Importing glTF models straight from the box is not working

[selimanac]

I don’t recommend using online-converted versions. Online converters often break things and are not optimized. For example, this chest model is 12MB/5MB, which is insane. I’m pretty sure this animated chest can’t be over 500KB.

I highly recommend downloading the original file and exporting it from Blender or any other software as a GLB. Models without animations are very straightforward, but with animations, it can be a pain. I couldn’t convert one of my FBX files either. I found this, which might help:

Blender to Defold 3D animation Guide

** UPDATE 5/24/24 This guide still works well however some things have changed you can now save all animation tracks to a single .glTF file and skip exporting one by one and also skip using the .animationset file altogether. ** [DAGuide_ico] In this guide we will cover exporting 3d animations from blender then setting them up in an animation set in defold. Using Blender(3.6.1) and Defold(1.4.8) glTF format. Some things to note before animating: Single root bone for your armature skeleton. S…