[ 3ds max FBX ] Import specific objects from FBX files

LaurentiuN

Hi guys,

As the title say`s, is there a script or a method to be able to select which objects from the FBX file to be imported?Like when you have a .max file and select merge and it gives you the option to select what objects you want to be imported.

Thanks

Eric Chadwick

I don't think so. Import just pulls in all the parts.

Is yours a gigantic FBX file, is that why you want to single out a specific part?

LaurentiuN

Eric Chadwick said:

I don't think so. Import just pulls in all the parts.

Is yours a gigantic FBX file, is that why you want to single out a specific part?

Hi Eric,
yes i need to import some objects for lightmaps and there is a gigantic object that i dont need all the time. It takes like 15-20 min to load in max and everytime i need to LM an object i need to reimport everything....thats so time consuming. 350-400 MB fbx file.

Eric Chadwick

You should see if you can split the scene into multiple fbx files, and re-import them into the game engine, so you can avoid this for future rebakes.

LaurentiuN

The problem is that i need to export fbx from engine and import them back in max. in-house engine with no proper export settings. Thanks again.

Eric Chadwick

Yeah unfortunately the way people usually handle this is to isolate things on the export end. Like in Revit for example, hiding the layers you don't need in Max, then exporting.

LaurentiuN

Thanks again Eric...problem solved, programmers did the export selected if everything else is hidden.