 - UV Editor
21:46 - Curve Card, Curve Tube, Bind
23:52 - Unbind and Unpack
25:57 - Add Card, Add Tube, Fill
27:28 - Edge to Curve
28:07 - Geo to Curve
30:30 - Layers
33:24 - Color Mode
35:17 - Extract Selected, Extract All
36:55 - Select Curve/Geo/Group
38:01 - Group Curves
38:40 - Regroup by Layer
39:57 - Transfer Attributes and UVs, Copy and Paste
42:51 - Reset Pivot
43:30 - Select CVs slider
44:22 - Rebuild Curve Slider
45:05 - Duplicate
45:35 - Randomize
47:17 - Extend, Reduce, Smooth
47:54 - Mirroring
48:29 - Control Curve (deformer)
49:50 - Layer Collections
51:12 - Export and Import
52:11 - Scale Factor
53:15 - Global Curve Thickness
53:39 - Old Ambient Occlusion "trick", X-Ray
54:04 - Transparency Settings
54:58 - Convert Curves
55:31 - Duplicate and Unparent
56:10 - Other options
57:09 - Outro
► Discord Server (Ask questions, send suggestions):
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[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

For more detailed information, here's the online documentation: gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/
Workflow video: th-cam.com/video/3a2KAuT-Xqc/w-d-xo.html
Support the free updates: www.buymeacoffee.com/videonomad
How to install the tool: www.artstation.com/blogs/sladkovsky3d/Nz4m/

[@kien197]

One of the best plugin out there

[@saikatpurkait9802]

Love from India ❤

[@laughingbear8615]

i am new to using the plugin i am trying to use hair cards for beard. and i am currently struggling with the scaling of hair cards

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

If your cards are too big or too small, you can use the "Scale Factor" in the "Scale Factor and Precision" window:
gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/scale-factor-and-precision.html
It will change the initial scale of the card (or tube) based on the Scale Factor value. Only new cards will have this change, but you can change the scale factor on the original cards by using "Normalize Selected" button.

[@duly7797]

Can i change layer for my curve ? Big thanks for you❤

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

Yes, of course. Select the curve(s) you wish to transfer, hold RMB on any layer and "Add Selection to Layer"
You can read about it in details here:
gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/layers.html

[@duly7797]

@@GeorgeSladkovsky oh thank you so much

[@stephano7612]

Hi there! the tool has the ability to modify the offset subdivisions from the geometry card ? I mean, for example more subdivisions from de root and less on the tip. Thanks!

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

Hi. No, currently it is not possible to have variable density of the mesh along the curve.

[@jancauton7340]

Hey George! I've been using the tool and its been amazing. I was wondering though, if there is a way to move selected curves to another layer or to duplicate curves into a selected layer as opposed to the layer it already exists in. I made an atlas of hair cards in the J layer and have been trying to duplicate and move the cards that I wanted to use into the numbered layers. It seems when I MMB drag though, it moves/copies the whole layer rather than just the selected curves. Maybe my idea of the workflow is wrong or I missed a function that you explained?

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

Hi. You can move any selected curves to any layer. Just select the curve (or multiple curves) and hold RMB on the layer you wish to transfer them to. There, you will find "Add selection to Layer". Layers are exclusive, so no curve can be in two layers at once.
You can read more about layers here:
gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/layers.html#layer-controls
Duplication will always be to the same layer the curve exists in, but you can transfer them to any layer you wish using the function described above.
As an alternative, you can change layers of the selected curves using a dropdown menu in the Curve Control Window. It's at the top-left corner of the menu (numbers and letters). Just scroll your mouse, or click on the menu and select the layer you wish to transfer the curves to:
gs-curvetools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/first-steps.html#curve-control-window

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

I forgot to mention the marking menu in the first "Layers" chapter, but you can see how I use it in the "Collections" chapter:
th-cam.com/video/MrTz-6CqabM/w-d-xo.htmlsi=tXwXMVtJgZQdJEkf&t=3021

[@saikatpurkait9802]

can you please show how to create a complex shape for hair to next video. ❤

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

The braid is just three Maya curves in the shape of a braid:
th-cam.com/video/3a2KAuT-Xqc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=CNNwF64wWYopdYa-&t=1120
You can do that manually, or just check my discord and download that shape:
discord.com/channels/628147993929056256/635089619800686602/1202269322492514394

[@saikatpurkait9802]

@@GeorgeSladkovsky one short video for zbrush braid object to maya ,its halp alot for everyone

[@danilovX]

Is it possible to import alembic hair curves in Maya with this tool? As maya is absolutely disaster importing alembic curves. And freezes right when you want to do that. In Blender it takes less than a second to import and edit alembic curves. Somehow Maya want to separate every curve in different object.

[@GeorgeSladkovsky]

Hi. No, this tool is not meant to import alembic hair curves. If Maya can't handle it, this tool will not help you, unfortunately.

[@danilovX]

@@GeorgeSladkovsky Sad :( found only workaround with houdini converting curves to card geometry and then Maya can handle it as polygons. Anyway, thanks for a quick response!