Hello!

In my application I'm loading skinned models as described in SkinnedModel Sample. It's all right, when the model has only one animation (usually called "Take 001"), like the sample model.

When I'm trying to load models with more than one animation clip inside, my processor does not get any one from the importer.

Has anyone had the same trouble? What is the solution?

Any expirience, advices or links are appreciated.

Thanks ahead of time.

How were your models created?

What's the error you are getting?

blender needs a particular fbx script in order to work.

looks like it's a bug in the export script in Maya.

have a look around and see if you can find a new version.

I don't use Maya, so I can't be more specific, but in general animated FBX can be a pain to get working as there are lot's of little problems to overcome in all the 3D editors.

Once you have it working though, you can throw around lots of animated models very easily.

We're using the standart exporter from the developers. I hope, it's all right with it.

Maybe you know, if the FBX supports multiply clips at all? Is it possible to devide the takes? This is the main question for us now.

FBX does, I use it all the time.

look for the section Takes: you should have an array of stuff like this...

Takes:  {
  Current: "SWIM"
  Take: "FEED" {
    FileName: "Default_Take.tak"
    LocalTime: 0,73897852800
    ReferenceTime: 0,73897852800

    ;Models animation
    ;----------------------------------------------------
    Model: "Model::Tail2_L_U" {   

Then you get all the channel data and transforms for each bone.

Eventually you get another take arrive

Take: "HOLD" {
    FileName: "Default_Take.tak"
    LocalTime: 0,73897852800
    ReferenceTime: 0,73897852800

    ;Models animation
    ;----------------------------------------------------
    Model: "Model::Tail2_L_U" {

and off you go again.

Do not assume the manufacturers exporter is working, FBX is a bit of a beast and every exporter I have come across has one bug or another.

To test this, apply one animation and export the FBX file.

Apply a different animation and export it to another FBX file.

Compare the Takes: section between the two with a diff tool to make sure the are different. If not, bug #1

Copy and paste the second animation into the takes: array and rename it.

Load it up in XNA, you should have two animations

I cannot see anywhere in the FBX format that holds a count of the number of takes, so it should work.

Ok, thanks a lot for your help.

We'll try your way, and we also have some other ways to test. I'll report about our results as soon as possible.

Sorry for not replying so long.

After wasting time with a lot of different FBX-exporters, we've decided to create a single skinned model without any animations, and a set of low-poly models with, each one with a single animation. The whole set will be loaded with the main model, and it will use animations from that models.

It is not the best way, but the time does not allow us to experiment no longer.

We are using maya 2008 as well. we haven't even found a way to name more than one animation clip in a maya scene. We had been working on an assumption that autodesk intends you to buy motion builder if you want to pack named clips into an fbx.