FBX SDK inheritance tree

FBX SDK Reference provides three kinds of inheritance graphs for the classes in FBX SDK:

Click FBX SDK Reference > Class Hierarchy for a text-only representation of the full inheritance tree.
Click FBX SDK Reference > Graphical Class Hierarchy for a diagram of the full inheritance tree.
For any class that is involved in an inheritance relationship, the reference page will contain an inheritance diagram. Note that for classes with many levels of derived classes (notably KFbxObject), this diagram does not show all derived classes.

This topic will use the inheritance tree to guide you to the classes that deserve careful study.

Notes on the inheritance tree:

Almost half of the classes in FBX SDK derive from KFbxObject. See FBX objects: class KFbxObject and the reference page for class KFbxObject.
FBX objects such as KFbxNode use FBX properties rather than conventional C++ member variables. FBX properties allow strongly typed data to be dynamically added to FBX objects. See FBX properties: class KFbxProperty and KFbxTypedProperty.
The FBX scene graph is composed of instances of class KFbxNode. See FBX nodes and node attributes.
Whether an FBX node is a camera, a mesh, a NURBS, etc. is an attribute of the node, i.e., a node attribute. Classes for camera, mesh, NURBS, etc. are derived from KFbxNodeAttribute. See Node attributes: class KFbxNodeAttribute.
Most container classes are derived from class KFbxCollection, whose member functions include AddMember, RemoveMember(), FindMember(), IsMember(), SetSelected(), etc.
Many of the methods for importing and exporting files are in class KFbxIO, which is the base class for KFbxImporter and KFbxExporter. See Getting started with file import/export, and the reference pages for KFbxIO, KFbxImporter, and KFbxExporter.