Problems importing maya camera data and fbx models

[mszumski]

We have had no sucess at all importing Maya camera data and .fbx files into our flame 8.02 (octane2) systems. We have selected the camera before importing, tried various export methods from Maya, even tried exporting the maya file as .txt then renameing as .action but nothing has worked. I know the new software is “buggy” but for a new featured option not to function at all is absurd.

If anyone out there has had any positive results let me know.

[Anonymous]

try exporting maya camera to boujou, then boujou creats action setup. sometimes works. most new features on 8.0 don’t really work. truely frustrating

[Anonymous]

also – you must use new multi camera feature to see anything. fbx exports a new camera that is linked to object nodes, Select camera1 in schematic, and camera 1 from context view.

Unfortunately, the only reliable method is to boujou 3d scene (yeah, render it out), then export that to an action from boujou. this worked in old version too.

[mszumski]

lmackall6 wrote:

also – you must use new multi camera feature to see anything. fbx exports a new camera that is linked to object nodes, Select camera1 in schematic, and camera 1 from context view.

Unfortunately, the only reliable method is to boujou 3d scene (yeah, render it out), then export that to an action from boujou. this worked in old version too.

Thanks. I’ll give it a try. Discreet is coming into our studio next week and installing
8.03. Maybe this will fix some of the many, many problems with the new software.

[Philip]

You need to download the fbx converter from alias site. Maya’s fbx version is greater than flame’s 8.5 or inferno 5.5. With this app you can make the fbx that flame can read 😉

http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/downloads.jsp

[Anonymous]

Philip wrote:

You need to download the fbx converter from alias site. Maya’s fbx version is greater than flame’s 8.5 or inferno 5.5. With this app you can make the fbx that flame can read 😉

http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/downloads.jsp

Cool info. Which version of fbx is supported in Flame 9/9.5? We’re running Maya 7 Unlimited. I’d love to get the fbx converter needed to try this out.

Unfortunately, there are too many versions available for download which makes it almost a crap-shoot.

thanks!

[kalthans]

have you tried this maya script:

http://www.fxguide.com/fxtips-182.html

we have had pretty good luck with it…it basically spits out an action that you can load directly into FFI.

i’ve found fbx way too buggy to deal with sometimes

k

[Philip]

bustback wrote:

Philip wrote:

You need to download the fbx converter from alias site. Maya’s fbx version is greater than flame’s 8.5 or inferno 5.5. With this app you can make the fbx that flame can read 😉

http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/community/downloads.jsp

Cool info. Which version of fbx is supported in Flame 9/9.5? We’re running Maya 7 Unlimited. I’d love to get the fbx converter needed to try this out.

Unfortunately, there are too many versions available for download which makes it almost a crap-shoot.

thanks!

You need to download the “converter” that makes fbx to fbx old version (6 i think) !

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