Maya native file or FBX?

Asset & Content Management
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Is there a reason to use FBX over a Maya native scene file (.mb)? I ask because Im having problems exporting materials from Maya 2017 into Unity 5.5. The .mb file works with exporting the Materials. You can read more about that issue here.

Thanks.

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Anyone have any thoughts? Thanks.

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I’ve had issues importing materials from Adobe Fuse and Sketchup. I fixed them by importing a FBX model WITHOUT materials, then add them manually (drag materials onto the model). If you have a lot of materials this can be a bit of a PITA, but it works 100% of the time and I find it to be pretty easy. It seems like Unity sometimes has issues importing materials, so I’d say just use what works for you.

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Thanks for the tip, but I have polygons on the mesh that are assigned materials, not separate meshes that each have their own unique material.