Open a scene file

You can open a MotionBuilder FBX file by selecting File > Open File from the main menu bar.

When you open an FBX file in MotionBuilder, you can choose which contents from the file you want to load into MotionBuilder. For example, you can select whether or not to include scene elements such as models, cameras, shaders, as well as takes and so on.

To open an FBX scene file

1. Select File > Open from the main menu bar.
2. In the Open File dialog box, browse the location of the file and click Open.

   The Open Options window appears with the following default settings for the incoming file:

   • All scene elements and animation to be loaded are indicated by this icon: .
   • All settings that will not loaded are indicated by this icon:.
3. (Optional) If there are scene elements, animation, settings or takes you do not want to load, click this icon beside them so that it switches to this icon , which indicates they will not be loaded.
4. Click Open.

   The scene elements load into MotionBuilder.

For information about saving a scene file, see Saving scene elements, animation, settings, and takes.

Related topics

• Open Options window
• Merge a scene file
• Open files from other applications