FBX Animation Import

If the FBX file that you are importing into Grid Studio is an animation of objects, then you will need to use the import tool.

You can access the import tool either from the top menu bar in File -> Import or with the shortcut key CTRL + I

The other option is by directly dragging your FBX file onto the Grid Studio application.

Once you have done so, you will get a pop up window with some option settings.

If the FBX that you are importing is an animation, then please remember to set the Animation setting to be ON.

Similar to a static mesh, you have the option to choose how to handle Null Objects inside your FBX. You can choose either to have it be represented as a Folder or Tracker object inside Grid Studio.

Depending on your situation, like for example if you need to link the 3D mesh from your FBX to a tracking source from some kind of tracking system, then you might want to choose Tracker object to replace your Null object in your FBX.

When it is the first time you are importing an animation, you can leave everything else as default and you are good to go.

At the end of the import, you will have all your sub objects created in your project tree in the same hierarchy as your FBX file.

You will also get a Timeline object created with the keyframes for the animation of your objects.

Advanced Settings

Merge with Existing Structure

If you like to take the information from your FBX animation and merge that into your exisiting Grid project structure, you can choose how to link them together using this option.

• Merge by Path and Name: if the path and the name of the object are exactly the same, then they will be merged

• Merge by Name: if the name of the objects are exactly the same, then they will be merged

• Only add Keyframes for Exisiting Objects: only if existing objects are found, then those keyframes from the FBX will be added.

Extend Parameter Layer

If you like to merge the FBX animation and extend the keyframes of an existing Parameter Layer inside a timeline, you can then choose that specific Parameter Layer from here.

Sequence

If you like to merge the FBX animation into an exisiting timeline, then you can choose the timeline object from here.

Animation Type

The FBX animation keyframes can be imported into Grid Studio either as keyframes or as a recording.

The default setting is as keyframes which means if you like you can then edit these keyframes inside Grid Studio.

If you do not need to edit these keyframes, then you can import them as recording which will be more optimized for performance.