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About Andrew Silke

Andrew Silke (Silky) is an animator and 3d generalist with credits on movies such as Avatar, Harry Potter, Gravity, Shang Chi and The Batman (2022). Andrew is the creator of Create3dCharacters.com and co-owner of Zoo Tools Pro.

Tool Overview – Convert Renderer

Convert Renderer allows you to convert between Arnold, Redshift, and Renderman.   This tool is easy to use, load your scenes and select the current renderer and destination renderer then run!... read more →
  • July 22, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Maya Scenes

The Maya Scenes Browser, opens and imports Maya files.  It comes with all our assets, Croc, Rhino Octopus and more, and you can save your own files and screenshots too.... read more →
  • July 21, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Image Planes

Create Image Planes effortlessly with just a double-click. Move and scale the images around your viewport, add multiple images. Copy/paste images into the browser and screen grab images too.  This... read more →
  • July 20, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Displacement Manager

Apply and manage displacement maps in seconds with the Displacement Manager tool. Easily apply and control vector displacement with Zoo Tools Pro. Supports Redshift, Arnold and Renderman for Maya. See... read more →
  • July 14, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Unfold Tube

Unfold Tube, instantly UV unwrap quad-mesh tubes and open-grids.  Unwrapping objects in straight grids is a suprisingly common task, let Zoo instantly unwrap hair, grass, leaves, pipes, roads and more.... read more →
  • July 13, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Control Creator

Control Creator in Zoo Tools Pro for Maya. Create and edit controls on live rigs. Rig FK joints. 200 included shapes and add your own controls too.
  • July 9, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Transfer UVs Shaders

Transfer UVs/Shaders in Zoo Tools Pro for Maya. Great for transferring skinned meshes too. Original tool concept by Jason Dobra.
  • July 8, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Tubes From Curve

Build tubes/cables from curves easily from 2017 and up with Zoo Tools Pro for Maya. Robo 3d by Andrew Silke (Instructor/Tool Creator) 2d Concept by Guy Jameson and Dianna Hewitt
  • July 7, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

New Version – Zoo Tools Pro 2.5.3

Zoo Tools Pro 2.5.3 has been released. This version features a big update to Motion Path Rig previously named Animate Along Curve. This tool now builds and rebuilds dynamically and new features have... read more →
  • July 6, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Zoo Tools Pro, Zoo Tools Upgrades

Tool Overview – Shader Presets

Assign materials fast in Maya with Shader Presets for Zoo Tools Pro. Includes over 50 presets and add your own. Supports Arnold, Redshift and Renderman with VRay support coming soon.... read more →
  • July 2, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Wrinkle Creator (Modeling)

Add cloth wrinkles to any deforming meshes in Maya with NCloth Wrinkle Creator! In this demo we are using Maya's blendshapes and Wrinkle Creator together to create sofa/cushion wrinkles. See... read more →
  • July 1, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – NCloth Wrinkle Creator

NCloth Wrinkle Creator in Zoo Tools Pro. Add cloth wrinkles to skinned meshes in Maya! Albatross Short Film by Alex Karonis, Alex Jeremy and Joel Best. Croc 3d by Andrew... read more →
  • June 30, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – HDRI Skydomes

94 HDRI images are included with the Zoo Tools HDRI Skydome browser. And easily add your own images too.  Massive thanks to HDR Labs, HDRI Skies and HDRI Haven for... read more →
  • June 29, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

Tool Overview – Zoo Renamer

Rename objects effortlessly with Zoo Renamer! Renumber, auto-suffix, namespaces, index naming, replace suffix/prefix filter by object type and much more! For more information see the Zoo Renamer Page. See all... read more →
  • June 25, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Tool Overviews, Zoo Tools Pro

New Version – Zoo Tools Pro 2.5.2

This version features three new tools Animate Along Curve , Replace Shapes , Render Object Display , and large upgrades to our Installer and Preferences management. Modeling Align has a new function Place Objects on surface, where multiple object’s can be snapped to... read more →
  • June 8, 2021
  • Andrew Silke
  • Zoo Tools Pro, Zoo Tools Upgrades
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