The trick though is to force it to only have 1 material. Otherwise it will bloat your scene with default materials.
I used Collada before just so that I could be able to edit the file. So I had a parser that went through and removed all materials and then created just a single material that all objects shared. Since FBX should be the preferred file format I kind of wish that you guys also gives us a LOT more flexibility in the future on how to export and import FBX files. Right now you are often better off using something else. So, in the future... bring us more options.* Not "unified import/exporter" between programs! *I want *options*, I also want to be able to access it through scripting, and it would be really awesome if I could run a batch converter (that takes softimage or maya files). my thoughts stefan On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:28 AM, Min Rui Tan <[email protected]>wrote: > ImportFBXOptions is the property holding all the import options. > You can set it like any other custom property. > SetValue "ImportFBXOptions.ImportMaterialsAndTextures", False > > If ImportFBXOptions is not already in the scene, you can create it > ActiveProject.ActiveScene.Root.AddProperty( "ImportFBXOptions") > > Regards, > Min Rui > > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 7:34 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: FBXImport Materials > > Doco, introspection and personal experience all suggest you're SOL in > those regards. I ended up cleaning the file after export for our massive > exporter, which was just as pleasant as poking your eyes with angry bees. > On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:23 PM, Gareth Bell < > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> > wrote: > > > Hiya, > > Am I being really stupid here or is there no way to switch off the > importing of materials when importing fbxs through scripting? > > The sdk seems to accommodate everything within the dialog except the > materials/textures import? > > Logically I thought it would be something like > Application.FBXImportMaterials ( False )???? > > cheers > > g > > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! > -- *Stefan Andersson | Digital Janitor* blog <http://sanders3d.wordpress.com> | showreel<http://vimeo.com/sanders3d>| twitter <http://twitter.com/sanders3d> | LinkedIn<http://www.linkedin.com/in/sanders3d>| cell: +46-73-6268850 | skype:sanders3d
