The Tortoise rig is now upgraded to ACES color, and new animation to match the latest features of the Hive auto-rigger. This animation scene comes with our latest asset update and comes in Zoo Tools Pro in Maya Scenes 1.21….
Add viewport grids instantly with Zoo Tools Pro by simply double-clicking on the included shaders in Shader Manager. The latest asset update of Zoo Tools Pro for Maya Scenes 1.21 includes the shaders. You can customize shaders by creating your…
The Sir Moustache rig now has arms, bendy limbs, ACES color, and new animation to match the latest features of the Hive auto-rigger. This animation scene comes with our latest asset update and comes in Zoo Tools Pro in Maya…
The Natalie rig now has bendy arms, ACES color, and a new animation to match the Hive’s auto-riggers latest features. Natalie has been rigged using the Hive auto-rigger! This animation scene comes with our latest asset update and comes in…
This upgraded Zoo Mannequin rig with bendy limbs and included animations is now in our new Maya Scenes 1.21 assets pack. Animations by Mike Meister and myself (Andrew Silke)! Rigged with the Hive Autorigger. This scene allows you to transfer…
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…