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12.4 FBX
Figure 58: FBX Preferences Menu
FBX (Filmbox) is a platform-independent 3D file format which gives you access to content authored in
software packages such as MotionBuilder, Maya, Unity or Softimage. For some software packages, an
FBX plug-in should be installed.
FBX files contain both position and orientation information of all 23 segments. The FBX file will also
contain the frame time format. Go to >Options >Preferences >Exporters >FBX … and select the
timestamp output mode. To store the appropriate time code in an FBX file, the FBX exporter plug-in
must be set to “Dynamic time increments" and "Start at real start time” as seen in Figure 58. This figure
also shows that many of the options for FBX are also applicable to BVH. For details, see the above
descriptions for the items on the BVH menu.
Under Output preset you have the option to choose “Default” and “Skeleton”. “Default” export contains
position and orientation information of all 23 segments in global coordinates. “Skeleton” export contains
skeleton hierarchy information in a way that is used by many common 3D software packages like
MotionBuilder, Maya, Unity and Houdini.