Getting FBX Bones into Modeler

[JamesCurtis]

is there a way to get FBX file bones into Modeler, or a way to convert them to do so? I don't want to start from scratch and use Genoma or LW bones.

[Sensei]

Into Modeler?

Into Modeler you can't even import LW bones.. (at least not natively)

Modeler has skelegons, not bones.
They don't contain envelopes and a lot of other interesting features of bones..

[Ma3rk]

What are you importing from?

Generally, you'd open the FBX in Layout. I bring a lot of assets in from Daz via their FBX export. When opened in Layout, although they're all aligned to the Z-axis, but because of the wt. mapping they work just fine in FK. The first two bones in the hierarchy need to be removed BTW.

So you have the mesh, which can get sent or opened in Modeler, but the bones at this point would be edited in Layout. I used to be terrified of that, but overcame it once finding a decent tut or two, and it's not all that difficult after all.

[erikals]

guess you could...

tho' certainly not sure if you should.

[Ma3rk]

erikals,

What affect does this have on any existing wt. mapping assignments for the bones?

[erikals]

none as far as i know.

those would have to be made over again.

almost all settings are lost i think.

could be useful in a worst case scenario, other than that...

[prometheus]

none as far as i know.

those would have to be made over again.

almost all settings are lost i think.

could be useful in a worst case scenario, other than that...

I think I got the load bones plugin somewhere on disc, but it´s not there anymore on the page you refer to on that vid, neither is it there on the lightwave plugin database, the page have moved..but the plugin seems gone from the web.

[erikals]

hm, shame looks like d-storm removed almost all plugin links.

well, thank goodness for...


https://web.archive.org/web/20170512...oad_Bones.html

[jwiede]

hm, shame looks like d-storm removed almost all plugin links.

well, thank goodness for...


https://web.archive.org/web/20170512...oad_Bones.html

And if you're using that, you likely also want...

https://web.archive.org/web/20170512...gonEditor.html

[prometheus]

hm, shame looks like d-storm removed almost all plugin links.

well, thank goodness for...


https://web.archive.org/web/20170512...oad_Bones.html

You know what, I actually tried wayback machine, but couldn´t find anything, guess I need to learn how to use it properly.
Thanks!