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1. example of using 'FBXProperties' mel command to query all properties?

   

   Topic by retonym · Feb 2023 · Home› Coding, Scripting, Shaders

   Hi! This feels like a really dumb question, sorry in advance, but i've not been able to figure it out. I'm a python user and mel noob trying to write a custom fbx export script in Maya. I need to access some of the FBX export properties that aren't available through the standard mel fbx export commands. The official docs…

2. Re: example of using 'FBXProperties' mel command to query all properties?

   

   Reply by foxagon · Apr 2023 · Home› Coding, Scripting, Shaders

   you can just use the commands directly e.g.cmds.FBXExportHardEdges("-v", False) cmds.FBXExportInAscii("-v", False) cmds.FBXExportSmoothingGroups("-v", False) cmds.FBXExportSmoothMesh("-v", False) cmds.FBXExportTangents("-v", False) cmds.FBXExportTriangulate("-v", False) cmds.FBXExport("-file", "c:/temp/example.fbx", "-s")

3. Re: example of using 'FBXProperties' mel command to query all properties?

   

   Reply by poopipe · Mar 2023 · Home› Coding, Scripting, Shaders

   I seem to remember being able to load an fbx export preset from either python or Mel which would save an awful lot of code. I'd probably try that

4. Re: example of using 'FBXProperties' mel command to query all properties?

   

   Reply by retonym · Mar 2023 · Home› Coding, Scripting, Shaders

   Update -- found this guy's amazing script, fbx_properties.py "Take the output from the cmds.FBXProperties() command and convert it into useable cmds code. This will allow you to quickly set attrs that you want in the FBX export ui and get the results back in code."…