I downloaded MB 2015 and this works fine - perhaps 2016 has a later FBX version.

Thanks very much for that tip Sw00000p - I'm pretty sure I have a version of 3dx4 on a back-up disc somewhere so I might just give that a go.

Thanks Sw00000p - really appreciate your input.
Can't check at the moment (as I am at work) but I very much doubt that I would have retained version 4.0 or 4.1 - you must have been very astute to retain the old versions!

Happy to just learn MOTIONBUILDER at the moment. It is less daunting than I expected and the LYNDA.COM tutorials are very easy to follow.

Thanks again

Toonarama

dude facial morphs replaced facial animation in 3dexchange 5.0 and 6.0 you import them and use the facial puppet as morphs.   Facial animation using bones is actually not a 'thing' anymore morphs are smoother and in 6.0 exchange they are improving the system and they will be even better.  If you are strategic about it and learn how the morphs work you can have an very large variety of expressions.   




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toonarama,

are you able to apply facial animation in MB 2015, then export it as fbx, then import it into iclone 6 thru 3dxchange 6?

thanks!

acutaly I do swoop sorry to contradict your outdated knowledge and advice.  

and yes I have made viseme with facial morphs inside iclone 3dexchange without bones and only a few shapes.   
along with now many dozens of facial animations.  You no longer need facial bones in iclone we have the "custom" button to use now inside iclone.    

There is as they say more then one way to skin a cat and no longer do you need to make that pile of animations using that track and set points in the track bones and fbx 2009.  LOL  I manage to make lots of things using no bones and newer versions of fbx right inside 3dexchange 6 and previously 5.5.   So I do have a clue because I dont have to fall back on old skills and keep outdates software on my list that is slowly becoming incompatible with my pc and operating system.   And tell people to use older formats.  Facial bones are in may ways "old hat" .  So i apologize for correcting you (well no i dont) but whatever .  As we say in Canada Land 'sorry not sorry' 









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what is this thread about

how to use motionbuilder inside iclone6 using 3dexchange6

dont lead people down the garden path. This thread is not about you or what you know or what you think other people know or dont know its about what parts of motionbuilder are relevant to use today now in a software created by reallussion.  Its not about your opinion about what they are doing or how it sucks.  Its about motionbuilder and iclone6

do not tell people to learn how to do facial animation in motionbuilder for use in iclone6 regardless of what you think about earth the universe and everything because ITS NOT USABLE dont lead them down a garden path of doom and confuse them when they are busy trying to figure out what works IN ICLONE.  

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toonarama,

are you able to apply facial animation in MB 2015, then export it as fbx, then import it into iclone 6 thru 3dxchange 6?

thanks!

"then import it into iclone 6 thru 3dxchange 6?"
Absolutely NOT!

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my feet are firmly on the floor thank you.     Since I have not said any such thing.   We are talking about expressions and importing facial MOPRHS for use in iclone and using the 3dexchange6. and not recording those clips like we used to. or are you using my tutorials as 'all i know' or something? I dont know why you behave this way but the reality is.. once again its misplaced and off topic.   I corrected you before you made Toonarama go learn how to use motionbuilder to import facial clips in 3dexchange4  that is my contribution to this thread.  He now knows that what he needs to learn from motionbuilder is large full body animations and to use other methods to create his stuff for the face since motionbuilder wont do that for iclone. 

and now I am done and you can continue to drag the thread off topic because I am sure he knows what he needs to know now.. 






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