How to Export Hair From ZBrush To Unreal with Ornatrix?

In the previous lessons, we exported hairstyles from ZBrush into Maya and 3ds Max with Ornatrix.
This time, we’ll take it further and bring the hairstyle all the way into Unreal Engine.

You’ll learn how to:
• Export curves from ZBrush and prepare them in Maya
• Convert curves into Ornatrix guides and export with Ornatrix Alembic
• Import into Unreal Engine and set up the Groom component
• Edit and refine the hairstyle with Ornatrix UE tools
• Adjust density, brush new strands, and tweak hair materials

By the end, you’ll have a complete workflow from ZBrush to Unreal with a fully editable hairstyle inside Ornatrix UE.

Have you tried bringing ZBrush grooms into Unreal yet? Share your experience in the comments!

Tutorial by Andrew Krivulya - ⁨‪@charlytutors‬

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Chapters

00:00 Intro - Exporting hairstyles from ZBrush
00:06 ZBrush to Maya export process
00:19 Export curves as Maya ASCII (.ma)
00:31 Import curves in Maya
00:35 Freeze, reset transforms and delete history
00:43 Convert curves to Ornatrix guides
00:52 Assign scalp and attach roots
01:03 Preparing guides for Unreal Engine
01:08 Export with Ornatrix Alembic
01:17 Export settings for Unreal Engine
01:26 Import Alembic into Unreal
01:33 Correcting scale and rotation values
01:44 Adding Groom component to scalp
01:50 Connecting Groom asset
01:57 Hairstyle inside Unreal Engine
02:05 Editing with Ornatrix UE panel
02:19 Adjusting density and removing modifiers
02:34 Using Create Brush for extra strands
02:55 Refining guides with Isolate Selection and Comb Brush
03:37 Restoring full hairstyle view
03:41 Using Advanced Native Material in Unreal
03:52 Tweaking hair color at roots and tips
04:05 Final result - ZBrush hairstyle in Unreal Engine
04:06 Outro

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Music by ‪@imagineartofficial‬

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Happy viewing!
Best regards
Andrew.


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