External Tools FAQ

External Tools FAQ
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Asset Workflow Documentation
http://docs.unity3d.com/Documentation/Manual/AssetImportandCreation.html

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Image Editors
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Resizing Images (In Unity vs External Editor)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=19807

Transparency (Alpha Channel Issues)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=12901
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8462
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=2253
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=7172

Heightmaps
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=13613
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=11448
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=12085

Skyboxes
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=7170


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General Model Importing Issues
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Pivot point position ignored
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=20605

Updates for the FBX exporter for Autodesk Products
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/pc/item?siteID=123112&id=10775855


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Maya
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Maya Specific Documentation
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/HOWTO-ImportObjectMaya.html

"Maya Could Not Be Found"
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8948

Disappearing Faces on Geometry
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=7237

Extra Geometry Displayed in Unity
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8177

Lightmapping
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=9606
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=66440
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=9350

Vertex Coloring/Baking
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=7237

Animation (Baking)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=735

Animation (FBIK)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=11211

Animation (IK and Set Driven Keys)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=18120

Instancing
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=3547
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8752

Surface Shaders (Materials Appearing Black in Unity)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=6552
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=7441

Mirroring Geometry
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=14811

Importing Cameras and Lights
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=3271

Importing scaled joints
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=21182


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3DS Max
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3DS Max Specific Documentation
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/HOWTO-ImportObjectMax.html

Lightmapping
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=17464
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=24665

Textures Not Importing
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=19721

Wrong Orientation
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=11004

Animation (IK)
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=13247

Supported 3dsMax Modifiers etc!
http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/3dsmax_fbx_map0.pdf

Solution to allow rigging with physique
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=40707


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Blender
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Blender 2.5 support
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/62583-Blender-2.5-support

Blender Specific Documentation
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/HOWTO-ImportObjectBlender.html

Disappearing Faces on Geometry
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=9885

Texturing
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=21126

Lightmapping
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=12236
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=6626

Animation
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=19133
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=8992

Multiple Materials Per Mesh
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=3468

Guide to importing skinned animations into Unity
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=43550

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Cinema 4D
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Cinema 4D R12 support
http://forum.unity3d.com/threads/62581-Cinema-4D-R12-support

Cinema 4D Specific Documentation
http://unity3d.com/support/documentation/Manual/HOWTO-ImportObjectCinema4D.html

Animation
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=4188
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=9794
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=3830
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=1613

Lightmapping
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=75507

C4D not working on Windows
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?p=137744

C4D not importing textures
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=22439

Exporting two UV sets from C4D to Unity
http://forum.unity3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=22993