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Nov 16

New Version – Zoo Tools Pro 2.6.1

  • November 16, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Zoo Tools Pro, Zoo Tools Upgrades
  • rigging, upgrades, zoo tools

Zoo 2.6.1 is here and Hive Alpha has been upgraded with multi-branch fk, new look feet controls, and pole vectors that space-switch to feet/wrists. Hive has also had all round stability improvements.

This version also fixes many small bugs from 2.6.0 which was a major upgrade.

Enhancement – Zoo Shelf
The ZooToolsPro shelf now remembers its tab position while restarting Maya.

Enhancements – Hive (Alpha)
Hive (Alpha) has had numerous enhancements:

– FK Components now feature multi-branch parenting within a single component.
– Add Guide and Set Parent Guide have been added to the right click menu for FK components.
– Ik Pole Vectors can now space switch and be parented to feet/wrists.
– New look feet controls with a less cluttered look.
– Highlight From Scene and Select In Scene now have icons on the Settings Shelf.
– Display LRA for joint orienting has been added to the guide marking menu.
– Switching between FK/IK now selects controls properly.
– Guides are locked and cannot be accidentally reparented by users.

Bug Fixes – Hive (Alpha)
Hive (Alpha) has had many fixes.

– Add/remove Twists for V-Chains is now working correctly.
– Changing guide settings no longer returns the guide to world zero.
– Min/max settings are now correctly setting on control attributes.
– Issue with FK chains with only one joint translation issue fixed.
– Fixed Attribute Error while switching sides in the Hive UI.
– Less C++ errors in the Script Editor while renaming components.
– Rebuilding FK joint counts error solved.

Bug Fix – Maya Scenes
Dots Menu > Export Selection is working again.

Bug Fix – Camera Manager
Camera Manager’s mask color presets are working again

Bug Fix – Maya Shaders
Dots Menu > Save Shader is working again.

Bug Fix – Control Creator
Combine Curves is fixed.

Bug Fix – Color Swatch Formatting
We’ve solved a bug where the color swatches were messing UI formatting.

Bug Fix – Renderer
Changing renderers is now remembered by all tools and on a Maya restart.

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To see all tools go to the Zoo 2 Information Page.

Registered users can download from the Zoo 2 Install Page.

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About The Author

Andrew Silke, also known as Silky, is a renowned animator and 3D generalist who has worked on blockbuster films like Avatar, Harry Potter, Gravity, Shang Chi, and The Batman (2022). He is also the founder of Create3dCharacters.com and co-owns Zoo Tools Pro.

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