My idea was to make a ring, I used a Torus, then added a Force Field to it, but it did not work, the Children do not even follow the parent.
To use Particle hair or not, that is the question, it seems I should just use another method, the question is which one?
I do a video series called Light Wizzard in the Flesh, not a plug, but you can watch the 3 minute trailer at Yew Tube Channel TheLightWizzard, to get an idea what I am trying to do, this was orginally done in 2.4x, then moved it to 2.5x, and it broke at 2.66, and will not work in 2.67, so I need to start over, I want to use Cycles for the New scene, I have no idea why, but it seems that is the direction blender is going, and I want to stay with what works the best for what I am doing, but doing a Crystal Ball in Cycles may be harder then I imagined, or easier, but its a learning curve, and I am not all that happy with the Crystal Ball now.
My question is simple, can I use the Particle System to create a Ponytail?
I take my hair and put it in a Ponytail with my Beard, as you can see in the video, and I want my character to have the same look, my problem is how to get the children to follow the parent through the ring, not sure if it can be done, any help would be great.
Thanks, Flesh
Edit: I did not find a way to make the hair follow a path, so I went with a Mesh Hair up to the Ponytail, then particle hair after it.