William Schilthuis

Lead Lighting Artist

Category: Python

  • Blender to Unreal FBX + T3D exporter with instancing

    Blender: these objects share linked mesh data
    Unreal: import one FBX, paste T3D as instances

    I wrote a very simple Blender to Unreal exporter because I couldn’t find one that exported scenes to FBX and T3D at the same time. The purpose is to export only unique data to FBX, instead of all object data, this way duplicates (with linked data in blender) are preserved and objects can be pasted in to Unreal after placement was done in Blender. Now I can export a whole scene at once and still benefit from the efficiency of linked data, without needing to reconstruct object placement manually in Unreal.

    It’s no Datasmith, but this is all I need for testing and it works with Blender.

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  • Linear Workflow Tool v2

    Almost exactly a year after publishing my MEL linear workflow tool, the Python version is ready. I am sad that 1 year later there is still a need for this tool (in Maya), but until Autodesk properly handles color management it makes life as a lighter much easier. With new Pre/Post-Render scripts it allows working in Maya in a WYSIWYG manner, hardware/viewports and color swatches provide reasonable previews without hindrance.

    I’ve made this available for download:

    Download wLinearWorkflow here
    (Contains 1 directory (the python module) with readme, license, python code, and icons)

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  • Write to Buffer Tool

    Nifty tool for creating custom render pass buffers and linking shader outputs from pre-existing networks.

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  • Maya LightLink Tool

    Light Linking in Maya may appear at times to be black magic, this tool aims to
    demystify it and make fixing problems effortless for any user.
    Unfortunately, some light linking tools/scripts actually create more problems.
    This tool is designed to safely clean scenes anytime, and additionally provide
    tools for efficiently light linking. For more info, read the full help docs.

    Download MayaLightLinkTool here

    Example of before and after cleaning:

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