GL Transmission Format (glTF)

Importing and Exporting Unreal Engine Content using the glTF file format

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GL Transmission Format (glTF™) is an extensible, open-standard file format developed and maintained by Khronos Group. It is designed to create compact files that load quickly, and represent scenes completely.

glTF and the glTF logo are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.

glTF and the glTF logo are trademarks of the Khronos Group Inc.

The glTF format is used to share rich 3D content between a wide variety of applications, including Unreal Engine, Twinmotion, and Sketchfab, which can import and export glTF content.

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glTF Support in Unreal Engine

Overview of what gTF features Unreal Engine supports

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Importing glTF Files

How to import glTF files into Unreal Engine

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Exporting Unreal Engine Content to glTF

How to export Unreal Engine content to glTF

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Scripting glTF Exports

How to use scripting, and Blueprint, to export to glTF from the Unreal Editor, and at runtime

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How the glTF Exporter Handles Unreal Engine Content

Special considerations for exporting Unreal Engine content to glTF

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glTF Proxy Materials

How to pre-bake complex materials into runtime-friendly proxies

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