hi,

i have some alembic curves and want to use them as guides for a groom.
i created the roots group on the curves and also the id prim attribute (with a connectivity node).
when i then point to this curves in the guide groom as external source, i see the curves as guides and can grow hair from it.
but the guides doesnt follow the mesh (also not when providing a groom deform).

is there a way to get this "external" guide curves follow the mesh? maybe by converting them to "real" guides? or how can i bind it to the mesh?

any hints are welcome

Are you including the skin in the guide groom? Without it the groom deform won't work.

yes.
the basic groom setup i made with the shelf tool. then i changed the source to "external".
when switching back to "scatter from surface" the guides move properly...