The FBX Thread

Michael Mayer
Michael Mayer
in 3D Modeling

An Update to the current FBX state.

  • Blocks and Instances coming in fine. With names and grouping folders.
  • Geometry Quality is fine.
  • Material Assignments are fine
  • Material Colors look ok
  • Textures and Assignments only for custom Materials, not for REDWay (SR'ed)
  • Materials Names missing, no chance to estimate which is which.

New (?) :

  • Cameras are importing now - fine !
  • Unfortunately they all lost location and went to 0,0,0.

  • Unfortunately they all lay on their side (Modo only, because of FBX Z to Y axis change ?),
    makes camera/view navigation uncontrollable after apply ing a 90° rotation. C4D is ok.

  • Unfortunately they all have a strange sensor size, not default full frame SLR

  • Unfortunately therefor their focal lengths are wrong

Comments

  • Michael Mayer
    Michael Mayer

    Would it be possible to surpress Triangulation of (at least)
    all rectangular Solids Faces ?

    Would be fine for any Faces that has exactly 4 "corners" though.
    (And no "Holes" which would require "support edges")

  • Michael Mayer
    Michael Mayer

    So basically I could develop a Bricscad to Modo "Exchange" Workflow.
    (BTW : on Linux !)

    • Bricscad standard BIM Modeling
    • FBX export
    • opening/importing FBX in Modo as a Transfer File
    • Referencing that Transfer File into a Modo Work File

    By Referencing I lose all control over Geometry, but could update
    my Bricscad Model by exporting again.
    Also I can Replace assigned Materials with real Materials.

    So far so fine.
    But for my typical demands, visualizing several Design Versions,
    without any Geometry Hierarchies, Grouping and Naming,
    there is still no chance.