by Mesh Online·Workflow
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Earns its place in the superhive library because it was built from scratch with the official FBX SDK to cover cases where Blender's native FBX import fails on earlier and newer files. The developer tested the importer and exporter with about one hundred commercial FBX files made in 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema 4D, and verified exported FBX and DAE files in Unity Engine 2021, Unreal Engine 4/5 and Godot Engine v4.1.1 without issues.
Blender lacks native FBX support and often fails to import earlier and newer FBX files. Better Fbx Importer & Exporter, made by Mesh Online, was written from scratch with the official FBX SDK to address that gap. It is compatible with all FBX versions, from ASCII to binary and from FBX 5.3 to FBX 2020, and imports FBX, DAE, OBJ, DXF and 3DS files while exporting FBX, DAE, OBJ and DXF files.
The add-on targets game developers who import FBX into Blender and export to game engines, and 3D artists sharing work with users of other 3D software. It exports mesh LODs for Unreal Engine and Unity Engine, imports PBR material from 3ds Max and Maya, and exports PBR material for Unity Engine, Unreal Engine and Godot Engine. It supports Cycles and Eevee renderers, N-Gons, smoothing groups, automatic bone orientation, armature deform animation, and 'Drag & Drop' and 'Collection Exporters' in Blender 4.2+.
It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS. IK bones, custom bone shapes and multiple bind poses are not supported, though basic IK constraints can be imported and exported since v4.1.10.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter is best for game developers importing FBX into Blender and exporting to game engines, and 3D artists sharing work with users of other 3D software or selling in digital markets.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter is completely free to download and use.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter imports FBX, DAE, OBJ, DXF and 3DS files, and exports FBX, DAE, OBJ and DXF files. It is compatible with all FBX versions, from ASCII to binary and from FBX 5.3 to FBX 2020. It can also import vertex animation in Maya format (.mc/.mcx) and 3ds Max format (.pc2), and export vertex animation in Maya format (.mcx) and 3ds Max format (.pc2). Exported FBX and DAE files have been verified in Unity Engine 2021, Unreal Engine 4/5 and Godot Engine v4.1.1.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter supports Windows, Linux and macOS. It was built from scratch with the official FBX SDK to address cases where Blender's native FBX import often fails on earlier and newer files. The developer tested the importer and exporter with about one hundred commercial FBX files made in 3ds Max, Maya and Cinema 4D, and reported that the add-on imports and exports them successfully. Exported FBX and DAE files were verified in Unity Engine 2021, Unreal Engine 4/5 and Godot Engine v4.1.1 without issues.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter can export and import basic IK constraints since v4.1.10, though full IK bones are listed as a limitation. You can only use an empty object as the target object; if you do not assign one, the add-on creates an empty object as the target automatically. It imports basic IK constraints from Maya correctly, but the exported IK constraints are not compatible with Maya. The add-on also does not support custom bone shapes or multiple bind poses.
Better Fbx Importer & Exporter is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing details, check the developer's page. Built by Mesh Online, the add-on covers FBX import and export for game developers moving files between Blender and engines such as Unity, Unreal and Godot, as well as 3D artists sharing work with people who use other 3D software like 3ds Max, Maya or Cinema 4D. A demo video is available.
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