Biped to Bones??

[EricChadwick]

I was able to get Biped to export to FBX from 3ds max. Been a long time though, can't recall the specifics. But it was Biped for sure (mocap animation). Maybe check the docs again?

[sixeastmain]

I know that Kaydara has a downloadable plugin at their knowledge base which will allow conversion from 3DS Max to FBX or filmbox format. Once converted, it should carry over to Maya and then into MotionBuilder. I do know that the character must be facing in the Positive X direction for them to convert properly. I am a newbie to all of this, so if this doesn't apply, please forgive me. Hope it helps.

Peter

[Nenox]

Hi guys.

Thanks for your surgestions. Biped characters seems to import fine into Motion Builder. The problem is that Maya does not import it correctely. I've tried to Export Fbx from Max, import into motion builder, export from motion builder and then import that file into Maya, but I get the same bad result as when going directely from Max to Maya.

Anyone else??

Cheers,
Nenox.

[Mahlon]

Ask on the Kaydara forums. I bet someone can help you get it done.

EDIT: I mean Kaydara's site forum as opposed to the MotionBuilder/Messiah conference here.

Mahlon

[chrisdejoya]

I found a plugin at discreet's Sparks website called Biped to Bones. tried it?

[Nenox]

Hi All. A big Thanks for your surgestions.

SnowFly - I went to the sparks page, looked and searched for Biped to Bones, but had no luck in finding it. Maybee I have to be a member? I also tried a google search for "Biped to Bones", again no luck. I would very much like to try the plugin you describe, so any link or help you could give me would me great!

Cheers,
Nenox.

[EricChadwick]

Only thing on the Sparks downloads that I can think of coming close is the Physique to Skin Converter...
http://sparks.discreet.com/downloads/downloadshome.cfm?f=2&wf_id=66

Or else the Game Exporter Interface...
http://sparks.discreet.com/downloads/downloadshome.cfm?f=2&wf_id=92

One option you could try is to export from Max as FBX, then import the FBX to max, then re-export to FBX and import into Maya. Perhaps that might "clean" the file completely of any Biped references...?

[MFaucher]

Review this article in Kaydara Knowledge Desk against the steps you are currently using.
Importing 3DS Max CS Animation http://kb.kaydara.com/article.asp?article=1015&p=1

Martin

[Nenox]

Hi. Thanks again.

I tried exporting from max and then importing to and exporting from max again, before importing into maya.. that did the trick. Well allmost. FBX does not support other than rigid deformations, when exporting a model skinned with physique at least, so I was not able to get the weighting across. Anyway, I guess I will just reskin it in Maya, should be a lot less hastle by now!

Cheers everyone,
Nenox

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