Although a .1 update may not sound exceptionally exciting, Shade 12.1 shipping with solid FBX Export is something to be excited about. FBX is a format that unintentionally has become an important interchange format for 3D objects that can include animation data. For example, you can set up an animated character within Shade and, using FBX export, export the animated character so that the animations can be played back within another 3d animation program or in a game development system like Unity3D.