# Parent-child relationship is ignored after import fbx file to unreal

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/parent-child-relationship-is-ignored-after-import-fbx-file-to-unreal/352879>\
**Category:** Asset Creation\
**Tags:** hierarchy, unreal-engine, question\
**Created:** [April 4, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/parent-child-relationship-is-ignored-after-import-fbx-file-to-unreal/352879 "2016-04-04T12:31:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![anonymous\_user\_2bc28eb9](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@anonymous\_user\_2bc28eb9](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/anonymous_user_2bc28eb9)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2016, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/parent-child-relationship-is-ignored-after-import-fbx-file-to-unreal/352879/1 "2016-04-04T12:31:23Z")

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Hi all.  
I have a model in 3ds max which some parent-child relationship is defined on it. I tried to import the model by exporting it to .fbx file and import the file to unreal engine. But after importing the model, parent child relationship is ignored and all objects listed as static meshes without any hierarchy in world outliner panel.  
I imported .fbx file to blender to check if hierarchy is kept on exporting the model and the result is fine.

I will appreciate if anyone can help me with this problem.

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**Author:** ![SilentParrotS](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@SilentParrotS](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/SilentParrotS)\
**Post date:** [September 28, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/parent-child-relationship-is-ignored-after-import-fbx-file-to-unreal/352879/2 "2019-09-28T18:00:19Z")

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Hi,  
I know that the post was made in 2016, but for people who still don’t know how to import an object that has childs, here is the answer: Go to File → Import Into Level… and select your .fbx (or how is your file).

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**Author:** ![AmazingRuss](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@AmazingRuss](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/AmazingRuss)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/parent-child-relationship-is-ignored-after-import-fbx-file-to-unreal/352879/3 "2023-10-17T23:57:52Z")

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Thanks for this … another 4 years later.