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1. 3DSmax to Unity Animation Export Problem

   

   Topic by DrNanite · Sep 2015 · Home› Unity

   Hello I am trying to export an animation I did in 3ds max into unity. The problem is the animation does not appear correctly in Unity and some of the bones don't even start in the right place. The animation also appeared incorrect in Autodesk FBX review. Does anyone know how to fix this? I am including the fbx and 3ds max…

2. Re: 3DSmax to Unity Animation Export Problem

   

   Reply by DrNanite · Sep 2015 · Home› Unity

   Thank you so much! It was the mirroring. I recreated the skeleton and animation and everything is working fine now. :)

3. Re: 3DSmax to Unity Animation Export Problem

   

   Reply by DrNanite · Sep 2015 · Home› Unity

   I did reset xforms on my model but I did also use the mirror tool on my bones. Does that mean I have to do the skinning and animation over again? Sorry, this is my first time trying to import a rigged model into a game, so I really didn't know the process.

4. Re: 3DSmax to Unity Animation Export Problem

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Sep 2015 · Home› Unity

   I moved your thread to the Unity section. I'll start with the obvious questions... did you Reset Xforms on the model before rigging it? Have you used the Mirror tool on your bones?

5. Re: 3DSmax to Unity Animation Export Problem

   

   Reply by Eric Chadwick · Sep 2015 · Home› Unity

   Rigging is a big subject. There are particular gotchas with game rigging, that don't apply when rigging for film or rendering. I did some searching, it's amazingly difficult to find the info that is specific to the pitfalls with rigging for games. Here's some info worth reading. It's for Maya but the same principles apply…