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Autodesk® FBX® 2011.1 Converter

© 2010 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk, Inc., this publication, or parts thereof, may not be

reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose.

Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder.

The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and other countries:

3DEC (design/logo), 3December, 3December.com, 3ds Max, Algor, Alias, Alias (swirl design/logo), AliasStudio, Alias|Wavefront (design/logo),

ATC, AUGI, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Learning Assistance, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Simulator, AutoCAD SQL Extension, AutoCAD SQL Interface,

Autodesk, Autodesk Envision, Autodesk Intent, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Map, Autodesk MapGuide, Autodesk Streamline, AutoLISP, AutoSnap,

AutoSketch, AutoTrack, Backburner, Backdraft, Built with ObjectARX (logo), Burn, Buzzsaw, CAiCE, Civil 3D, Cleaner, Cleaner Central, ClearScale,

Colour Warper, Combustion, Communication Specification, Constructware, Content Explorer, Dancing Baby (image), DesignCenter, Design

Doctor, Designer's Toolkit, DesignKids, DesignProf, DesignServer, DesignStudio, Design Web Format, Discreet, DWF, DWG, DWG (logo), DWG

Extreme, DWG TrueConvert, DWG TrueView, DXF, Ecotect, Exposure, Extending the Design Team, Face Robot, FBX, Fempro, Fire, Flame, Flint,

FMDesktop, Freewheel, GDX Driver, Green Building Studio, Heads-up Design, Heidi, HumanIK, IDEA Server, i-drop, ImageModeler, iMOUT,

Incinerator, Inferno, Inventor, Inventor LT, Kaydara, Kaydara (design/logo), Kynapse, Kynogon, LandXplorer, Lustre, MatchMover, Maya,

Mechanical Desktop, Moldflow, Moonbox, MotionBuilder, Movimento, MPA, MPA (design/logo), Moldflow Plastics Advisers, MPI, Moldflow

Plastics Insight, MPX, MPX (design/logo), Moldflow Plastics Xpert, Mudbox, Multi-Master Editing, Navisworks, ObjectARX, ObjectDBX, Open

Reality, Opticore, Opticore Opus, Pipeplus, PolarSnap, PortfolioWall, Powered with Autodesk Technology, Productstream, ProjectPoint, ProMaterials,

RasterDWG, RealDWG, Real-time Roto, Recognize, Render Queue, Retimer,Reveal, Revit, Showcase, ShowMotion, SketchBook, Smoke, Softimage,

Softimage|XSI (design/logo), Sparks, SteeringWheels, Stitcher, Stone, StudioTools, Topobase, Toxik, TrustedDWG, ViewCube, Visual, Visual LISP,

Volo, Vtour, Wire, Wiretap, WiretapCentral, XSI, and XSI (design/logo). All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Disclaimer

THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS MADE AVAILABLE BY AUTODESK, INC. "AS IS." AUTODESK, INC. DISCLAIMS

ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS.

Contents

Chapter 1What"s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Windows installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Macintosh installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Linux installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3Converting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Converting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Creating a conversion preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 4Conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

FBX to FBX conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3DS conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DXF conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

OBJ conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

COLLADA conversion notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 What "s not supported by COLLADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 iii

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

iv | Contents

What"s New

This section lists changes and enhancements for this version of the FBX Converter.

Version support

Several FBX version options have been removed from this version of the FBX Converter and are no longer available as separate options. These versions have been combined into one version, FBX 2006, instead. The following versions have been combined into FBX 2006: ?FBX 2005.08_MB70 ?FBX200602_MB75 ?FBX 200608 ?FBX 6 These have been merged to version FBX 2006. You can now use FBX 2006 to process all of these conversions with no loss of support.

Embed media

You can now embed media with files converted to ASCII format if you convert to version FBX 2011.
1 1 2

Installation

Introduction

The FBX Converter lets you convert files into different file formats and FBX versions. With the FBX Converter, you can convert files to and from FBX, 3DS, DXF, OBJ, & COLLADA file formats. This chapter describes how to install the FBX Converter on Microsoft® Windows®, Apple® Macintosh® OS X and Linux systems.

Windows installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following versions of Microsoft

Windows:

?Windows 7 (32/64-bit) ?Windows Vista (32/64-bit) ?Windows XP (32/64-bit)

To install the FBX Converter:

1Download the install file from the Autodesk web site

(http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Double-click the install file to launch the FBX Converter installer.

2 3

Software License Agreement window

3Click I accept to accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click

Next.

4The next window shows the recommended installation location for the

FBX Converter. If you want to specify another location, click Browse to launch the file browser. Click Next.

Installation Folder window

5The next window shows the recommended installation location for the

FBX Converter documentation. If you want to specify another location, click Browse to launch the file browser. Click Next.

4 | Chapter 2 Installation

6A dialog box appears asking if you would like to view the FBX Converter

documentation. Select Yes or No.

7The installation completed window appears. Click Close to exit the

installer. NOTETo start the application, click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk FBX Converter > FbxConverterUI. You can also access all FBX Converter files in the Program Files > Autodesk > FBX > FBXConverter > 2011.1 folder.

Macintosh installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following Macintosh OS: ?Mac OS X 10.6 ?Mac OS X 10.5 ?Mac OS X 10.4

1Download the .sit file from the Autodesk web site to your desktop

(http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Double-click the .sit file to extract the Installation disk image.

3Double-click the package icon to start the installation. The Welcome

pane appears.

Welcome pane

4Click Continue to start the installation process. The Software License

Agreement pane appears.

Macintosh installation | 5

5Read the License Agreement and click Continue. A dialog box appears

asking if you accept the terms and continue with the installation.

License agreement

6Click Agree to accept. The Select a Destination pane appears. Select the

destination disk where you want to install the FBX Converter and click

Continue.

7The Easy Install pane appears. Click Upgrade.

8A dialog box appears asking you to enter your name and login password

to continue the installation. NOTEYou must obtain administrator privileges to continue installation.

9The installation begins. A progress bar indicates the time remaining of

the installation. When the progress reaches 100%, the Finish Up pane appears.

10Click Close to exit the installation program.

NOTEThe FBX Converter installs to the following directory: Drive>/ Applications/Autodesk/FbxConverter.

Linux installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following Linux versions: ?Fedora 11 ?Red Hat 5.3

6 | Chapter 2 Installation

To install the FBX Converter :

1On a machine running Linux, download the install file from the Autodesk

web site (http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Find the distribution file of FBX Converter 2011.1 for Linux and download

it to your computer. The distribution file is an executable. Make sure you have execution permission on that file:

3Execute the installer and treat the installation target directory as an

argument:

4Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Copyright

Autodesk® FBX® 2011.1 Converter

© 2010 Autodesk, Inc. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by Autodesk, Inc., this publication, or parts thereof, may not be

reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose.

Certain materials included in this publication are reprinted with the permission of the copyright holder.

The following are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and other countries:

3DEC (design/logo), 3December, 3December.com, 3ds Max, Algor, Alias, Alias (swirl design/logo), AliasStudio, Alias|Wavefront (design/logo),

ATC, AUGI, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Learning Assistance, AutoCAD LT, AutoCAD Simulator, AutoCAD SQL Extension, AutoCAD SQL Interface,

Autodesk, Autodesk Envision, Autodesk Intent, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Map, Autodesk MapGuide, Autodesk Streamline, AutoLISP, AutoSnap,

AutoSketch, AutoTrack, Backburner, Backdraft, Built with ObjectARX (logo), Burn, Buzzsaw, CAiCE, Civil 3D, Cleaner, Cleaner Central, ClearScale,

Colour Warper, Combustion, Communication Specification, Constructware, Content Explorer, Dancing Baby (image), DesignCenter, Design

Doctor, Designer's Toolkit, DesignKids, DesignProf, DesignServer, DesignStudio, Design Web Format, Discreet, DWF, DWG, DWG (logo), DWG

Extreme, DWG TrueConvert, DWG TrueView, DXF, Ecotect, Exposure, Extending the Design Team, Face Robot, FBX, Fempro, Fire, Flame, Flint,

FMDesktop, Freewheel, GDX Driver, Green Building Studio, Heads-up Design, Heidi, HumanIK, IDEA Server, i-drop, ImageModeler, iMOUT,

Incinerator, Inferno, Inventor, Inventor LT, Kaydara, Kaydara (design/logo), Kynapse, Kynogon, LandXplorer, Lustre, MatchMover, Maya,

Mechanical Desktop, Moldflow, Moonbox, MotionBuilder, Movimento, MPA, MPA (design/logo), Moldflow Plastics Advisers, MPI, Moldflow

Plastics Insight, MPX, MPX (design/logo), Moldflow Plastics Xpert, Mudbox, Multi-Master Editing, Navisworks, ObjectARX, ObjectDBX, Open

Reality, Opticore, Opticore Opus, Pipeplus, PolarSnap, PortfolioWall, Powered with Autodesk Technology, Productstream, ProjectPoint, ProMaterials,

RasterDWG, RealDWG, Real-time Roto, Recognize, Render Queue, Retimer,Reveal, Revit, Showcase, ShowMotion, SketchBook, Smoke, Softimage,

Softimage|XSI (design/logo), Sparks, SteeringWheels, Stitcher, Stone, StudioTools, Topobase, Toxik, TrustedDWG, ViewCube, Visual, Visual LISP,

Volo, Vtour, Wire, Wiretap, WiretapCentral, XSI, and XSI (design/logo). All other brand names, product names or trademarks belong to their respective holders.

Disclaimer

THIS PUBLICATION AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS MADE AVAILABLE BY AUTODESK, INC. "AS IS." AUTODESK, INC. DISCLAIMS

ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR

FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THESE MATERIALS.

Contents

Chapter 1What"s New . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Windows installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Macintosh installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Linux installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Chapter 3Converting Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Converting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Creating a conversion preset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Chapter 4Conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

FBX to FBX conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3DS conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

DXF conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

OBJ conversion options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

COLLADA conversion notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 What "s not supported by COLLADA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 iii

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

iv | Contents

What"s New

This section lists changes and enhancements for this version of the FBX Converter.

Version support

Several FBX version options have been removed from this version of the FBX Converter and are no longer available as separate options. These versions have been combined into one version, FBX 2006, instead. The following versions have been combined into FBX 2006: ?FBX 2005.08_MB70 ?FBX200602_MB75 ?FBX 200608 ?FBX 6 These have been merged to version FBX 2006. You can now use FBX 2006 to process all of these conversions with no loss of support.

Embed media

You can now embed media with files converted to ASCII format if you convert to version FBX 2011.
1 1 2

Installation

Introduction

The FBX Converter lets you convert files into different file formats and FBX versions. With the FBX Converter, you can convert files to and from FBX, 3DS, DXF, OBJ, & COLLADA file formats. This chapter describes how to install the FBX Converter on Microsoft® Windows®, Apple® Macintosh® OS X and Linux systems.

Windows installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following versions of Microsoft

Windows:

?Windows 7 (32/64-bit) ?Windows Vista (32/64-bit) ?Windows XP (32/64-bit)

To install the FBX Converter:

1Download the install file from the Autodesk web site

(http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Double-click the install file to launch the FBX Converter installer.

2 3

Software License Agreement window

3Click I accept to accept the terms of the license agreement, and then click

Next.

4The next window shows the recommended installation location for the

FBX Converter. If you want to specify another location, click Browse to launch the file browser. Click Next.

Installation Folder window

5The next window shows the recommended installation location for the

FBX Converter documentation. If you want to specify another location, click Browse to launch the file browser. Click Next.

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6A dialog box appears asking if you would like to view the FBX Converter

documentation. Select Yes or No.

7The installation completed window appears. Click Close to exit the

installer. NOTETo start the application, click Start > All Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk FBX Converter > FbxConverterUI. You can also access all FBX Converter files in the Program Files > Autodesk > FBX > FBXConverter > 2011.1 folder.

Macintosh installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following Macintosh OS: ?Mac OS X 10.6 ?Mac OS X 10.5 ?Mac OS X 10.4

1Download the .sit file from the Autodesk web site to your desktop

(http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Double-click the .sit file to extract the Installation disk image.

3Double-click the package icon to start the installation. The Welcome

pane appears.

Welcome pane

4Click Continue to start the installation process. The Software License

Agreement pane appears.

Macintosh installation | 5

5Read the License Agreement and click Continue. A dialog box appears

asking if you accept the terms and continue with the installation.

License agreement

6Click Agree to accept. The Select a Destination pane appears. Select the

destination disk where you want to install the FBX Converter and click

Continue.

7The Easy Install pane appears. Click Upgrade.

8A dialog box appears asking you to enter your name and login password

to continue the installation. NOTEYou must obtain administrator privileges to continue installation.

9The installation begins. A progress bar indicates the time remaining of

the installation. When the progress reaches 100%, the Finish Up pane appears.

10Click Close to exit the installation program.

NOTEThe FBX Converter installs to the following directory: Drive>/ Applications/Autodesk/FbxConverter.

Linux installation

The FBX Converter is compatible with the following Linux versions: ?Fedora 11 ?Red Hat 5.3

6 | Chapter 2 Installation

To install the FBX Converter :

1On a machine running Linux, download the install file from the Autodesk

web site (http://www.Autodesk.com/fbx).

2Find the distribution file of FBX Converter 2011.1 for Linux and download

it to your computer. The distribution file is an executable. Make sure you have execution permission on that file:

3Execute the installer and treat the installation target directory as an

argument:

4Follow the on-screen instructions.

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