Procedure to enable FBX output(en)

Notice

• This document has been translated from the Japanese version
  • There may be errors in the text.
  • Original /TiltBrush/Tips_how_to_support_fbx_ja
• The contents of this document are subject to no support and no warranty.

Prep.

Advance to the point where you can run open-brush on Unity.

• https://unity.com/ja 
• https://github.com/icosa-gallery/open-brush/ 

Get the source code for com.autodesk.fbx

• https://github.com/Unity-Technologies/com.autodesk.fbx/releases/tag/3.0.1-preview.1 
  • Confirmed to work with 3.0.1-preview.1.
• Put it in an obvious path.
  • Use C:\Tools\src\com-autodesk-fbx as an example

Install Visual Studio 2017 (Community)

• https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/ja/vs/older-downloads/ 

• Requires C# SDK, C++ SDK, and Universal Windows App Development Tools.

Install Cmake.

• https://cmake.org/download/ 
  • No problem with the latest Windows installer.
  • Confirmed to work with cmake-3.19.4-win64-x64.msi.
  • Make sure to add PATH during installation (Current User or System Wide).

Install swigwin-3.0.12

• http://www.swig.org/download.html 

  • swigwin-3.0.12.zip.
  • You need to use 3.0.12.

• After downloading, move the file to an understandable path and pass the PATH

  • Use C:\Tools\swigwin as an example
  • No problem with user environment variables
  • https://www.architectryan.com/2018/03/17/add-to-the-path-on-windows-10/ 

Install Python

• https://www.python.org/downloads/ 
  • Check Add Python 3.9 to PATH.

Install FBX SDK.

• https://www.autodesk.com/developer-network/platform-technologies/fbx-sdk-2020-0 
  • Use FBX SDK 2020.0.1 VS2015.

Install git.

• https://git-scm.com/ 
  • Check Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software.

TiltBrush compatible corrections.

• Copy Support/fbx/tilt_brush.i from the TiltBrush repository into the Sources directory of com.autodesk.fbx.
• Open Sources/fbxsdk.i and add %include "tilt_brush.i" under the line %include "fbxtemplates.i".

Build

1. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the com.autodesk.fbx source code.
2. run python build.py.

Enable FBX support on TiltBrush

1. Copy com.autodesk.fbx from build/install to Packages in TiltBrush.

2. add ;FBX_SUPPORTED;FBXSDK_RUNTIME to `Scripting Define Symbols

3. run Tilt/Build/Do Build