You can control some aspects of VRayFur with texture maps. These can be either bitmaps, or vertex color maps painted directly on the source object. Some of these texture maps (like Bend and Initial direction) represent vectors in texture space, where the X and Y directions are derived from the U and V directions of a texture UV set. UV bases set – Specifies which UV mapping channel is used.
Bend direction texture – A RGB map which specifies a bend direction of the fur strands, in texture space (according to the specified Base map channel). This is the direction in which the fur strands curve to (the amount of curvature is also controlled by the Bend parameter). The red component is offset along the u texture direction, the green component is the offset along the v texture direction, and the blue component is the offset along the surface normal. Initial direction texture – A RGB map which specifies the initial direction of the fur strands, in texture space (according to the specified Base map channel). The red component is offset along the u texture direction, the green component is the offset along the v texture direction, and the blue component is the offset along the surface normal. Length/Thickness/Gravity/Bend texture – These maps are multipliers for the corresponding parameters, where black is a multiplier of 0.0, and white is a multiplier of 1.0. Note: the alpha output of the textures is used, so you may need to enable the Alpha Is Luminance attribute for the textures. Density texture – This map is a multiplier for the strand density. Black portions of the map correspond to zero density (effectively no fur will be generated in these areas), and white represents the normal strand density, as specified by the distribution parameters. Note that the alpha output of the texture is used, so you may need to enable its Alpha Is Luminance option. |