FBX Exporter

[wayneg]

Hi everyone, don't know if any of you have tried this wonderful program, but it can be found here:

Autodesk FBX converter

 

This is first cut, so there maybe issue with having to rotate x-axis 90 degrees to use with leadwerks,

not sure best way to correct that yet (myself I use lua to rotate)

 

Why is this tool so good?

One reason, it supports sub-meshes !!

 

I love to use Google SketchUp.

I create my model texture it, use groups or components and name them.

I set the axis of each component as needed, and then export the file as 3d model.

This produces the KMZ file, I then change the extension of KMZ to ZIP and extract.

 

After extraction I use FBX converter: DAE ==> FBX (ascii)

Then use Leadwerks tools: FBX ==> GMF

 

FBX Converter

Transfer files from one file format to another more quickly and easily with the Autodesk® FBX® Converter asset exchange technology. This utility enables you to convert OBJ, DXF™, DAE, and 3DS files to or from multiple versions of the FBX format. New tools are now available with the FBX Converter 2012.1. You can view FBX animation files in real time with the FBX Viewer, explore and compare FBX file contents with the FBX Explorer, and manage animation takes with the FBX Take Manager.

 

Watch a Video Overview of New Tools in FBX Converter 2012.1

 

Windows

FBX 2012.1 Converter for Windows (exe - 32684Kb)

FBX 2012.1 Converter for Windows 64-bit (exe - 33154Kb)

Mac *

FBX 2012.1 Converter for Mac (tgz - 33927Kb)

[Vaelek]

For anyone that stumbles on this, FBX Converter has been updated and currently at 2013.3. The link at the top of the OP will take you to the new version (The links at the bottom are directly to the old version)