You probably already know that Shave And A Haircut is a CG hair package famous for its sculpting and dynamics tools, but you may be aware that it is also a highly advanced render.
So Real..
Not just for hair and grass. You can actually replace hairs with any geometry you can model.
Shave’s render, built into a [...]

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Maya 2008 Extension 2 New Feature Highlights
Polygon Modeling Workflow
Preselection Highlighting

Visual feedback, based on the proximity of the cursor, takes the guesswork out of selection, saving you an enormous amount of time. You can now see, simply by hovering your mouse over a component, what will be selected should you choose to click.
Soft Select for TRS

Soft [...]

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