3ds Max to Unreal Engine Workflow and Troubleshooting

On July 10, 2021

Release date:2021

Author:Brian Bradley

Skill level:Beginner

Language:English

Exercise files:Yes

If you have 3D designs that you want to take from 3ds Max and make interactive, you’ve probably already explored using Unreal Engine. In this course, Brian Bradley shows you some potential workflows for transferring assets from 3ds Max into Unreal in as clean and easy a manner as possible, including some of the potential problems and pitfalls that you can run into along the way. Brian first covers the steps you should take in 3ds Max to get your scenes ready for export in a quick and straightforward manner. Then, he gets into how to fix some of the common problems that might arise at different points along the production process. After this course, you’ll be better equipped to transfer your assets smoothly and spend less time moving your files around and more time working in Unreal.

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[1] Introduction
[01] 3ds Max to Unreal workflows
[02] Software versions
[03] Max project and exercise files setup
[04] Fixing asset linking problems

[2] 1. Clean Exports
[01] Unreal setup Project creation
[02] 3ds Max setup Units
[03] 3ds Max setup Naming conventions
[04] 3ds Max setup Combining objects
[05] Clean export from Max using FBX
[06] Clean import into Unreal with FBX
[07] Clean export from Max using Datasmith
[08] Clean import with Datasmith
[09] Export from Max using a VR scene
[10] Re-importing modified assets