Opis
GroomForge: Professional Blender to Unreal Groom Pipeline
GroomForge is a high-end technical add-on designed to bridge the gap between Blender’s hair system and Unreal Engine’s 5.7 Hair Dataflow. It automates the complex conversion of Hair Curves into production-ready assets with a focus on data integrity and rigging.
Compatibility & Ecosystem
*Blender Version:** Optimized for Blender 4.2+ (Geometry Nodes pipeline)
*Target Engine:** Native compatibility with Unreal Engine 5.x+ (Fully optimized for MetaHuman)
*Export Format:** Advanced Alembic (.abc) with pre-configured attribute injection
Core Features & Automated Pipelines
*One-Click Grooming Tools:** Automated root alignment to mesh normals (`Root Align`) and curve-to-mesh binding system for stable character animation.
*Hair Card Engine:** High-speed card generation, color-based UV mapping, and length-based mesh optimization.
*Hair Rig Prop Creator:** Generates professional physical skeletal hierarchies from guide curves or selected mesh edges with automatic bone weight assignment.
Supported Engine Attributes
*Geometry Data:** Native export support for `Guide`, `Root UV (groom_root_uv)`, `Radius`, and `Width` values.
*Procedural Shading Data:** Automated injection of custom attributes including `ClumpID` (with spatial Voronoi clustering), `AO (Occlusion)`, `Color (Root-to-Tip)`, and custom `Flow Maps`.