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Particle - Particle mode - Particle menu

Mirrors the selected particles.

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Particle Mode - Particle Menu

Particle Mode - Particle Menu
Particle Mode - Particle Menu

Mirror

Mirror

Mirrors the selected particles.

If you want a symmetrical haircut, first select all particles, then mirror the particles, then tick X Mirror in the Particle panel.

EntryWhat it does
Remove DoublesRemove double vertices that are very close to each other. This can for example happen when you mirror the particles.
Unify LengthUnifies the length of the selected hair particles. The length is calculated by the average length of the selection.

Rekey

You need to have some hair particles selected.

Rekey

Rekey changes the number of keys for the selected particles, including root and tip keys. This tool brings up a popup where you can adjust the number of keys. Two means you have only a root and a tip key. Everything more subdivides the selected hair particle with more keys.

Weight Set

Manually set a weight for the selected keys to interpolate between the current key weight and the brushes weight.

Last Operator Weight Set

Factor
Factor

The strength of the keys weighting.

Delete

Delete

Delete either the whole particle, or just the selected key of the particle.

Show/Hide - Submenu

Show or hide the selected geometry

EntryWhat it does
Show HiddenMakes all hidden geometry visible again.
Hide SelectedHides the selected geometry.
Hide UnselectedHides the not selected geometry. The selected geometry stays visible.

Last Operator Hide Selected

Last Operator Hide Selected
Last Operator Hide Selected

Each of the menu items uses the same Last Operator. With different strings for the booleans.

Unselected

Hide the unselected geometry instead the seleced.