Invalid file type for FBX export

[Francois Maree]

Hey guys

Golaem is updated, up & running and its now time for some RnD. I've been trying to create a FBX Character File but every time when I click "Save", Maya spits out the following error:

// Error: line 1: Invalid file type specified: FBX export //

I have made doubly sure that there are no namespaces, I added the .fbx at the end of the file name just to be sure, and I made sure that the FBX plugin is loaded. Any other ideas?

[NIXOLAS]

Since you've loaded the plugin, the only thing that could be a problem would be your export settings.  Have you tried to delete your maya preferences?

[Alexandre Pillon]

Yes Nicholas is right, when I encountered this kind of problem, usually deleting the maya prefs solved it...

Fortunately we will soon get rid of this fbx part of the pipeline...

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[Francois Maree]

I have deleted the preferences, still the same. I have manually exported some geometry using FBX, and that exports just fine.

[Francois Maree]

Thanks, it's sorted. Turns out a reboot was also needed.

[Alexandre Pillon]

Could you give us your Maya version, check the FBX plugin version (click the "i" in the plugin manager) and Golaem version?

What the Golaem plugin "save fbx" button does is calling the Maya/export as fbx command, so if it works when you do it manually you can just export your fbx file like that, and load it in the character maker manually afterwards

Cheers,

Alex

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[Alexandre Pillon]

ok, just read your "it's sorted" email.

Anyway the latter is good to know "What the Golaem plugin "save fbx" button does is calling the Maya/export as fbx command, so if it works when you do it manually you can just export your fbx file like that, and load it in the character maker manually afterwards" 

[Francois Maree]

Thanks Alex

Yeah I thought it was odd for the normal FBX export to work and the one through the Character Maker not. Regardless, it's good to know I can do a manual FBX export and import.

[Edwin Wiersma]

Hi all,

I have just discovered a bug in Maya 2023.3 in regards to the error: " Invalid file type specified: FBX export" which might also be causing this error.

In Maya "Windows > Settings/Preferences >  Preferences" in the "File/Projects" category:
Changing the "File Dialog > Dialog Style" option between "OS Native" and "Maya Default" has additional unforeseen consequences.

When saving a Maya Scene with a Referenced Fbx file using "OS Native" this will result in the following Maya command:
- "file -rdi 1 -ns "testFile" -rfn "testFileRN" -typ "Fbx" "C:/testFile.fbx";"

When saving a Maya Scene with a Referenced Fbx file using  "Maya Default" this will result  in the following Maya command:
- "file -rdi 1 -ns "testFile" -rfn "testFileRN" -typ "FBX export" "C:/testFile.fbx";"

The difference is in the "-typ" argument for the reference node, this is passed by the File Dialog which will use it's File Type Extension. Windows will pass: "Fbx", Maya will pass:  "FBX export". Now while this is weird, it's not necessarily a problem.

The problem arises when using the "OS Native" Dialog Style and opening a file saved with "Maya Default". For whatever reason this seems to initialize the same Fbx Importer plugin but it no longer recognizes references of type "FBX export" resulting in the error:
- "Invalid file type specified: FBX export"

When using the "Maya Default" Maya seems able to read references of both types:  "Fbx", "FBX export", however sometimes the user is not able to use "Maya Default" due to severe performance issues.

 I really hope Autodesk will enable the importer to read "FBX export" when using the  "OS Native" Dialog Style.

As a workaround you would be able to switch to "Maya Default" Dialog Style in the "SceneOpened" callback, then switching back to "OS Native" Dialog Style in the "PostSceneRead" call back if the user was using "OS Native".

Enjoy!

[Nicolas Chaverou]

Hey Edwin,

Thanks for the feedback and the investigation!

If you haven't done it yet, I'd recommend submitting this to Autodesk. They may take it into account for a future release, you never know

Best,

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