Comments on: LightWave 3D 9.5 Released http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/ 3D portfolio of Johan Steen - CG Artist and Filmmaker. Behind the scenes of my research in the art of animation, CG Characters and filmmaking. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:13:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Johan http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-7568 Johan Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:56:05 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-7568 Hi Cesar, To merge back FBX files from MotionBuilder with the new built in FBX support in LightWave, you use "Load Items From Scene" in LightWave and select the fbx file you want to merge back. When you do that you get a window where you can select which item you want to load into the scene, and at the bottom of that window you'll find a checkbox saying "Merge only motion envelopes". By checking that option it should only load in the motion and merge it back to the scene. Hope this helps. Cheers, Johan Hi Cesar,

To merge back FBX files from MotionBuilder with the new built in FBX support in LightWave, you use “Load Items From Scene” in LightWave and select the fbx file you want to merge back.
When you do that you get a window where you can select which item you want to load into the scene, and at the bottom of that window you’ll find a checkbox saying “Merge only motion envelopes”. By checking that option it should only load in the motion and merge it back to the scene.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Johan

]]> By: cesar http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-7543 cesar Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:14:56 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-7543 Hi. I use the fbx export and load into MB and its ok. But I cant merge back to lw. I can import back the fbx from mb but its not the same. How can I merge back the fbx to the lws. I still use the old fbxlw.p but this plugin has a bug that dont export uvmaps. Thx. Hi.
I use the fbx export and load into MB and its ok.
But I cant merge back to lw.
I can import back the fbx from mb but its not the same.
How can I merge back the fbx to the lws.
I still use the old fbxlw.p but this plugin has a bug that dont export uvmaps.
Thx.

]]> By: Johan http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-7322 Johan Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:09:35 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-7322 Hi Rob, The plugin in LW 9.6 that contains all the new I/O functionality (for FBX and Collada) is called Valkyrie.p and should be in your input-output folder. If that plugin is there you import FBX files by opening them just as you would with any normal .lws file. ie, it's not a special import FBX function, but you use the ordinary Load Scene function in LightWave to open a FBX file. Cheers, Johan Hi Rob,

The plugin in LW 9.6 that contains all the new I/O functionality (for FBX and Collada) is called Valkyrie.p and should be in your input-output folder.
If that plugin is there you import FBX files by opening them just as you would with any normal .lws file. ie, it’s not a special import FBX function, but you use the ordinary Load Scene function in LightWave to open a FBX file.

Cheers,
Johan

]]> By: Rob http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-7318 Rob Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:28:59 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-7318 Hi. I must be missing something, I have LW 9.6, but I can't see a way to import my FBX files. I guess I don't have the plugin in my input-output folder. How can I get it? Rob Hi.
I must be missing something, I have LW 9.6, but I can’t see a way to import my FBX files. I guess I don’t have the plugin in my input-output folder. How can I get it?
Rob

]]> By: Johan http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-3299 Johan Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:48:46 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-3299 Just to update my response here. LightWave 9.6 have all the FBX issues between LigthWave and MotionBuilder solved. Just to update my response here. LightWave 9.6 have all the FBX issues between LigthWave and MotionBuilder solved.

]]> By: Johan http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-1084 Johan Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:47:37 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-1084 Pixerati, actually no. :) It works at a first glance, or so I thought - when doing some simple tests. But when going with a real scene the native FBX I/O in LightWave 9.5 doesn't work properly. It doesn't hang for me though, but when I export a character from LightWave the bone rotations are messed up when importing it to MotionBuilder. Heck, the bone rotations are even messed up if you export it from LightWave and re-import it back to LightWave again. So totally broken! When merging an FBX back to LightWave with Load items from Scene and the merge motion options - LightWave mixes up items and duplicates most items wildly. The only one that works somewhat okay is import back to LightWave, but that's kinda lame and crippled. So I am back at using the old Autodesk FBX plugin as well, unfortunately, as it forces me to keep using and having a 32-bit LightWave installed as well. I've reported all the above FBX problems to NewTek several times, so I hope the next update of LightWave will get them fixed, otherwise I'll be kinda disappointed. Doesn't hurt if more people report it as well though, to really make sure they prioritize this. Hint hint. :) Pixerati, actually no. :)
It works at a first glance, or so I thought – when doing some simple tests. But when going with a real scene the native FBX I/O in LightWave 9.5 doesn’t work properly. It doesn’t hang for me though, but when I export a character from LightWave the bone rotations are messed up when importing it to MotionBuilder. Heck, the bone rotations are even messed up if you export it from LightWave and re-import it back to LightWave again. So totally broken! When merging an FBX back to LightWave with Load items from Scene and the merge motion options – LightWave mixes up items and duplicates most items wildly. The only one that works somewhat okay is import back to LightWave, but that’s kinda lame and crippled.

So I am back at using the old Autodesk FBX plugin as well, unfortunately, as it forces me to keep using and having a 32-bit LightWave installed as well.

I’ve reported all the above FBX problems to NewTek several times, so I hope the next update of LightWave will get them fixed, otherwise I’ll be kinda disappointed.
Doesn’t hurt if more people report it as well though, to really make sure they prioritize this. Hint hint. :)

]]> By: Pixerati http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-1081 Pixerati Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:05:51 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-1081 "Native FBX Import/Export/Merge. Finally, I can get rid of the AutoDesk FBX plugin for LightWave which was for 32 bit only. As a MotionBuilder user I rely heavily on FBX and are very happy to see this go native in LightWave." Are you telling me you can actually get this to work with MotionBuilder? Any scenes I try exporting to FBX just hang when I try to open them in MB. I've had to go back to the old plug-in to export and merge. “Native FBX Import/Export/Merge. Finally, I can get rid of the AutoDesk FBX plugin for LightWave which was for 32 bit only. As a MotionBuilder user I rely heavily on FBX and are very happy to see this go native in LightWave.”

Are you telling me you can actually get this to work with MotionBuilder? Any scenes I try exporting to FBX just hang when I try to open them in MB. I’ve had to go back to the old plug-in to export and merge.

]]> By: Johan http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-442 Johan Fri, 15 Aug 2008 20:50:13 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-442 Hey, check your mail, I sent you something. And about the documentation, the FiberFX doc is actually already done. I guess NewTek will add the missing pdf to the download as soon as they get back from Siggraph. Hey, check your mail, I sent you something.
And about the documentation, the FiberFX doc is actually already done. I guess NewTek will add the missing pdf to the download as soon as they get back from Siggraph.

]]> By: Phil http://www.artstorm.net/journal/2008/08/lightwave-3d-95-released/#comment-443 Phil Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:06:56 +0000 http://www.artstorm.net/?p=489#comment-443 I downloaded the update, but haven't had much chance to check out the new features. I did notice that the fiberfx documentation wasn't there. It appears that the NT team implemented all the new features, but won't finish the documentation until after siggraph. Let me know your thoughts on it! I downloaded the update, but haven’t had much chance to check out the new features. I did notice that the fiberfx documentation wasn’t there. It appears that the NT team implemented all the new features, but won’t finish the documentation until after siggraph.
Let me know your thoughts on it!

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