This section lists changes and enhancements for this version of the Autodesk FBX Converter.
The 2012 version contains new tools to help you manage FBX files with drag and drop functionality. The following tools are included:
| Tool | Use |
|---|---|
| FBX Converter | The FBX Converter lets you convert files into different file formats and FBX versions. With the FBX Converter, you can convert 3DS, DXF, OBJ, & COLLADA files to FBX or FBX files to DXF, OBJ, DAE, or other versions of FBX. See FBX Converter. |
| FBX Explorer | The FBX Explorer lets you search and compare data and structure in FBX files. See FBX Explorer. |
| FBX Take Manager | The FBX Take Manager lets you save individual animation takes from FBX files with multiple takes. See FBX Take manager. |
| FBX Viewer | The FBX Viewer lets you play back and interact with FBX files and 3D files from any major 3D application that have been converted into FBX format. See FBX Viewer. |
You can drag and drop files on the FBX Converter application background to load the file in the FBX Viewer. If you drop an FBX file into the application background, it loads automatically in the FBX Viewer. However, if the file is OBJ/Collada DAE/DXF/3DS, it is converted automatically first (using the default FBX options) to an FBX temp file. This temp file is loaded in the FBX Viewer. You can also drag links to FBX files on web pages to the FBX Viewer or the converter application background and they will display in the Viewer.
If the FBX Converter detects any Autodesk Material data in your file, it converts these materials into KFbxSurfaceMaterials. These materials display as grey, and their asset name becomes their material name. ("Autodesk Material" data is exported from products such as Revit and AutoCAD version 2011 and higher.)
The following versions have been combined into FBX 2006:
These have been merged to version FBX 2006. You can now use FBX 2006 to process all the conversions with no loss of support.
You can now embed media with files converted to ASCII format if you convert to version FBX 2011 and higher.
