.fbx files
.fbx file
Filmbox 3D Scene
The standard interchange format for 3D models with rigging, animation and materials.
What opens a .fbx file
- Windows
- Blender, Autodesk FBX Review, Unity
- macOS
- Blender, Autodesk FBX Review, Unity
- Linux
- Blender, Unity
- In a browser
- Sketchfab, Autodesk Viewer
What a .fbx file is
FBX is Autodesk's format for moving whole 3D scenes — meshes, skeletons, animation, cameras and lights — between Maya, 3ds Max, Unity and Unreal. It exists in both binary and ASCII variants, and version mismatches between exporter and importer are the usual reason a file fails to load. Blender imports and exports it natively, and Autodesk publishes a free FBX Review viewer.
Converting it
A .fbx file is commonly converted to .obj, .gltf, .stl, .blend or .usdz. It is a binary format, so a text editor will show unreadable characters rather than its contents.
Details
- Extension
- .fbx
- Full name
- Filmbox 3D Scene
- Category
- 3D and CAD
- Created by
- Kaydara / Autodesk
- Format
- Binary
Common questions
- How do I open a .fbx file?
- On Windows use Blender; on macOS use Blender; on Linux use Blender. The standard interchange format for 3D models with rigging, animation and materials.
- What is a .fbx file?
- Filmbox 3D Scene. FBX is Autodesk's format for moving whole 3D scenes — meshes, skeletons, animation, cameras and lights — between Maya, 3ds Max, Unity and Unreal. It exists in both binary and ASCII variants, and version mismatches between exporter and importer are the usual reason a file fails to load.
- Can I convert a .fbx file?
- Yes. It is usually converted to .obj, .gltf, .stl, .blend or .usdz, either by exporting from one of the programs listed above or with a format converter.
Related pages
- .stl — Stereolithography Model The universal 3D printing format — a shell of triangles with no colour or units.
- .obj — Wavefront OBJ Model A plain-text 3D mesh format that nearly every 3D program can import.
- .gcode — G-code Toolpath The line-by-line instructions a 3D printer or CNC machine actually executes.
- .blend — Blender Project Blender's own project file, holding an entire scene, its animation and its setti
- .3mf — 3D Manufacturing Format The modern replacement for STL, carrying colour, materials and units.
- .3ds — 3D Studio Model The legacy Autodesk 3D Studio mesh format from the DOS era.
Sources
- Media Types Registry — IANA
- Official vendor product documentation — At One Place