--- title: FBX Reviews meta_title: 'FBX Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta_description: Filter 14 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how FBX works for a business like yours. aggregate_rating: rating_value: 4.6 review_count: 14 scale: '5' date_modified: '2026-05-05' parent_category: name: Game Development url: https://www.g2.com/categories/game-development --- # FBX Reviews **Vendor:** Autodesk **Category:** [Gaming Tools ](https://www.g2.com/categories/gaming-tools) **Average Rating:** 4.6/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 14 ## About FBX FBX is an asset exchange technology that facilitates 3D data transfer between software applications enabling game developers to integrate FBX support in their applications for fidelity data import. ## FBX Reviews ### 1. User input for development **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 07, 2022 **What do you like best about FBX?** It is giving facilities 3D data transfer between software applications enabling game developers to integrate FBX support in their application, which is very unique from others **What do you dislike about FBX?** It is sometimes taking more time to import FBX files. So it's required changes in import settings. Some limitations like it's never support constraints. So it reqy more awareness of each application. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** When it comes to swap programs, FBX comes first to mind. It is great and easy solution. Team member are using this program which is most familiar to every one . ### 2. FBX Life Saver Bridge **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 16, 2021 **What do you like best about FBX?** FBX is one of the most flexible ways to transfer data between 3D technologies. The aspect that I like the most is how universal it is as it is present everywhere in the industry. **What do you dislike about FBX?** I wish I could add more shader information to it. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** As I work with several software vendors simultaneously during production, it is vital to navigating the data without losing critical information. FBX allows me to bridge 3D data easily. ### 3. Very fast and rapid streaming set-up **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 12, 2021 **What do you like best about FBX?** It records in the background without lagging the game, using Nvidia streaming very fast. **What do you dislike about FBX?** As user there is no issue find in the FBX **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** While streaming the game very easy fast during the live session. great for old games ### 4. The "Universal" 3D Format **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Abdul A. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 13, 2018 **What do you like best about FBX?** FBX has become the "universal" 3D format between most 3D software. It's the easiest and fastest way to export your scene from and application and import it into another, and include the textures, animation, lighting, and cameras. **What do you dislike about FBX?** Sometimes it takes a bit longer to import FBX files and read them, so you need to adjust your import settings. And the materials and textures need some tweaking once imported. It still takes work, but it's still better than other options in my opinion. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** Always check your import settings in your primary 3D software. To make sure you're importing what's needed and so-on. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Whether I'm working with an agency or freelancing, I always find myself using assets from different software, or collaberaing with someone using a different software. So, FBX files became the bridge between that software. ### 5. FBX 3D Cross Platform Format **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Animation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 18, 2018 **What do you like best about FBX?** FBX has generally been most useful working between platforms in a mixed team, smooths out pipeline, takes out a lot of guesswork. Free tools integral to quick feedback, streamlines engine importation, it's an essential industry-wide standard format. Assuming familiarity with the format it's a no-brains approach for data importation. **What do you dislike about FBX?** While translation between suites is fairly uniform, static mesh almost always comes through properly, a lot of associations, materials, normals, data may not be quite as intuitive. You need to be mindful of your importation settings or risk wonky normals etc. I would say there needs to be a better cross-platform translation, though being aware of how files import isn't game-breaking, and in light of the complexity and variation between platforms in the first place, this is fairly minimal. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** Essential if working with 3d suites and between engines. Free tools make conversion super simple if you find yourself stuck with a weird format. Very accessible. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Running models through two or three different applications, having a universal format and lightweight tools is really useful for quick critiques, feedback, or fixes, review especially useful when mobile. Having a format that will reliably import is priceless. ### 6. Easier for porting models across multiple programs **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vanessa S. | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 15, 2018 **What do you like best about FBX?** As most programs are now able to read FBX formats, this helps to get your models into the programs you need to work on seamlessly and without headache. **What do you dislike about FBX?** You could come across some distortion in models, but is more related to which program you are transferring between than the format itself. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** FBX is great and an easy solution when trying to swap programs. This is even more beneficial in a collaborative space and each team member can work in the program they are most familiar with. ### 7. great plugin for working with multiple software with some limitation **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Media Production | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 31, 2018 **What do you like best about FBX?** you can use .fbx file for almost every software. it's really handy when you have to export baked animations.for games or any other software. **What do you dislike about FBX?** some limitations like its never support constraints. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** there are many. for assets or animation export for one software to another. ### 8. FBX - Autodesk 3D scene exchange format **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Matthew B. | Self employed, Performing Arts, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 30, 2017 **What do you like best about FBX?** This has become the de-facto exchange format between all Autodesk 3D animation software. Originally designed to facilitate import & export to & from Motion Builder, it now has become the backbone between the file exchange that's built into Maya, 3DSMax, Softimage & Motion Builder. Textures, Materials, model & object attributes, motion paths & animation, scene graphs, cameras and more! FBX will bring it all in and get it all back out. **What do you dislike about FBX?** The other reviewer mentioned having to 'bake' things. Well the truth is any unrecognized attribute is still preserved, it just doesn't take effect if not support by the other application. So you have to know your programs very well, to know what the correct workflow is to move between applications. This means you have to have at least an above average awareness of each application you're using. Ie, be a professional! **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** The workflow speedups by being able to move entire scenes around is incredible! In fact there are even plugins to support FBX camera and asset movement between compositors (Fusion/Nuke), Adobe software (aescripts FBX2AE), VJ software (Touchdesigner 099) and more! Pretty darn amazing being able to setup your project/scene in 1 application and just open it elsewhere. ### 9. The FBX Viewer is helping me visualize what's in game before it's in game! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Games | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 22, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** What I like the most about the FBX viewer is the ease of use, the ability to quickly view my animation data and review it at a very high frame rate. I work in maya on a daily basis, but unfortunately, the rigs I'm using can't play in real time, nor can they play sub-frames. With the FBX viewer, I can review this data quickly. **What do you dislike about FBX?** The only thing I dislike about the FBX viewer are the viewport navigation controls, i would prefer to be able to set them to what I'm comfortable with (maya). Also, frame by frame scrubbing would be great (with the keyboard) **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** I fully recommend the fbx viewer if you would like to quickly view your fbx files! **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** I've been able to view my animations more quickly, predict problems that I might see in the editor, before they occur. ### 10. Your window to 3D World **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Cesar C. | Creative Director, Marketing and Advertising, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 06, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** I like the functionality of this software. If you are in the 3D industry, you need to show something to your clients or supervisors for feedback, approvals, etc and this is the tool. I love the desktop and mobile apps. It make your work easier, even more if you're a boss and you need to approve items, animations and textures of the 3D industry. **What do you dislike about FBX?** Perhaps the part I do not like is tedious to export a FBX file and not destroy anything. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** Everyone have to has this tool. Everyone **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Sometimes as creative director, you have to go to meetings, conferences, etc., And you need to approve and give feedback of things that are done in the office and you're not in front of your computer, this is the perfecto tool. ### 11. FBX - A solid cross-platform format **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** JD A. | Technical Artist, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** FBX is a file format from Autodesk that allows users to move their geometry from one program to another with minimal effort. It is exportable from Autodesk Maya and 3DS Max, and works with Unreal Engine and Unity out of the box without the need for additional conversion. Autodesk provides multiple ways to use the format, including a free viewing application that is easy and intuitive to use for previewing models. **What do you dislike about FBX?** While FBX is able to allow models to travel across different programs, it does come with some significant limitations. Some distortion may occur if geometry is not cleaned effectively. Smoothing will not be uniform if not "baked" into the model, making it a non-editable format. Maps will also have to be reapplied within the application and saved to a new file within that software's ecosystem, taking longer at times than importing the native file directly if it is supported by the engine. Occasionally, certain opacity properties will cause odd effects when viewing a model in a different software than the one originally intended, causing more time to occasionally be needed when transferring from one program to another. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** If you are working with artists that have preferred software but need a compromise for the final product, make sure they export in FBX, it will make your life a lot easier. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** The FBX format is great for us, as it allows us to use our models across multiple platforms and programs. Major game engines are designed to accept the format, and is able to be viewed on platforms without any modeling software thanks to the free FBX Review software. ### 12. Constant usage for FBX File format **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Motion Pictures and Film | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** August 25, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** FBX consistantly gives stable results when transfering data between autodesk software packages. **What do you dislike about FBX?** FBX file format doesn't carry all necessary information to other software packages such as Nuke or Houdini **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** Alembic file format is still a standard, FBX works well for autodesk packages only at the moment **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** Identified several areas from exportation that FBX cannot correctly export. Resulting in loss of data and manual input is needed to correct this. ### 13. Great Tool To View Models **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Paul L. | Senior Associate, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** April 06, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** I like the speed in FBX opens up 3dStudio models for viewing **What do you dislike about FBX?** The FFX interface is a little different than other Windows programs. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** I highly recommend FBX as an excellent viewer for 3dStudio formatted files. **What problems is FBX solving and how is that benefiting you?** With FBX Viewer we can quickly view 3dStudio files without having the use of the program ### 14. I use FBX file format daily when exporting from Blender to UE4 **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** José Luis M. | Test Engineering Associate en Accenture, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2016 **What do you like best about FBX?** It's fast, small sized, accurate and animated. **What do you dislike about FBX?** Sometimes, in Blender, the addon is outdated. I don't if this is provided by the Blender Foundation or by Autodesk. **Recommendations to others considering FBX:** Not much to say. 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