Viewing FBX files

To load FBX files into the Viewer, do the one of the following:

• Click the File button to load an FBX file in the Viewer.
• Drag a native FBX file onto FBX Converter application background.
• Drag an OBJ/COLLADA DAE/DXF/3DS file onto the FBX Converter application background and the file is converted automatically, creating an FBX temp file using default options. This temp file is then displayed in the FBX Viewer. See Default FBX options for a list of the FBX default options.
• Drag links to FBX files from web pages into the FBX Viewer or the FBX Converter application background, and the FBX file downloads to the local hard drive, and loads in the FBX Viewer.

You can also:

Use the Transport Controls to frame advance, play, loop, eject or switch to full screen.

• Click the Take button to play different takes.
• Click the Camera button to move through the camera views associated with the file.
• Click the Display mode to select a different display for the scene.

  Display mode	Description
  Wireframe	Displays selected objects as wireframe.
  Flat	Displays selected objects using a constant color. This option ignores light sources in a scene, and overrides any custom shading, textures, and materials applied using the Shader settings.
  Lighted	Displays selected objects using their custom shaders created in the Shader settings. Textures do not display.
  Textures	Displays selected objects with their applied textures. This option is available only when the Lighted option is selected, in which case Use Textures is active by default.
  Shaders	Displays selected objects using the default shader. This option is available only when the Lighted option is selected, in which case Use Shaders is active by default.
  Shaders and Textures	Displays selected objects with both the default shader and their applied textures.

• Click the Viewing mode to select a different view for the scene.

  Viewing mode	Description
  Normal	Sets the current camera view to Normal Display mode, which shows all assets. Normal is the default viewing mode.
  Models only	Sets the current camera view to Models Only mode, which displays models only and hides all Nulls, lights, cameras, and other elements.
  X-Ray	Sets the current camera view to X-Ray mode, which shows a model's skeleton, Nulls, and elements.

• Frame the objects in the scene with the Frame all button.

See FBX Viewer controls for more information.

The Take name, Camera view, Display mode, and Viewing mode, lights, devices and real time frame rate display in the top left corner.

Note Drag the splitter up to display tips, shortcuts, and information.

Viewer A. Drag the splitter bar upward.

Viewing multiple FBX files simultaneously

You can open multiple instances of the FBX Viewer at the same time. This is useful when you want to compare takes from the same file or the result of a file conversion.

Two FBX Viewers A. playing Take 001 B. playing Take 2

1. Select the first file in the FBX Viewer that is playing an FBX file and drop it into another FBX Viewer so that both viewers play the same file.
2. Click the Share checkbox in both FBX Viewers, then click the Go to First Frame Button in one viewers.

NoteOn systems running Windows, a firewall warning dialog appears. To unblock the communication between the two FBX Viewers, click unblock. Once done, the warning will not appear again.

3. Click play in any viewer.

The players play the animations in sync, since the Share checkbox is active.

NoteAny controls you activate are applied across all shared viewers. This includes the transport controls, so you can navigate to the same frame accurately and compare scenes.