Special Note on Face FBX Export (New for 5.5)

Morphing Data to 3D Authoring Tools

The blending meshes you added in the Morph List of 3DXchange are taken as Target Shapes. After you export the characterized character to an FBX file, these target shapes are exported as well, which will tremendously increase the size of the exported file.

1. Load a character with morphing animations of the face or the entire body to 3DXchange (in this case, a crocodile).
2. The target shapes are listed in the Morph List box.
   
3. The blending combinations are defined via the Expression Editor (take the first group in the Custom tab for example).

   The four thumbnails in the first group are combinations of different weights of the blending to the target shapes (morph-based only).

4. Export the character in FBX format. In addition to the bone-based animations, the morph-based blending results and blend shapes are included into the FBX as well.
5. Load the character to an external 3D authoring tool, such as Maya or 3ds Max.
6. The blend shapes (in step 2) are brought into the tool as well.

   The blend shapes are brought into the Channel Box panel in Maya.	The blend shapes are brought into the Channel List panel in 3ds Max.

7. The blending combinations (in step 3) are listed as well.
   • Maya:

     The blending combinations from the Jaw tab (if any).	The blending combinations from the Viseme tab.	The blending combinations from the Custom tab.

   • 3ds Max:

     The blending combinations from the Jaw tab (if any).	The blending combinations from the Viseme tab.	The blending combinations from the Custom tab.

8. For downsizing the FBX file, you may optionally delete the target shapes if you are satisfied with the blending results and you do not want to further adjust in the external 3D tool.
   Maya:
   • When you export FBX via 3DXchange, make sure you select Maya_Win32-bit_Optimized from the Target Tool Preset drop-down list in order to auto-activate the Delete Source Morph Shapes box in the Advanced Settings section (Manually activating the box is also ok).
     
   3ds Max:
   • When you export FBX via 3DXchange, make sure you select 3ds Max from the Target Tool Preset drop-down list in order to auto-activate the Delete Source Morph Shapes box in the Advanced Settings section.
     
   • You may also right click on the target items for deletion in the 3ds Max Channel List panel and then select Delete Channel from the menu one by one.
     

Morphing Data Omission in Unity

• So far, most game engines do not support morph data due to performance concerns; therefore in Unity, you can not see the morph-based animations from the characters created with the Monster Workshop Pack or DAZ Genesis.
• The morph-based animations created by the Monster Workshop Pack, especially the lipsyncs or facial animations, can not be shown in Unity because Unity does not support morphing data at all, unless you have installed an appropriate Unity plug-in before loading the morphing data.

  The morph-based facial expressions and lipsyncs in iClone.	The omission of morph-based facial animations in Unity.

• The bone-based animations are thoroughly compatible with Unity.