A friend of mine from another forum is interested in writing an export option for the Blender FBX output that would include selection sets (for cloth pinning).

I know that recent versions of Max and Maya have an option to export their selection sets in the FBX export dialogue. A couple users have even noted that it works, IE, passes the selection sets on to iClone to be used as pins.

Can someone who has either of these programs supply me with an FBX file that contains a selection set or two?

Thanks?

Bumping this. But it is probably pointless now that iClone 6 is going to a better method.

since everything has to go in via 3dx5 I am not too confident of anything working
iClones own pinned cloth crashes it at worse does nothing at best via pipeline.
I broke it trying and only got it working again recently
it stopped exporting animated props to iclone.
I think it has to be brought in via the Max plugin.
I think GMax might do those selection groups too from what I have seen but getting it into iclone via ultimate unwrap is something I myself am loath to try after I broke it last time.
I wish you well and hope somebody can help as it is a feature we would all like.

Hello ,

The only thing you need is fbx sdk . It's not max or maya who have this option , it's fbx plugin write with sdk since many years . Export option depend on developper implementation

CGTRADER

Hi,
Yes, FBX specification (version 13.3 and above) really has the possibility to export selection sets definition, but I'm not sure that 3DX5 (even version 5.51) has complete support of this specification. For example 3DX has restricted support for importing smoothing groups definition -- it can recognize smoothing groups in mesh without any modifiers, but as soon as this mesh rigged (has skin modifier), all smoothing groups information will be lost....
And I also hope that 3DX6 will has full (and correct) support for complete FBX format specification; at least up to version 13 which currently used in the wide range of "not Autodesk" programs like Unity3D, Modo etc.

Vit

bumping this again, because about a year ago, someone got selection sets through 3DX into iClone via FBX saved from Maya with the proper box checked in the export.

Again, if someone could supply an FBX with a couple selection sets saved with it, that would really cool. Just a plain or cylinder would suffice.

I am thinking this method, although no longer needed for clothing in iClone 6, migh remain very useful for ropes, cords, and other things not related to the avatars.

Have you tried sending a PM to Warlord? He has a tutorial on pinning cloth, so I am sure he has a few simple FBX files with selection sets around.