Exporting .fbx Material Issue...

# 1 08-06-2012 , 03:48 AM

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I'm trying to export my gun model through .fbx in Maya.

However, I get this error message when I do:

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When I exported this yesterday, it was working fine. I can't seem to tell what I did.

Any ideas?

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# 2 08-06-2012 , 04:20 AM

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You changed a shader type, which isn't supported by the FBX specification. Try updating your version of the FBX plugin, or use a different material type. From the error, it doesn't say which material type, or which material, is the problem, so I'd look for anything other than blinns, phongs, and lamberts.

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# 3 08-06-2012 , 03:58 PM

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Yes I think your right. I had a problem like this a long time ago. The thing is, I have so many separate pieces on my object that it would take ages to debug.

Is there a way to get a running list through some menu tab that shows all of my current materials and the polys associated with them?

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# 4 08-06-2012 , 04:06 PM

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I've also tried to edit>delete by>history for the entire gun and all of it's components because I have combined and separated them multiple times. I think the corrupt material type may have merged with all pieces now, because it looks like I have mostly lamberts.

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# 5 11-06-2012 , 05:21 PM

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Still can't figure this out. Anyone want to take a crack at this? I could send over my .mb if you want.

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# 6 11-06-2012 , 06:02 PM

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Have you updated your FBX plugin?

You could export the model as OBJ, then import it, then export it as FBX, as the OBJ format will strip out any unknown nodes.

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# 7 11-06-2012 , 07:16 PM

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NextDesign, I appreciate your help.

I checked every component of my object and they were all Lamberts. So then I realized I may have combined those objects with a rogue material type a while back and it kept that information in each objects history.

So I went to Edit>Delete all by type>History and cha-ching!! Works great. Thank you for your troubleshooting!

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