topic Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug in Maya Forum

Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

johndiasparra — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:37:02 GMT

I have been getting an error message upon exporting FBX's in the most recent version of Maya. If I have a mesh with multiple materials assigned to it, upon exporting I get the error messasge "Warning: Unable to export some material(s)(1). The plug-in does not support the following material types: Material will be exported as a grey Lambert material.

It says this even if the type is a grey lambert, a blinn, a phong, etc. I am finding upon importing to unreal engine that there is only a single material applied. I tried checking my FBX settings, doing fresh scenes with new geometry, doing a reinstall and the problem still persists.

Does anyone know what could be causing this?

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

sean.heasley — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:22:05 GMT

Hi @johndiasparra

I just tried this and imported into UE4 with no issues.

You may want to try unloading/reloading the FBX plug-in.

If that doesn't work, you can try deleting your settings/preferences. Even though you performed an uninstall/reinstall, this doesn't always reset the settings and preferences.

Also, what version of Maya are you running and is it up to date?

Let me know if anything changes!

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Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

sean.heasley — Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:45:32 GMT

Hi @johndiasparra

I'm just checking in again to see if you need more help with this. Did the suggestion I provided yesterday work for you?

If so, please click Accept as Solution on the posts that helped you so others in the community can find them easily.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

Anonymous — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 12:23:17 GMT

I have the same problems and the solution doesn't work

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

b.amosEVSDU — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 01:46:50 GMT

Experiencing same issue in 2019, suggested solutions did not work.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

possumGFX — Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:55:54 GMT

Same problem here. It happens specifically when you merge meshes with different materials. The export to dae.fbx or fbx will give an error about some materials unable to be exported. Funny enough the mesh in the scene, not the export also looses these materials and turns neongreen. Thats frustrating.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

Anonymous — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 03:28:01 GMT

1.close maya.

2.Delete floder C:\Users\Your name\Documents\maya\20XX

3.restart maya,

4.try to export fbx again。

maybe some mels have unknown errors

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

paul — Tue, 13 Jul 2021 01:49:30 GMT

Unloading and reloading the FBX plug-in via the Plug-in Manager as @sean.heasley said worked for me in Maya 2020.4.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

savo.lipovina — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 19:36:21 GMT

I'm having the same issue and provided solutions don't work.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

alvinx80 — Wed, 11 May 2022 12:55:59 GMT

On the export settings under "include Options", check the "include texture info.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

miarmstrongL764X — Mon, 30 Jan 2023 19:58:07 GMT

This fixed the issue for me. Thanks, alvinx80.

Re: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

alex.tanase — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:43:56 GMT

This totally works!

Ynt: Unable to export some materials FBX Bug

RamazanErgezer — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:37:02 GMT

first print out the object, then open it in a new maya scene *hypershade* enter the editor and select *select objects with material* for *default material* you will find the bright green material. Then you can fix it from the main scene.