Creating a new tissue object is easy with ZIVA VFX. Simply follow these four basic steps to turn any object into a Ziva Tissue:

1. Select the Maya poly-mesh object that you wish the simulate, 
2. Click Ziva Menu
3. Hover over Add Simulation Component
4. Then, select “Tissue”

This automatically turns the Maya object into a Ziva Tissue and applies physics to the object. Your new Ziva Tissue object is an arbitrary mesh, so you are not restricted by any need for muscle primitives or NURBS tubes when creating your tissue object. Essentially, you can articulate the tissue however you like, at any resolution you like. Fidelity is completely up to you. 

You can visualize your object's new tissue property by playing your simulation. Unlike before, once you click play, your tissue object will fall in the scene as a direct results of the newly applied physics.

To most effectively play back a Ziva simulation ensure that one of the two “play every frame” options, found under the “Playback Speed” setting in Maya, is selected. This will give you the most lifelike visualization of your tissue.