Exporting animated sweep mesh

[brian.bedwell6XFP4]

I've used the Sweep Mesh tool to create a mesh cable from a curve and I've animated the curve to have the mesh move around. 

The only problem is I cannot export the mesh with the curve's animation.

HELP!!!!!

[hamsterHamster]

Export as what? Exporting within the Maya domain should automatically export all the nodes that are connected to the one in question.

[brian.bedwell6XFP4]

I want to export to an FBX to be used in Unity.

[hamsterHamster]

Well, afaik, you rather want to export Alembic to Unity.

FBX won't support complex Maya node network.. if you can, convert your setup to a skinned/blendshaped mesh, then it will be exported.

[brian.bedwell6XFP4]

I was hoping I could just bake the animation to keyframes. 😞

Do you know how to convert to a skinned/blendshaped mesh?

[hamsterHamster · Accepted solution]

I can't possibly guess what is in your scene, sorry.

I wouldn't cling to that FBX paradigm so much, better look into Alembic export, which IS supported by both Maya and Unity.