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Ornatrix 9 Masks Pipeline | Guide Groups & Stack Cleanup | Ep 3

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Ornatrix 9 Masks Pipeline Guide: Modifier Stack Cleanup & Guide Group Management Welcome back to CHARLY TUTORS . I am Andrew Krivulya (Charly), and today we continue our " Ornatrix 9 Masks Pipeline" series. In Episode 3, we dive into the technical hygiene of your grooming project: cleaning up the modifier stack and mastering guide groups for precise control. THE PAIN POINT: VIEWPORT LAG & STACK CHAOS A cluttered modifier stack is the enemy of any 3D Grooming Artist. Without proper cleanup, 3ds Max scenes become heavy, and managing thousands of guides becomes a nightmare. Gaps in hair coverage and messy intersections often result from a lack of organization in guide groups. THE SOLUTION: HARDWARE POWER & SOFTWARE PRECISION To maintain a fluid workflow in 2026, I rely on the MSI Titan 18 HX AI . Powered by the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 with 24 GB of GDDR7 memory, this machine allows me to handle high-density previews of 100,000+ hairs with Path Tracing e...