ANAHEIM, CA -- At SIGGRAPH 2013, Autodesk Inc. has launched Autodesk FBX Review for Microsoft Windows 7- and Windows 8-enabled devices.
The standalone app enables professional artists and animators a lightweight tool to conduct detailed reviews of a wide range of 3D assets, including detailed 3D models, environments, and character animations.
"We've consistently observed our customers' need to speed up project iteration, while maintaining high-fidelity assets that are faithful to the original design," says Chris Bradshaw, senior vice president, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. "FBX Review streamlines the asset review process, providing greater flexibility for mobile, decentralized creative teams."
Autodesk FBX Review allows any user on a Windows device or platform to view 3D assets with a robust feature set, without using commercial 3D animation software. For example, an artist working in Autodesk Maya can send an animation file to anyone who has installed FBX Review, and the recipient will have a full menu of features with which to view the assets.
By supporting a wide range of open 3D file formats, from popular digital creation formats like .fbx, .3ds, and .obj to .dxf, an Autodesk AutoCAD format, FBX Review gives artists the freedom to use their favorite 3D tools. Reviewers can then choose to view assets with various shading options, animations, cameras, or lighting options in the Microsoft DirectX 11-enabled viewport.
Supported viewing options include:
- Static and Dynamic Tessellation
- Displacement and Vector Displacement Maps
- Skin Deformations and Animation
- Real-Time Shadow Maps
- Reflection Maps
- Light and Ambient Occlusion Maps
- Image Based Lighting
- Ground and Sky Ambient Color
To evaluate animations and scenes, FBX Review offers controls to cycle through animation takes and different camera angles to play, pause, and scrub-through animations. Scenes can be viewed with the cameras and lights native to the file or with the in-app perspective and orthographic cameras.
Autodesk FBX Review's mobile support provides a near seamless way to continue the production cycle away from the workstation. Developed from the ground up for the Windows 8 platform, the mobile app incorporates the same full feature set as the desktop app, with a simple user interface that leverages the touch-screen display, such as a multi-view camera that allows reviewers to pan, circle, or zoom in on assets and touch sensitive animation playback and lighting controls. The mobile app requires Microsoft Windows 8 OS, 50 MB of disk space for installation, and 4GB of RAM. For optimal asset viewing, mobile devices should also include a graphics card that supports Microsoft DirectX 11.
Autodesk FBX Review is available now for free on The Windows Store for Windows 8-enabled mobile devices and tablets and Windows 7- and 8-supported desktops. Users can download the app via The Windows Store or directly from
Autodesk Exchange in the
Autodesk Maya or
Autodesk 3ds Max store.