Contents
Maya FBX Plug-in What’s New
What’s new in this version
Layers
Referenced containers content support
Instances to objects
Level of Detail group nodes
Known limitations for this version
Scale compensation
File textures, procedural,
and map channels
Conversion support
Camera support
Light support
Custom properties
Installing the Maya FBX
Plug-in
Installation
Windows installation
Macintosh installation
Linux installation
Downloading the Maya FBX Plug-in
Checking your version number
FBX Plug-in UI
Help
Web updates
Edit
Creating a custom preset
Editing a preset
Edit mode options
Export/Import or Close
Export/Import
Close
Resize handle
Export
Exporting from Maya to
an FBX file
Export presets
Autodesk Media &
Entertainment preset
Edit/Save preset
Statistics
Include
Geometry
Smoothing groups
Split per-vertex Normals
Convert to Null objects
Convert NURBS surface
to
Animation
Bake animation
Deformations
Curve filters
Constant key reducer
Geometry cache file(s)
Constraint
Character definition
Quaternion interpolation
mode
Referenced containers content
Instances to objects
Cameras
Lights
Embed media
Advanced options
Units
Scale Factor
Scene units converted
to:
Axis conversion
UI
Show/Hide Warning Manager
Show/Hide UI
FBX file format
Type
FBX version
Collada
Import
Importing FBX files into Maya
Import presets
Autodesk Media & Entertainment preset
Edit/Save preset
Statistics
Include
Geometry
Smoothing Groups
Combine per-vertex Normals
Override Normals lock
File content
Animation
Deformations
Animation Take
Fill timeline
Bake animation layers
Optical markers
Constraints
Character definition
Quaternion interpolation mode
Protect driven keys
Deforming elements to joints
Update pivots from Nulls
Geometry cache file(s)
Cameras
Lights
Advanced options
Units
Scale Factor
File units converted to:
Axis conversion
UI
Show/Hide Warning Manager
Show/Hide UI
Maya FBX Plug-ins Workflows
IFFFS
Directconnect DXF support
Maya camera support
Quads vs. Triangles
Renaming strategy
Maya MEL Scripting
FBXExport -f [filename]
FBXExportAnimationOnly
-v [true|false]
FBXExportApplyConstantKeyReducer
-v [true|false]
FBXExportAxisConversionMethod [none|convertAnimation|addFbxRoot]
FBXExportBakeComplexAnimation
-v [true|false]
FBXExportBakeComplexEnd
-v [int]
FBXExportBakeComplexStart
-v [int]
FBXExportBakeComplexStep
-v [int]
FBXExportCacheFile –v [true|false]
FBXExportCameras -v [true|false]
FBXExportCharacter -v [true|false]
FBXExportColladaFrameRate [float]
FBXExportColladaSingleMatrix [true|false]
FBXExportColladaTriangulate [true|false]
FBXExportConstraints -v [true|false]
FBXExportConvert2Tif –v [true|false]
FBXExportDxfTriangulate [true|false]
FBXExportDxfDeformation [true|false]
FBXExportEdgeSmoothing –v [true|false]
FBXExportEmbeddedTextures
-v [true|false]
FBXExportFileVersion [version]
FBXExportHardEdges -v [true|false]
FBXExportInAscii -v [true|false]
FBXExportLights -v [true|false]
FBXExportQuaternion -v [quaternion|euler|resample]
FBXExportQuickSelectSetAsCache –q
FBXExportQuickSelectSetAsCache –v
“setName”
FBXExportScaleFactor [float]
FBXExportShapes -v [true|false]
FBXExportSkins -v [true|false]
FBXExportUpAxis [y|z]
FBXImport -f [filename]
-t [take index]
FBXImportAxisConversionEnable –v
[true|false]
FBXImportCacheFile –v [true|false]
FBXImportCameras -v [true|false]
FBXImportCharacter -v [true|false]
FBXImportConstraints -v [true|false]
FBXImportConvertDeformingNullsToJoint
-v [true|false]
FBXImportDxfWeldVertice [true|false]
FBXImportDxfReferenceNode [true|false]
FBXImportDxfObjectDerivation [layer|entity|block]
FBXImportEdgeSmoothing –v [true|false]
FBXImportFillTimeline
FBXImportHardEdges -v [true|false]
FBXImportLights -v [true|false]
FBXImportMergeBackNullPivots
-v [true|false]
FBXImportMergeAnimationLayers -v
[true|false]
FBXImportMode -v [exmerge|add|merge]
FBXImportOverrideNormalsLock
-v [true|false]
FBXImportProtectDrivenKeys
-v [true|false]
FBXImportQuaternion -v [quaternion|euler|resample]
FBXImportResamplingRateSource
-v [Maya|FBX|Custom]
FBXImportScaleFactorEnable [true|false]
FBXImportScaleFactor [float]
FBXImportSetMayaFrameRate
-v [true|false]
FBXImportSetLockedAttribute
-v [true|false]
FBXImportShapes -v [true|false]
FBXImportSkins -v [true|false]
FBXImportUpAxis [y|z]
FBXConvertUnitString [mm|cm|m|km|in|ft|yd|mi]
FBXGetTakeComment [index]
FBXGetTakeCount
FBXGetTakeIndex [take name]
FBXGetTakeLocalTimeSpan [index]
FBXGetTakeName [index]
FBXGetTakeReferenceTimeSpan [index]
FBXLoadExportPresetFile
-f [filepath]
FBXLoadImportPresetFile
-f [filepath]
FBXRead -f [filename]
FBXResetImport
FBXResetExport
FBXResamplingRate -v [float]
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