3dxchange file import error


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By bg38 - 13 Years Ago
I'm using the trial copy of 3dxchange, and had constructed a prop from several primitives in iclone 5 pro, attached them all ,then saved said item in iclone as one prop. I then reloaded the same prop into the scene to see how it loads.

All is well here so far. I wanted to export it to 3dxchange and work on it outside of iclone but I get a 'file import error' pop up.
Should i just use one primitive, export it to 3dxchange then work on it, import it back into iclone then finish building my prop ?
I wasn't sure if I was trying to export too many primitives at once even tho I had saved them all as one prop.

Everything else I've done in 3dxchange has worked great , save for one particular model i tried opening but found it was waaaay too large ;)


EDIT: Answered my own question just now. i tried exporting just one primitive alone and got the same result. file import error from 3dxchange. Are iclone primitives not usable in the program?
By Sen - 13 Years Ago
Hi ,

3dxchange 4 no work with iclone 5 ;)
By bg38 - 13 Years Ago
ahhh. ok.
It will let me import sketchup models from 3dxchange into iclone 5, but not export stuff out of iclone, correct?
Cause i have a few models I successfully imported from sketchup into iclone 5 with 3dxchange.

glad I found this out now, I was on the edge of buying 3dxchange, but will have to wait until it is compatible with iclone pro 5 :)
thank you for your help sen :)


edit : that has to be it. I imported another custom prop successfully in a matter of seconds, but it won't do an iclone 5 standard prop :)
By Apparition - 13 Years Ago
Sen is right!

If you want to do 3DX operations you need iCLone4, but I guess not for long.
Surely the genius staff at Reallusion is working hard to have 3DX5 ready for us!
By Peter (RL) - 13 Years Ago
bg38 (1/8/2012)
ahhh. ok.
It will let me import sketchup models from 3dxchange into iclone 5, but not export stuff out of iclone, correct?
Cause i have a few models I successfully imported from sketchup into iclone 5 with 3dxchange.

glad I found this out now, I was on the edge of buying 3dxchange, but will have to wait until it is compatible with iclone pro 5 :)
thank you for your help sen :)


edit : that has to be it. I imported another custom prop successfully in a matter of seconds, but it won't do an iclone 5 standard prop :)

The pipeline from 3DXchange > iClone5 will work perfectly but not iClone5 > 3DXchange4.

This is because 3DXchange4 does not support IC5 file data. A new version of 3DXchange is in development and this will be fully compatible with iClone5.

By bg38 - 13 Years Ago
thanks for the reply everyone. I found that out about the import export deal between the 3 programs.
just wondering tho, any ideas yet on how much to update from 3dxchange 4 to 5?
By Peter (RL) - 13 Years Ago
No details on upgrade pricing yet but it will be very competitive as always. :)
By hassan06 - 9 Years Ago
i am currently using iclone 6 pro when i am trying to importing my .iproject animated model it says 3DXchange 6 may not support that format?
kindly any solution?https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/9664f974-e7ee-490b-b027-8067.png
By wires - 9 Years Ago
3DXchange can not import/open an iProject. It can only import/open iProp, iAcc and iAvatar files from iClone.
By SirWill - 9 Years Ago

wires (7/13/2016)
3DXchange can not import/open an iProject. It can only import/open iProp, iAcc and iAvatar files from iClone.

I have notices the same when trying to import using blender and your character you have rigged using rigify it brings the same message. Anybody with a solution?