Oh just see this post now, hi jumpman;
I use Blender and haven't tested importing of models with it latest anim system (probably similar as in Maya), but imported alot from ~2010 fbx format which worked. Would maybe work with latest anim system too, otherwise do this black magic trick from tagimbul:
http://www.opserver.de/ubb7/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Main=55261&Number=461736#Post461736