AO Studio Tools

Documentation

Modular, GIF-first docs for fast updates and clean pipelines.

New to the tools? Start with the illustrated AO.Hub guide: installation, account setup, trial and feedback.

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AO.Hub

Install, create your account and manage your tools inside Maya.

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AO.Hub documentation preview

Animation Noise

Add clean, removable secondary motion using a dedicated noise animation layer.

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Animation Noise documentation preview

Clean Export

One-click mesh prep for clean shading and reliable FBX exports.

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Clean Export documentation preview

Color Marker

Quick Outliner and viewport color tagging for cleaner, faster scene organization.

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Color Marker documentation preview

Control Creator

Rapid FK controller generation with clean offsets, consistent naming, and flexible constraint options.

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Control Creator documentation preview

Control Shape Switcher

Safely copy and swap controller shapes without breaking transforms or constraints.

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Control Shape Switcher documentation preview

Curve Morph

Bezier-driven facial blendShape creation with live influence masking and follower geometry support.

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Curve Morph documentation preview

Edge Master

Fast edge visualization and selection helpers for clean shading and normal map prep.

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Edge Master documentation preview

Flatten

Straighten edge chains and redistribute vertices for clean, controlled topology.

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Flatten documentation preview

Maya Bundle Exchange

Build a Maya asset library: create assets, migrate MA/MB/FBX files, organize variants and place them in your scene.

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Maya Bundle Exchange documentation preview

Non-Planar Master

Select non-planar faces by angle threshold.

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Non-Planar Master documentation preview

Overlapper (Overlap Action)

Fast, non-destructive overlap for control chains with clean animation-layer baking.

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Overlapper (Overlap Action) documentation preview

ProTools

Modular N-Panel workflows and tool launcher for AO Studio Tools.

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ProTools documentation preview

QuadPatch

Deterministic quad patching and capping for clean borders, reliable normals, and production-safe topology.

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QuadPatch documentation preview

Scene Check

Scene Check is a lightweight pre-export sanity pass for clean, pipeline-safe Maya scenes.

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Scene Check documentation preview

Scene Cleanup

Fast pre-flight cleanup for production-ready scenes.

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Scene Cleanup documentation preview

SeeThrough

Adjust Maya UI opacity instantly with a precise, slider-driven workflow.

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SeeThrough documentation preview

Smart Live Mirror

Instance-based live mirror around the selection pivot with safe per-source bake and cleanup.

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Smart Live Mirror documentation preview

Vertex Distributor Pro

Art-directable vertex redistribution driven by a smart helper curve.

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Vertex Distributor Pro documentation preview

Virtual Camera

Turn your phone into a lightweight Maya handheld camera over the same local network.

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Virtual Camera documentation preview

ZenCables

Ribbon-driven procedural cable bundles with directable layout, overrides, animation, and final bake output.

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ZenCables documentation preview

ZenGrove

Grow a plant, one node at a time.

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ZenGrove documentation preview