Importing 3D models into game engines

This article includes details on how to import 3D models created by Kenney into various game engines. Refer to the general section to find common tips.

General

• Refrain from using OBJ unless it's the only supported file format.
• FBX and GLB (glTF) files are equal in features but GLB is smaller in size.

3D Models

Godot

Supported formats: OBJ, FBX and GLTF
Recommended format: GLTF

Instructions

• Copy model files to your project folder, if there’s a "Texture" folder make sure to copy that too.

Unity

Supported formats: OBJ and FBX
Recommended format: FBX

Instructions

• Drag model files into "Project" pane or add to your "Assets" project folder. Make sure to also import the "Textures" folder, if included.

Unreal Engine

Supported formats: OBJ and FBX
Recommended format: FBX

Instructions

• Click Import in the "Content Browser" pane and select a model. In the "Import Options" dialog set the "Import Uniform Scale" to 10.
• For FBX models: Ignore the warning about smoothing groups, the model will work just fine.
• For OBJ models: In the import dialog set "Import rotation" to 90 × 0 × 0.

Blender

Supported formats: OBJ, FBX and GLTF
Recommended format: GLTF
Also includes: Armory Engine, Blender Game Engine

Instructions

• File › Import and select the file format you’d like to import, then select a file.

Three.js

Supported formats: OBJ and GLTF
Recommended format: GLTF

Instructions

• Please see the Three.js documentation for instructions on how to import files.

BabylonJS

Supported formats: OBJ and GLTF
Recommended format: GLTF

Instructions

• Please see the BabylonJS documentation for instructions on how to import files.

PlayCanvas

Supported formats: OBJ and FBX
Recommended format: FBX

Instructions

• Drag model files into "Assets" pane or add click the plus symbol in the "Assets" pane and select "Upload".
• For OBJ models: Materials are unsupported.
• For FBX/DAE models: Textures don't get applied, select the corresponding material and add the texture to "Diffuse".

CryEngine

Supported formats: FBX
Recommended format: FBX

Instructions

• Drag model files into "Asset Browser" pane or add to your project folder.
• Note: Materials and textures are unsupported.

Lumberyard

Supported formats: FBX
Recommended format: FBX

Instructions

• File › Import..., then select an FBX model.

Roblox

Supported formats: OBJ and FBX
Recommended format: OBJ

Instructions

• Right click and click Insert Object › MeshPart.
• Select the MeshPart and in the "Properties" pane click the folder icon at MeshID then select an OBJ model.
• Note: Materials and textures are unsupported.

Isometric renders

If there's isometric renders included with a 3D package they'll be 512 × 512 in size, a flat single tile is 128 × 64 in size. The transparent pixels around each of the tiles is margin for larger tiles, or tiles that don't fit within the usual tile size.

Tiled

• Tileset properties: Set the drawing offset to X: -192 and Y: 170.
• Map properties: Set tile width and height to 128 × 64.