[Request] FBX import
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Could someone please look into making a FBX import plugin? It would be terrific to be able to go from Revit to 3dsmax to sketchup and back to max with the fbx format. Please!
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@pixero said:
Could someone please look into making a FBX import plugin? It would be terrific to be able to go from Revit to 3dsmax to sketchup and back to max with the fbx format. Please!
+1.000.000.000.000!!!
(p.s. There's a standalone converter that converts .fbx to .3ds availible from Autodesk's website. But it doesn't get away from the problem that the model is squeezed through multiple file formats and worst of all, the dog-old .3ds format.)
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Well, the 3ds format doesnt do it for me in this case. Neither obj or dwg I'm afraid.
3ds didnt import correct from Max and Obj run for a loooong time before crashing SU.
Dwg doesnt keep materials which is almost a must in this specific case. (A heavy Revit scene that I need to clean up quite a lot to be able to render in Max without errors. It crashes Max and says it needs at least 3.8 GB Ram to render which isnt so easy since XP only can see 3 gb.)
So a FBX importer would help tremendously.
So get starting all ye' geniouses.
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I'll have a look, although first impressions arent good.
Its a closed format so youve got to use the SDK provided by autodesk (323MB!)
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@remus said:
I'll have a look, although first impressions arent good.
Its a closed format so youve got to use the SDK provided by autodesk (323MB!)
Bloated Software Alliance!
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What is astonishing with FBX is that the "Hello World" test program comes in at 9MB executable. I just refused point blank to increase by 10x the size of my plugin by using this SDK. Its a joke.
FBX suffers from trying to be all things to all men so in order to write a full importer you'd be looking at a lot of work. Writing a simple importer that eats static hierarchical geometry and materials is straightforward.
Adam
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@adamb said:
Writing a simple importer that eats static hierarchical geometry and materials is straightforward.
Isn't that enough for Sketchup? can it make use of more of the data?
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