BuildGuide_EN.md

Build Guide

Note

The key is to use the same software versions as mentioned in the official guide.
Running the program might require administrator privileges.

Pre-requisites

• Python
  Download and install it. Refer to the installation path as<yourPythonPath>.
• Visual Studio 2015
  Download and install it. It must be Visual Studio 2015.
• FBX SDK VS2015
  Download and install it. Refer to the installation path as<yourFBXSDKPath>. Visit https://www.autodesk.com/products/fbx/overview and click on "GET FBX SDK" to download.
• FBX Python Bindings
  Download and install it. Refer to the installation path as<yourFBXPythonBindingsPath>. Visithttps://www.autodesk.com/products/fbx/overview and click on "GET FBX SDK" to download.
• Sip 4.19.3
  Download and extract it. Refer to the extracted path as <yourSipPath>. Visit https://www.riverbankcomputing.com/software/sip/download/ The version must be 4.19.3.

Steps

1. Move FBX Python Bindings Files

   Move the <yourFBXPythonBindingspath>\<version> folder to a location with a shorter path, for example,D:\2020.0.1. Longer path names might cause issues with Sip. Abbreviate the moved folder as <yourBindingsPath>.

2. Set Environment Variables

   FBXSDK_ROOT	<yourFBXSDKPath>\<version> (e.g., D:\Program Files\Autodesk\FBX\FBX Python SDK\2020.0.1)
   SIP_ROOT	<yourSipPath> (e.g., D:\sip-4.19.22)

3. Run PythonBindings.py

   PythonBindings.py is located in <yourBindingsPath>. Run PythonBindings.py without arguments to see available options.

   python PythonBindings.py
   

   Output:

   Syntax: PythonBindings.py module module [buildsip] [test] [doc]
   
       modules = Python2_x86 | Python2_ucs4_x86 | Python2_x64 | Python2_ucs4_x64 | Python3_x86 | Python3_x64 | Python2_ub | Python3_ub
   

   Run the script:

   python PythonBindings.py <yourPythonVersion> buildsip
   

   For example:

   python PythonBindings.py Python3_x64 buildsip
   

   If there are no errors, congratulations, you've succeeded.

4. Use FBX Python SDK

   The built FBX Python SDK files are located in <yourBindingsPath>/build/Distrib/site-packages/fbx. They should include fbx.pyd, FbxCommon.py, and fbxsip.pyd. Copy these files to <yourPythonPath>\Lib\site-packages.