Using the FBX Take Manager

1. Drag and drop the FBX file(s) into the FBX Take Manager Source Files window. You can also click Add FBX files to select FBX files to load.
   

   FBX Take Manager

   When you select files in the Source Files window, relevant information appears in the Take Name, New Take Name, Character, and Destination File Location columns.

   Column	Description
   Take Name	Shows the current take(s) in your FBX file.
   New Take Name	Shows the new take name(s) you will create when you click Create FBX Files.
   Character	Indicates whether or not the MotionBuilder Character rig is included with the take.
   Destination file location	Specifies the location where the new take to be extracted is copied into a separate FBX file.

2. Select the take(s) in the Destination File pane and click Create FBX Files.

   The Create options dialog box appears. There are three options:

   

   Create options dialog box

   • Save one FBX file for every selected take in the tool
   • Save multiple selected takes to one FBX file
   • Save one FBX file per take for every file listed in the Source Files window
   NoteYou can save the resulting FBX files in FBX version 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009.

3. In the Animation Takes pane, click any of the Takes to:
   • Add a prefix/suffix to the file: click Add Prefix/Suffix and enter
   • Rename a take: double-click and enter a new name. Or click Rename Take for more options. See Renaming takes.
   • Remove the character: Disable the checkbox in the take's corresponding Character column.

   The Destination File Location and File Size columns display relevant information.

Every file extracted by the Take Manager contains every object used in the scene but with only one extracted take.

You can also use the Prefix/Suffix renaming tool at this point. See Prefix/Suffix options