Export from Unity

Mayalicious

I am in the process of learning level design in Unity. I would like to know if i can export models from unity as .obj, or fbx files outside? I want to know this because if this is possible i can export the pre-made project models (angrybots for example) from unity to maya. Thanks.

Lamont

If the model data is in FBX format, then look in the Assets folder for the data.

SanderDL

You can also use this:

http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php?title=ObjExporter

renderhjs

SanderDL wrote: »

You can also use this:
http://wiki.unity3d.com/index.php?title=ObjExporter

I have been using this script in the past and its really awesome. All it ads is a export option under your [File] menu


For example in a recent project I create a road network inside unity with sub mesh tiles. A simple export allowed me to edit the whole road set as a single OBJ model in photoshop


( Prototyping: using automated UV's, I would never unwrap like that )

SanderDL

Hey if Render says it's awesome, then it has got to be so.

smurfted

Sorry. Bit of a noob to unity. I couldn't get the script to work?!

I made a script in unity and copied the second script (from the wiki) into it. I saved the script into a folder in the assets folder called "Editor".

Any ideas what i am doing wrong?

jStins

That script is a bit old, but should still work. Hard to say what's wrong if it's already in Assets/Editor/

I suggest you use this if FBX is an option:

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/essentials/fbx-exporter-101408

danr

i've been using a (modified) version of that script for years, it still works fine in 2018

its a c# script so make sure you save it as so  - a .cs filename, not unity/javascript which is .js .Also make sure the script is called the same as that defined in public class "EditorObjExporter"

any specific compile errors will come up in your console, copy and paste those if you need help.

here is the modified code. It copes properly with hierarchies of gameobjects, which is super useful - ie you can select the top a hierarchy and it'll export all the mesh filters below rather than tripping up on empty gameobject

using UnityEngine;

as @jStins says above, the new fbx exporter is more of a "complete" workflow but i still use the above script all the time for sheer speed