diff --git a/code/FBXConverter.cpp b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
index 0c17f11d4..190f4a7ff 100644
--- a/code/FBXConverter.cpp
+++ b/code/FBXConverter.cpp
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ private:
 			// empty animations would fail validation, so drop them
 			delete anim;
 			animations.pop_back();
-			FBXImporter::LogInfo("ignoring empty AnimationStack: " + name);
+			FBXImporter::LogInfo("ignoring empty AnimationStack (using IK?): " + name);
 			return;
 		}
 
diff --git a/code/FBXDocument.cpp b/code/FBXDocument.cpp
index fdfff15cf..051a51110 100644
--- a/code/FBXDocument.cpp
+++ b/code/FBXDocument.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ const Object* LazyObject::Get(bool dieOnError)
 			}
 		}
 		else if (!strncmp(obtype,"Model",length)) {
-			// do not load IKEffectors yet
+			// FK and IK effectors are not supported
 			if (strcmp(classtag.c_str(),"IKEffector") && strcmp(classtag.c_str(),"FKEffector")) {
 				object.reset(new Model(id,element,doc,name));
 			}
@@ -318,7 +318,10 @@ void Document::ReadGlobalSettings()
 	const Scope& sc = parser.GetRootScope();
 	const Element* const ehead = sc["GlobalSettings"];
 	if(!ehead || !ehead->Compound()) {
-		DOMError("no GlobalSettings dictionary found");
+		DOMWarning("no GlobalSettings dictionary found");
+
+		globals.reset(new FileGlobalSettings(*this, boost::make_shared<const PropertyTable>()));
+		return;
 	}
 
 	boost::shared_ptr<const PropertyTable> props = GetPropertyTable(*this, "", *ehead, *ehead->Compound(), true);