MeshFormat

FBX to glTF Converter

Drop a .fbx file below and get a .gltf back. The conversion happens inside this page using WebAssembly, so nothing is uploaded to a server and there is no queue to wait in.

  • Private by designFiles stay on your device.
  • No queueConversion starts instantly.
  • No sign upNo account, no limits per day.

Compatibility

What survives the trip from FBX to glTF.

FeatureFBXglTFResult
GeometrySupportedSupportedSupported
Vertex colorsSupportedSupportedSupported
MaterialsSupportedSupportedSupported
TexturesPartialSupportedPartial
Scene hierarchySupportedSupportedSupported
AnimationSupportedSupportedSupported

How to convert FBX to glTF

  1. 1Add your FBX fileDrop the .fbx file into the box, or pick it from disk. Multiple files are converted one after another.
  2. 2Pick glTF as the outputglTF is already selected on this page. Adjust scale, up axis or triangle budget if the target application is picky.
  3. 3Download the resultThe .gltf file is written locally and appears as a download button next to your file.

About FBX

FBX carries rigs, skinned meshes, cameras, lights and animation takes, which makes it the backbone of film and game pipelines. The binary variant is proprietary and undocumented, so tooling support for writing it is limited.

  • Maya
  • 3ds Max
  • MotionBuilder
  • Unity
  • Unreal Engine

About glTF

glTF 2.0 stores the scene graph, PBR materials, skins and animations as JSON with binary buffers alongside. Being text, it is easy to diff and post process, and it is the interchange format modern engines standardise on.

  • Buffers and textures are emitted as separate files and delivered as a ZIP.
  • three.js
  • Babylon.js
  • Blender
  • Unity
  • Godot

Questions

Is this FBX to glTF converter free?

Yes. There is no account, no daily quota and no watermark. The tool is a static web page and the work is done by your own CPU, so there are no server costs to pass on.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. MeshFormat loads a WebAssembly build of the geometry kernels into your browser and reads the file locally. You can open the network tab and confirm that nothing leaves the page, or disconnect after the page has loaded and keep converting.

How large can a FBX file be?

The practical limit is your available memory rather than an arbitrary cap. Models up to a few hundred megabytes work on a normal laptop; very dense scans convert faster if you lower the triangle budget in the options.

Anything to know about glTF output?

Buffers and textures are emitted as separate files and delivered as a ZIP.

Which programs open glTF files?

three.js, Babylon.js, Blender, Unity and most other tools that work with 3D meshes read .gltf directly.

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