This release upgrades Zoo Tools Pro to full Python 3 compliance and officially ends support for Python 2.7. As a result, Maya 2020 is no longer supported. Zoo Tools Pro is compatible with Maya 2022 through Maya 2027.2. Please note…
This Zoo Tools release expands support for third-party character pipelines by automatically detecting imported skeletons and building Hive rigs from existing setups. Supported sources include Unreal Engine, HumanIK, Unity, Character Creator, Maya Motion Maker, and more. It further streamlines rigging…
This release of Zoo Tools focuses on integrating third-party skeletons and building Hive rigs from existing character setups, including Unreal Engine, HumanIK, Unity, Character Creator, Maya Motion Maker, and more. The update streamlines the rigging workflow with tools for quickly…
Full Metahuman support in the Hive autorigger. Easy-click setup and motion retargeting, too. https://create3dcharacters.com/maya-hive-autorigger/
New course rigged with our Hive Autorigger by Nav Singh on Gumroad: https://80lv.gumroad.com/l/3d-creature-production-and-animation Creature Station https://creaturestation.com/
Rigged with our Hive Autorigger Maya: Hive Autorigger
We’re excited to share the latest Zoo Tools Pro update, 2.12.4a, which brings a collection of focused improvements to Hive. This release refines neck twist behaviour and quad leg ankle alignment for more natural deformation, and Rebuild Tools now supports…
Absolutely stoked to share our latest reel for the Hive Auto-Rigger! Now with a full joint-based face and more! Go to our Hive page for more information: Maya: Hive Autorigger
This release continues to refine and polish Hive’s facial rigging workflows, with further per-joint controls for the face and spine components, a new head_face_games template, a new spine offset control, build joints on face vertices, the Guides Visibility Manager, and…
Zoo Tools Pro 2.12.2 is out now! This update brings our facial rigging workflow to a new level—with upgraded face templates that fully complete the functionality of our face. We’ve also introduced a brand-new Guides Visibility Manager to help simplify…
Zoo Tools Pro 2.12.0 is here! This update brings major improvements to Hive’s facial rigging, the Natalie Rig now included in our assets with a fully updated face. This version also introduces our brand-new Hive Drivers UI, and a handy…
ZOO TOOL PRO 2.11.0 IS HERE! Hive Autorigger’s modular face now comes with a new template—featuring improved mouth, brows, cheeks, and nose for cleaner deformations and more life in your characters. For game artists, UE5 templates have been thoroughly tested,…
Zoo Tools Pro 2.10.2 is here! This update brings full bendy limb support to our UE5 Mannequin templates—perfect for game-ready rigs with expressive custom limb deformation. Bendy is now enabled by default in the UE template settings, making it easier…
Zoo Tools Pro 2.10.1c Has Been Released!This stability-focused release follows the big changes introduced in 2.10.0, especially the new Hive mouth component. If you’re using Hive, we highly recommend updating, as this version fixes several important issues and improves overall…
Zoo Tools Pro 2.10.0 is Here! This milestone release has been years in the making—Hive’s facial rig is now complete with the brand-new Mouth Component (Beta)! Designed for maximum flexibility, the Hive Mouth is a modular system built on a…