https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-videos/ce-2021-import-export-ue4-datasmith-issues/m-p/1067739#M11 <P>First of all CE any version".OBJ import/export" works best with correct texture applications from or to any 3D App. That's all good but with limitations not able to edit the ".OBJ" file. That's just how .obj files work.&nbsp; Similarly ".FBX", ".DAE" exhibits whole different levels of limitations. As shown in the Videos "DataSmith" pipeline works fine with perhaps some needed adjusted kinks here and there. I think with ".FBX format" fixed down the road to enable ADDITIONAL editing capabilities of any 3D model exported out from CE2021 will be nice. As for ".DAE format" CE2021 still struggle to correctly export out; sometimes it works depends and other complex models end up not displaying but a box.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="OBJ.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15833i132407C33C4B6DC3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="OBJ.jpg" alt="OBJ.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="FBX.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15834i43DF30C749A90F45/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="FBX.jpg" alt="FBX.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="2.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15835i7FBC6253E4C6D32E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="2.jpg" alt="2.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15836i85604D857BF5A766/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" alt="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" /></span><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6258693694001w1600h900r549" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6258693694001" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6258693694001w1600h900r549'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6258693694001">(view in My Videos)</a></div><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6258691375001w960h540r509" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6258691375001" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6258691375001w960h540r509'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6258691375001">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:13:02 GMT Anonymous User 2021-06-13T20:13:02Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-videos/ce-2021-import-export-ue4-datasmith-issues/m-p/1067739#M11 <P>First of all CE any version".OBJ import/export" works best with correct texture applications from or to any 3D App. That's all good but with limitations not able to edit the ".OBJ" file. That's just how .obj files work.&nbsp; Similarly ".FBX", ".DAE" exhibits whole different levels of limitations. As shown in the Videos "DataSmith" pipeline works fine with perhaps some needed adjusted kinks here and there. I think with ".FBX format" fixed down the road to enable ADDITIONAL editing capabilities of any 3D model exported out from CE2021 will be nice. As for ".DAE format" CE2021 still struggle to correctly export out; sometimes it works depends and other complex models end up not displaying but a box.<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="OBJ.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15833i132407C33C4B6DC3/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="OBJ.jpg" alt="OBJ.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="FBX.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15834i43DF30C749A90F45/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="FBX.jpg" alt="FBX.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="2.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15835i7FBC6253E4C6D32E/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="2.jpg" alt="2.jpg" /></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.esri.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/15836i85604D857BF5A766/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" alt="CE2021-Collision_in_UE4.png" /></span><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6258693694001w1600h900r962" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6258693694001" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6258693694001w1600h900r962'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6258693694001">(view in My Videos)</a></div><div class="lia-vid-container video-embed-center"><div id="lia-vid-6258691375001w960h540r114" class="lia-video-brightcove-player-container"><video-js data-video-id="6258691375001" data-account="6161463677001" data-player="default" data-embed="default" class="vjs-fluid" controls="" data-application-id="" style="width: 100%; height: 100%;"></video-js></div><script src="https://players.brightcove.net/6161463677001/default_default/index.min.js"></script><script>(function() { var wrapper = document.getElementById('lia-vid-6258691375001w960h540r114'); var videoEl = wrapper ? wrapper.querySelector('video-js') : null; if (videoEl) { if (window.videojs) { window.videojs(videoEl).ready(function() { this.on('loadedmetadata', function() { this.el().querySelectorAll('.vjs-load-progress div[data-start]').forEach(function(bar) { bar.setAttribute('role', 'presentation'); bar.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true'); }); }); }); } }})();</script><a class="video-embed-link" href="https://community.esri.com/t5/video/gallerypage/video-id/6258691375001">(view in My Videos)</a></div></P> Sun, 13 Jun 2021 20:13:02 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-videos/ce-2021-import-export-ue4-datasmith-issues/m-p/1067739#M11 Anonymous User 2021-06-13T20:13:02Z