CAD formats

What is the FBX format?

FBX — Autodesk FBX 3D Model

FBX is Autodesk's 3D exchange format for models with materials, skeletons and animation, used by game engines and film studios.

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About the FBX format

FBX started as Filmbox in the 1990s and has belonged to Autodesk since 2006. It carries meshes, materials, cameras, rigs and animation, and Unity, Unreal Engine, Maya, 3ds Max and Blender all exchange models through it. The format is closed, so not every program reads every FBX version.

For printing, an FBX model is converted to STL or 3MF, for the web to GLB, and to OBJ for programs that do not import FBX. Geometry always carries over; animation and some materials may not survive in formats that do not support them.

Programs that open FBX

  • Autodesk Maya
  • Autodesk 3ds Max
  • Blender
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine
  • Autodesk FBX Review

What FBX is used for

  • Game assets
  • Character animation
  • Film and visual effects
  • Moving scenes between 3D programs

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