Autodesk FBX Reader/Writer

Licensing options for this format begin with FME Desktop Professional Edition.

Overview

The Autodesk FBX Reader/Writer enables FME to read and write files in the Autodesk FBX® (Filmbox) format.

FBX data exchange technology is supported by a number of third-party 3D modelling applications.

Terminology in this Chapter

Definition or FME Representation Format Term
attribute n/a
feature type filename (minus the .fbx extension)
feature FbxGeometry

Reader Overview

This Autodesk FBX reader reads the elements (including mesh geometries) of 3D scenes from FBX files.

The reader is compatible with FBX file format versions 7.0-7.5, 6.1, and 6.0.

The value for the Reader Dataset is the path to the .fbx source data file.

Note: The reader does not currently support animation. If an FBX file contains animation, geometries will be produced in the positions they have at the end of the animation (so the scene will be handled at "time=infinity").

Writer Overview

The Autodesk FBX writer creates an Autodesk FBX file for each feature type it processes.

The writer can produce binary or ASCII FBX files, version 7.5 or 6.1.