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<title>ModelDoc FAQ & best practices</title>
# Frequently asked questions
### > Can you import/port MDL/FBX/SMD/Models with X?
Yes you can, ModelDoc supports:
* FBX *(binary)*, SMD, MDL, OBJ, DAE⤶
* Valve's own formats: DMX (should be version 22?), and SMD (technically deprecated, but usable)⤶
* Typical 3D formats: FBX, OBJ, DAE⤶
* Source 1 MDL⤶
ModelDoc doesn't support:
* ASCII FBX⤶
* multiple actions/animations per file⤶
* vertices with more than 3 weight influences.⤶
* Multiple actions/animations per file⤶
* Vertices with more than 4 weight influences⤶
#Best practices
* When working with others, or when distributing your source files, your FBX files should be binary, and not ASCII. This is because Blender users can only import binary FBX files.
* When working with others, or when distributing your source files, your FBX files should be binary, and not ASCII. This is because Blender users can only import binary FBX files.⤶
* Keep the download size of your addon in mind. Compress your files and masks up to the point that's needed. Your character model shouldn't be 300 MiB on its own. See the Material Editor category on this wiki for more information.
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