Import meshes as .obj or .fbx?

[gameyall232]

I couldn’t find any other place to ask this on this forum, so I’m asking here. Recently I’ve been finding myself importing many meshes from blender into Roblox Studio. I know that you can import either .obj files (Wavefront) or .fbx files (FBX). I’m wondering what is the difference between the two, and which one I should use. I don’t know if one has benefits over the other, but I’d like to find out.
Thank you for your time.

[Phini]

To my understanding, .FBX is a more advanced file format than .OBJ is, and support more features like rigs, animation, lights, cameras, etc. But those aren’t really utilized in Roblox (yet) as far as I know, so you would be fine going for a .OBJ in most cases, and since that’s also simpler, it’s more reliable with less points of failure.

[Aotrou (Shawn)]

Phini is right, but here’s some additional info just in case anyone’s curious:

How do I export a coloured model from blender?

Most of the replies here suggesting to export it as an .fbx is saying so for the wrong reasons. .Obj files support textures just as well as .fbx, there are some pros and cons to both file types but doing some research can inform you on which to use (and which features Roblox actually supports) - for general background assets, .objs are typically better. Baking isn’t “my texture uploads with my mesh,” it’s a process in rendering shadow info to make render times quicker in scenes. Do not use the…