3DSMax to UE5 - copy object names and transforms

Development Programming & Scripting
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Hi,

A script called TSTools used to work perfectly for exporting objects via FBX from 3DSMax to UE4, then creating a box with the name of the object from Max and the correct world space position, which could then be replaced with your imported FBX mesh in Unreal.

This essentially allowed you to keep your exact pivot points and world positions consistent between Max and Unreal - very helpful in complex Arch Viz scenes where resetting pivots to 0,0,0 is less than desirable.

Here is the text it generates to copy into UE4:

Begin Map
Begin Level
Begin Actor Class=StaticMeshActor Name=01_Structural_Walls Archetype=StaticMeshActor’/Script/Engine.Default__StaticMeshActor’
Begin Object Class=StaticMeshComponent Name=StaticMeshComponent0 ObjName=StaticMeshComponent0 Archetype=StaticMeshComponent’/Script/Engine.Default__StaticMeshActor:StaticMeshComponent0’
End Object
Begin Object Name=StaticMeshComponent0
StaticMesh=StaticMesh’/Engine/EditorMeshes/EditorCube.EditorCube’
RelativeLocation=(X=1209.04,Y=-3311.36,Z=0.0)
RelativeScale3D=(X=1.0,Y=1.0,Z=1.0)
RelativeRotation=(Pitch=0.0,Yaw=0.0,Roll=0.0)
CustomProperties
End Object
StaticMeshComponent=StaticMeshComponent0
Components(0)=StaticMeshComponent0
RootComponent=StaticMeshComponent0
ActorLabel=“01_Structural_Walls”
End Actor
End Level
Begin Surface
End Surface
End Map

When posting into UE4 it behaves as I described, when pasting into UE5 it crashes the editor. I have no scripting knowledge so I was hoping someone could point me in the right direction with why this would no longer work and how I could edit the script to fix it.

Thanks

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I figured out what was causing the crash and edited it out of the script. The script now works as intended.

For anyone wanting it, here it is
TS_UE5FBXExporter.ms (16.4 KB)

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Forgot to mention, this is the result when I pasted into notepad:
Begin Map

Begin Level
End Level
Begin Surface
End Surface
End Map

4

Hi Thomas, I’m trying out the TS_UE5FBXExporter but I cannot get it to work as intended. Is this strictly for copying translation, rotation and scale only or can it be used for exporting as well?

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It’s for both, I mainly use it for exporting.

Try this version if the previous isn’t working. I vaguely remember having some issues with it myself, can’t remember what I changed but this script now works well for me:

TS_UE5FBXExporter_2.ms (16.4 KB)

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Thank you so much!