Autodesk FBX Review

Autodesk FBX Review is a lightweight, standalone, and completely free software tool used to quickly review 3D assets and animations without needing to open a heavy 3D production application. It provides artists, animators, and project stakeholders a fast way to share, play back, and inspect 3D files with high visual fidelity. Core Features

High-Fidelity Viewing: Utilizes Microsoft DirectX 11 and features the same high visual fidelity of Maya’s Viewport 2.0. It supports advanced features like GPU dynamic tessellation, image-based lighting, and blurry reflections.

Animation Control: Allows users to switch between multiple saved animation takes, play, pause, and scrub through timelines using standard playback tools.

Camera and Lighting Adjustments: Reviewers can toggle between multiple camera views (native file cameras, orthographic, or perspective). Lighting can be adjusted between wireframe, flat shaded, smooth shaded, scene lights, or fully textured modes.

Touch-Friendly UI: Includes a fully interactive, touch-capable UI optimized for touch screens, alongside traditional keyboard and mouse controls. Supported File Formats

You can import a wide variety of 3D and animation data directly into the application, including: 3D Files: .fbx, .3ds, .obj, .dae (Collada) CAD Formats: .dxf, .abc (Alembic)

Animation/Motion Capture: .bvh, .htr, .trc, .asf, .amc, .c3d, .aoa, .mcd Compressed Archives: .zip Availability and Requirements

The app is available as a free download for Windows 64-bit systems (found on the Autodesk App Store) and macOS (available on the Apple App Store). While the tool itself is completely free, users are required to sign in with a valid Autodesk Account to download and launch the app.

Watch this quick demonstration of Autodesk FBX Review’s viewport navigation, shader features, and dynamic tessellation: Review 3D elements with Autodesk FBX Review Surface Pro Dessignare YouTube · Aug 10, 2013