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[3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
Hello, I have animated a vertical shutter with slats using a Path Deform modifier. Upon exporting to FBX the keyframes are lost. As seen in other threads, people found a solution by using collapseTo, to 'bake' the keyframes. Unfortunately, this doesnt seem to work. Currently the only available option (at this time) is to… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
The path deform modifier deforms the mesh, so you'll have to export it in form of a vertex animation / point cache, which is why you need Alembic. You could try a Morpher perhaps if the transition between open and closed is linear (but then you probably wouldn't need a path deform). If you want a collapsable animation… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
@Noren Many thanks for your response. After exporting an FBX file with a Cache file and re-importing in 3ds Max the kayframes were there! Many thanks, now the Unity developers are looking into it, if we can use it within our Unity project. Thanks for taking the time, to post your suggestion! -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
Hi everyone, I have realised, the shutter slats dont really behave like that. The slats are attachd to a tube, similar to wrapping toilet paper back on a roll. If you have the roll and the paper, to roll the paper back on to the tube, the first sheets stay on the cardboard tube and the others are added as it is rolled back… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
My bad. That's the Bend modifier. A clockwise rotating cylinder will result in a counterclockwise wound spiral. -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
@Nolan Ahh Bend modifier, cheers Nolan, I will check it out. -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
Hi Nolan, thanks for getting back in touch! Upto now, I have not been able to resolve my issue. You mentioned: As you mentioned the toilet paper roll, there's an old trick where you slighty rotate the object or the rotate gizmo (relative to each other) and with the limit function, you can roll up a straight piece of… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
Did you end up solving this? A physical simulation might be the most straight-forward approach if you're familiar with the tools. Lots of collisions and moving parts, though, so I'd do a quick test to check if that's likely to be viable. Cloth might work if rigid objects cause problems. As you mentioned the toilet paper… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
The previous reply was split from: How The F*#% Do I Model This? - Reply for help with specific shapes - (Post attempt before asking). No biggie, just that's not the right thread for this subject. Your current thread is the right place for this question, so we moved your reply here, plus it keeps all the context together… -
Re: [3ds Max 2025] FBX Export with Path deform for Unity
@Noren Normalize Spline did the trick! Thank you very much for your help
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