FBX + Mel Script issue

sama.van · Jun 2009

Hi!

I'm actually working with the "2009.3" version of the FBX exporter on Maya...
First I was really surprised when I seen the "Maya Mel Scripting" section in the FBX documentation...

But is there no way to export a selection?

I already tried to add the "select -r" before the "FBXExport -f [filename]" function but it just exports the entire scene -___-.......

I tried to ask on : http://area.autodesk.com/forum/autodesk-fbx/
But when I start a new thread or create a new message that thing appears :
"You are in wrong section or you have no permissions to do that."

Does someone know how I could export a simple selection with mel scripting? ^_^...

MoP · Jun 2009

I would probably use the "file" command instead of the FBXExport command - you should be able to specify "exportSelected" and pass "FBX" as the file type. I think that'll work.

You can still use the FBX scripting commands to set any preferences before exporting - usually I just set it up manually, save an "fbxexportpreset" file, and get the script to load this preset before exporting.

sama.van · Jun 2009

MoP wrote: »

I would probably use the "file" command instead of the FBXExport command - you should be able to specify "exportSelected" and pass "FBX" as the file type. I think that'll work.

You can still use the FBX scripting commands to set any preferences before exporting - usually I just set it up manually, save an "fbxexportpreset" file, and get the script to load this preset before exporting.

No, this FBX exmport is too bad

If you try that on a selection :

file -f -typ "Fbx"  -es "c:/aaa.fbx"

He will open the exporter UI =____=.....

MoP · Jun 2009

Isn't there an FBX script option to hide the UI?

sama.van · Jun 2009

MoP wrote: »

Isn't there an FBX script option to hide the UI?

Hmmm nothing I know....

Basically the FBXExport function is a entire mel function.
We can't use it like :

file -f -typ "FBXExport"  -es "c:/aaa.fbx"

Maya doesn't understand it. only "FBX" works.

Here are all the Mel function for the FBX exporter :

    * FBXExport -f [filename]
    * FBXExportAnimationOnly -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportApplyConstantKeyReducer -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportAxisConversionMethod [none|convertAnimation|addFbxRoot]
    * FBXExportBakeComplexAnimation -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportBakeComplexEnd -v [int]
    * FBXExportBakeComplexStart -v [int]
    * FBXExportBakeComplexStep -v [int]
    * FBXExportCacheFile v [true|false]
    * FBXExportCameras -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportCharacter -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportColladaFrameRate [float]
    * FBXExportColladaSingleMatrix [true|false]
    * FBXExportColladaTriangulate [true|false]
    * FBXExportConstraints -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportConvert2Tif v [true|false]
    * FBXExportDxfTriangulate [true|false]
    * FBXExportDxfDeformation [true|false]
    * FBXExportEdgeSmoothing v [true|false]
    * FBXExportEmbeddedTextures -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportFileVersion [version]
    * FBXExportHardEdges -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportInAscii -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportLights -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportQuaternion -v [quaternion|euler|resample]
    * FBXExportQuickSelectSetAsCache q
    * FBXExportQuickSelectSetAsCache v setName
    * FBXExportScaleFactor [float]
    * FBXExportShapes -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportSkins -v [true|false]
    * FBXExportUpAxis [y|z]
    * FBXImport -f [filename] -t [take index]
    * FBXImportAxisConversionEnable v [true|false]
    * FBXImportCacheFile v [true|false]
    * FBXImportCameras -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportCharacter -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportConstraints -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportConvertDeformingNullsToJoint -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportDxfWeldVertice [true|false]
    * FBXImportDxfReferenceNode [true|false]
    * FBXImportDxfObjectDerivation [layer|entity|block]
    * FBXImportEdgeSmoothing v [true|false]
    * FBXImportFillTimeline
    * FBXImportHardEdges -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportLights -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportMergeBackNullPivots -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportMergeAnimationLayers -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportMode -v [exmerge|add|merge]
    * FBXImportOverrideNormalsLock -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportProtectDrivenKeys -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportQuaternion -v [quaternion|euler|resample]
    * FBXImportResamplingRateSource -v [Maya|FBX|Custom]
    * FBXImportScaleFactorEnable [true|false]
    * FBXImportScaleFactor [float]
    * FBXImportSetMayaFrameRate -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportSetLockedAttribute -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportShapes -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportSkins -v [true|false]
    * FBXImportUpAxis [y|z]
    * FBXConvertUnitString [mm|cm|m|km|in|ft|yd|mi]
    * FBXGetTakeComment [index]
    * FBXGetTakeCount
    * FBXGetTakeIndex [take name]
    * FBXGetTakeLocalTimeSpan [index]
    * FBXGetTakeName [index]
    * FBXGetTakeReferenceTimeSpan [index]
    * FBXLoadExportPresetFile -f [filepath]
    * FBXLoadImportPresetFile -f [filepath]
    * FBXRead -f [filename]
    * FBXResetImport
    * FBXResetExport
    * FBXResamplingRate -v [float]

Then the main question could be : why I can't export only one object with this set of function? O_o?

In your maya you can try something like that:

string $selection[] = `ls -sl -l`;

for ($i=0;$i<`size $selection`;$i++)
{
select -r $selection[$i];
FBXExport -f ("c:/" + $i);
}

(if I had the ["code"] stuff on it polycount will crash

)

... and you will see all your *.fbx files will content the full scene....

sama.van · Jul 2009

eh!! Technical polycounter!!!

Documentation have beed updated on the 2010 version!!!!

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/autodesk_maya_fbx_plug-in_help_2010.pdf

It sound great ^_^,.,.. I will try that.....

FBX documentation wrote:

FBXExport -f [filename] [-s]
Exports the specified file.
Add the -s flag if you want to change the export process so it exports the
selected objects instead of an “export all” operation.
For example:
FBXExport -f myfile.fbx -s

Oh gonna rain shit tonight!!!!

one year I was waiting for this shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Flynny · Oct 2013

Not to raise a thread from the depths but I think is too useful to miss out on! For ages ive been trying to get deeper into the use of FBX in the pipeline im creating here, but ive always found some options tucked away just out of reach..

Use this to set previously unavailable commands on an fbx export via command line!

FBXproperties command described here : http://download.autodesk.com/global/docs/maya2014/en_us/files/GUID-76CF67F4-BBBB-48C6-AE48-6EF6975CB870.htm

Enjoy

FBX + Mel Script issue

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