Zoo Tools Pro for Maya, now comes with this Allosaurus walk cycle, rigged using Hive Autorigger. The new Quad leg feature enables you to rig a wide range of creatures, including animals, insects, mechs, dinosaurs, and more. We have also…
The Hive Quad Leg is here! This new rig part allows you to create a broader range of creatures, including horses, cats, dogs, insects, dinosaurs, mech/robots, bipedal werewolves, and more. We’ve included a Quad Spine template to match the quad leg for…
We’re thrilled to announce that the Hive Autorigger has officially exited its Beta phase by adding our latest component – the Quad Leg! This new rig part allows you to create a broader range of creatures, including horses, cats, dogs,…
I had the privilege of being a guest on Harvey Newman’s incredible Games Animation podcast. We covered many subjects, notably Zoo Tools Pro, starting at the 52-minute mark. Don’t miss the other episodes; Harvey is a skilled interviewer who poses…
Our recent patch update includes an update to the Tween Machine and the Hive Autorigger. The Tween Machine has a new hotkey, popup window behaviour, and supports curve selection. The Hive Autorigger supports Unreal Engine’s IK joints for hands, feet…
The latest version of Zoo Tools Pro, version 2.8.1, has been released! It includes three new tools: the Constraint Toolbox, Joints to Hive Guides, and Multi Import/Reference. The Hive FBX Export tool has received a major update, which now allows…
We’ve gone and supercharged Justin S Barrett’s timeless open-source tool Tween Machine for all the animators out there! Our upgraded tool adds super-fast performance to the original. The tool remains highly interactive even with 1600 curves on our most complex rig Natalie. Thanks…
Zoo Tools 2.8.0 is out! The Joint Tool has a new Plane Orient feature perfect for fixing joint alignment issues! Hive Auto-Rigger has a new controls mode, Fix Viewport now supports zooming the focal length, and Light Presets supports inches….
Zoo 2.7.7 has been released, introducing four new Modeling Toolboxes, an updated Hive Auto-Rigger UI, and a brand new floating shelf! The latest modelling toolboxes consolidate most of Maya’s modelling functions into one easily accessible location! These UIs will be featured…
Improve your posing with the Hive Auto-Rigger’s new bendy limbs! Add subtle curvature to limbs, or push your toon characters into contorted and exaggerated styles. Our bendable limbs have been designed for speed/performance and usability. Our bendy-limbs…
Ant Bot is gearing up to take center stage in an upcoming, comprehensive, and beginner-friendly tutorial. In this video he’s animated and lit. With a focus on ease and clarity, this tutorial will guide you through the entire process of…
Ant Bot is gearing up to take center stage in an upcoming, comprehensive, and beginner-friendly tutorial. In this video he’s fully rigged and ready to animate. With a focus on ease and clarity, this tutorial will guide you through the…
The Zoo Chat GPT tool can create a simple two button tool with a right-click menu, and no code knowledge is needed! Se our official Chat GPT page for more information. ChatGPT allows you to access support, and seamlessly write Maya…
The Zoo Chat GPT tool in this demo assigns random shaders and colors to this robot model. Se our official Chat GPT page for more information. ChatGPT allows you to access support, and seamlessly write Maya code using natural language, right…
The Zoo Chat GPT tool allows you to access Maya support, and seamlessly write Maya code using natural language, right within Maya 2022 and above! Se our official Chat GPT page for more information. To get started, you’ll need to Signup (free) and generate your OpenAI…