I find whenever I use MED with an fbx which has a rigid bound object, the bound object is placed quite far from the joint it is bound to, so a model with geometry bound for legs, arms, etc, are all exploded out. It's very trippy. Also I have found that fbx constraints don't make it in there, but I guess MED only supports models that are plotted to skeleton, instead of exported with a motionbuilder (native fbx app) control rig.

Ok, I now know the reason for the vertex weights problem. The FBX import filters included in the A7 release were not the latest version. Sorry for that. You can download the newest FBX importers here:

http://server.conitec.net/down/fbxfiles2006.zip
http://server.conitec.net/down/fbxfiles2005.zip

Please unzip them into your med_plugins folder. They will be included in the next version, 7.06.

Ya, that s great



Now It works. A7 really support FBX

I'm also relieved. I'm about to have my animator start rigging and applying my mocap files. I plan on using FBX with multiple bones per vertex and weighting so he can make it look the best he can. Thanks for catching this.

The weighting does work now, thank you for that. But still the problem of model rotation remains as can be seen in MED screen captures posted by taratoga1. What I mean is that when the model is imported it's sideways on the ground, but when you hit the animate button it turns 90 degrees to standing position (and so do the bones - tested with my own and taratoga1's fbx-files).

This is not a big problem with "regular" animations, but when you want to combine multiple animations with anm_add it is, since the bones rotations are calculated in reference to the state of the model before hitting animate in MED.

A simple example: if the animated tube in taratoga's picture would be combined with anm_add with another animation of the tube facing up, the tube would end up sideways. That's because in each animation starting with the tube upwards it would initially have 90 degree rotation and two of such would of course add up to 180 degrees.

So, a solution would be nice since at the moment it's impossible to combine 3ds max imported animations succesfully. A more or less temporary solution would be the possibility to define certain animation frame as the reference frame for the bones rotations.

Ps. I have tried to rotate my models and their bones before and after fbx import and export, but nothing works for the problem.

Ok, im having the same problem as you guys.
The model imports facing downwards and when i hit the animate button he becomes in its right place.
I tried using the FBX importers jcl posted a couple posts back. and its still the same.
OK. now the fun part.
I tried importing the same fbx in gs 7.0 (med 6.86) and it worked fine but in a diferent way. I.e. THe model is imported and the first frame of the animation is the default position of the model.

Hello jermgerm and Pedro Amorin,

in the meantime I found out a solution for this issue. I think it is not comfortable but it helps:

Use the feature "Transform model global" to correct the placement of the default modell. You find it in MED under Edit.

I use it. Maybe it helps. Newertheless its my opinion, that this issue has to be reworked by someone, because it is a time consuming job and useless work.

Kind regards

taratoga

Ok. so i downloaded the new exporter for max. but still the problem is the same.

Model facing down. and when i press animate. the model is ok, Although the pivot instead of being where it was in max it comes down to the feet! and that doesnt work for me because of the camera being used in the game.

Any ideas jcl?

Hi,

did you try to use my hint from above to fix the position?

Kind regards

taratoga