Autodesk FBX Reader/Writer

FME can 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.

Autodesk FBX Product and System Requirements

Format

Platform

Operating System

Reader/Writer

FME Desktop License

FME Server

FME Cloud

Windows 64-bit

Linux

Mac

Reader

Available in FME Professional Edition and higher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Writer

Available in FME Professional Edition and higher

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Terminology in this Section

Definition or FME Representation Autodesk FBX Equivalent
attribute n/a
feature type filename (minus the .fbx extension)
feature FbxGeometry

Reader Overview

The 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 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.