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: ![[Pasted image 20230805115720.png]] ### 1) Making a particle hairstyle Human Generator works with Blenders particle hair system. >[!note] Hair nodes >Hair nodes are currently **not** supported by Human Generator Alex Lashko, the co-creator of Human Generator, has made a complete set of tutorials on making particle hairstyles: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/oLBQ42DLP8o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> > [!info]- All tutorials > <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qY5Y4i1lifY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> > <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2lM7MJF9ap0" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> > <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/EV0TZqbSO5o" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> > <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n6c9mr6bMKc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> > <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/0J-z8XdrZCw" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> ### 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. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000253.png]] 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. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000255.png]] ### 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. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000257.png]] ### 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. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000259.png]] ### 6) Select gender Choose if this hairstyle should be available for men, women, or for both genders. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000261.png]] ### 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. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000214.png]] ### 8) Give the hairstyle a name This is what will show up in the menu and will be the filename. Then press **Save**. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000263.png]] >[!note] Saving time >It is normal that Blender freezes for some time while saving a hairstyle. It is a heavy operation. ### 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]]. ![[Screenshot_Blender_000265.png]] --- >[!info] Technical info >Hairstyles are saved as `.blend` files in the `{hg folder}/hair/{hair type}/` folder. Besides that, there are `.json` files per gender in `{hg folder}/hair/{hair type}/{gender}` with an accompanying `.jpg` thumbnail of the exact same name. The json defines what `.blend` file to load, which styles from that file, and what settings to put.