HowTo/Export Blender FBX Animation - Revision history

Pcas1986: Updated to Blender 4. Example 2 still needs updating.

2024-01-10T05:09:19Z

Updated to Blender 4. Example 2 still needs updating.

Korvtiger at 15:39, 24 September 2023

2023-09-24T15:39:32Z

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	\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\|! ... Skipping one or more lines with the same contents		\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\|! ... Skipping one or more lines with the same contents
	\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\|This is an ASSIMP message and can be ignored.		\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\|This is an ASSIMP message and can be ignored.
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			\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\|! ... T2776: FBX: animation is applied to multiple targets
			\| style="border:1px solid gray;font-weight:normal;"\| Might be caused by armatures, where the bones does not have names starting with "b.r.". The armature object itself does not need to have a "b.r." prefix in its name, however.
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Ek.skirl: /* Load Example 1 */

2023-08-14T14:05:28Z

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	Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Rotatating_Earth.zip\|Example 1: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Rotatating Earth]]		Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Rotatating_Earth.zip\|Example 1: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Rotatating Earth]]
	Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.		Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.
	Informations about Blender 3.x fbx export settings ~~yoa~~ will find in [[Prequel Blender to Trainz\|Prequel for this tutorial series: Blender to Trainz (with the full script)]]		Informations about Blender 3.x fbx export settings as picture one will find in [[Prequel Blender to Trainz\|Prequel for this tutorial series: Blender to Trainz (with the full script)]]

	:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.		:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.

Ek.skirl: /* Source Files */

2023-08-14T14:04:50Z

Source Files

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	$screenshot$.jpg		$screenshot$.jpg
	config.txt		config.txt

			Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Four_Cogs.zip\|Example 2: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Four Cogs]]
			Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.
			Informations about Blender 3.x fbx export settings as picture one will find in [[Prequel Blender to Trainz\|Prequel for this tutorial series: Blender to Trainz (with the full script)]]

	===Things you need to do===		===Things you need to do===
	====Saving====		====Saving====

Ek.skirl: /* Load Example 1 */

2023-08-14T14:01:47Z

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	Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Rotatating_Earth.zip\|Example 1: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Rotatating Earth]]		Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Rotatating_Earth.zip\|Example 1: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Rotatating Earth]]
	Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.		Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.
			Informations about Blender 3.x fbx export settings yoa will find in [[Prequel Blender to Trainz\|Prequel for this tutorial series: Blender to Trainz (with the full script)]]

	:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.		:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.

Ek.skirl: /* Load Example 1 */

2023-08-14T13:58:53Z

Load Example 1

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	config.txt		config.txt
	:* The config.txt is complete but you will need to change the asset kuid to be one of your own.		:* The config.txt is complete but you will need to change the asset kuid to be one of your own.

			Updated and rebuilded tutorial files: [[File:Tutorial_Rebuild_Blender_Rotatating_Earth.zip\|Example 1: Tutorial Rebuild Blender Rotatating Earth]]
			Beside some adjustments the main update was to move, add and amend animation tags to a effects sub container.

	:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.		:* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8. It should look similar to the following. If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures. You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.
	[[File:Ex1 start.jpg\|1200px\|thumb\|center\|The Start Layout]]		[[File:Ex1 start.jpg\|1200px\|thumb\|center\|The Start Layout]]
	:* Save the file as "ex1_working.blend".		:* Save the file as "ex1_working.blend".

	===Add the Trainz Animation Helper===		===Add the Trainz Animation Helper===
	:* Position the Blender cursor at World Origin (0,0,0). Press Shift S to bring up the Snap menu and select Cursor to World Origin.		:* Position the Blender cursor at World Origin (0,0,0). Press Shift S to bring up the Snap menu and select Cursor to World Origin.

Pcas1986: Added example 2

2019-08-31T05:06:37Z

Added example 2

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 :* The config.txt is complete but you will need to change the asset kuid to be one of your own.
 :* Open the ex1_example.blend Blender source file in Blender 2.8.  It should look similar to the following.  If the sphere is a pink/purple colour then that means Blender can't find the material textures.  You should be able to correct that by reloading the textures within Blender.
-[[File:Ex1 start.jpg|1600px|thumb|center|The Start Layout]]
+[[File:Ex1 start.jpg|1200px|thumb|center|The Start Layout]]
 :* Save the file as "ex1_working.blend".
 ===Add the Trainz Animation Helper===
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 ===Animate the Trainz Helper===
 :* Change to the Animation Workspace and ensure the b.r.main object is selected.  You will need to use the object's Context values that are shown at the bottom right - location, rotation, scale, etc.
-[[File:Blender280 anim example1- view1.jpg|1600px|thumb|center|B.R.Main]]
+[[File:Blender280 anim example1- view1.jpg|1200px|thumb|center|B.R.Main]]
 :* For animation we use keyframes (aka frames) to manage our animation.  Trainz operates animations at 30 frames per second (fps) and, as we want to run this animation for two seconds, the End Frame in Timeline should be 60.  Make sure the Start Frame is 1 and the Current Keyframe is 1.  See the following image.
-[[File:Blender280 anim example1- view2.jpg|1600px|thumb|center|Animation timeline]]
+[[File:Blender280 anim example1- view2.jpg|1200px|thumb|center|Animation timeline]]
 :* Select the b.r.main helper if not already selected.
 :* For the start of our animation we need to set the rotation of our helper to be at 0 (zero) degrees.  For this example we can just leave the helper as Blender placed it..
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 [[File:Ex1 in game.jpg|400px]]
 =Animation warnings and errors=
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Pcas1986: First version of complete rewrite for Blender 2.80. Needs review.

2019-08-26T09:59:56Z

First version of complete rewrite for Blender 2.80. Needs review.

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Pcas1986 at 08:53, 26 August 2019

2019-08-26T08:53:11Z

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			(WORK IN PROGRESS)
	This page describes a process for exporting animated meshes from Blender to the [[FBX file format]]. It is intended for new content creators or those more experienced who need to migrate from older versions of Blender and Trainz animation.		This page describes a process for exporting animated meshes from Blender to the [[FBX file format]]. It is intended for new content creators or those more experienced who need to migrate from older versions of Blender and Trainz animation.

Pcas1986 at 08:33, 26 August 2019

2019-08-26T08:33:10Z

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