# problem importing mesh from Blender **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started & Setup\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, question\ **Created:** [March 14, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055 "2026-03-14T01:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![FedericoNessuno](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@FedericoNessuno](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FedericoNessuno)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/1 "2026-03-14T01:09:57Z")
Hi all, I’m hitting a wall trying to get a simple cylinder from Blender into Unreal Engine. I’ve spent about 8 hours on this with no luck. **Setup:** - **Blender:** [5.0.1] - **Unreal Engine:** [5.5.4] - **Export Format:** Tried both FBX and GLB/GLTF - **Mesh:** Simple cylinder, basic metallic material. **The Issue:** Upon import, the cylinder shows strange dark streaks/shading artifacts on the vertical edges, looking like inverted normals. _Crucially:_ If I create a **new basic material in Unreal** and assign it to the mesh, the shading fixes itself. **Troubleshooting steps taken:** 1. **Blender Side:** 2. **Export Settings (GLB/FBX):** 3. **Unreal Import Settings:** Despite all this, the artifacts persist unless I replace the material in Unreal. Does anyone have experience with this specific interaction between Blender materials and Unreal imports? Is there a setting in the Principled BSDF or export config that breaks the tangent space? Thanks for your time! ---
**Author:** ![Infant\_Zero](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/infant_zero/32/715655_2.png) [@Infant\_Zero](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Infant_Zero)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/2 "2026-03-14T04:06:35Z")
If it’s just an issue with normals being inverted see here: [How To Inverted Normal Heights - Development / Asset Creation - Epic Developer Community Forums](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-to-inverted-normal-heights/2678313/2) ---
**Author:** ![kotlet](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@kotlet](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/kotlet)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/3 "2026-03-14T13:13:16Z")
Look like normals problems to me. First remember when exporting FBX you need to set in export dialog in Blender geometry\>smoothing\>face. Second try adding weighted normals modifier in Blender. That way when you import fbx with “import normals” option it should work. Alternatively using modeling tools mode in unreal (shift + 5 i believe) use normal tools there to calculate weighted normals inside Unreal. Modeling tools used to be plugin in unreal, no idea if it is turned on by default. ---
**Author:** ![FedericoNessuno](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@FedericoNessuno](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FedericoNessuno)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/4 "2026-03-16T02:27:35Z")
![23](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/b/f/4/bf411ec49eaa2ad8fa830a37b181086e14a365f8.jpeg) Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately the problem was something else, possibly a bug. I managed to solve it by updating Unreal Engine to 5.7. ---
**Author:** ![FedericoNessuno](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@FedericoNessuno](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/FedericoNessuno)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:27am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/5 "2026-03-16T02:27:53Z")
Thanks for the reply, I really appreciate it. Unfortunately the problem was something else, possibly a bug. I managed to solve it by updating Unreal Engine to 5.7. ---
**Author:** ![Infant\_Zero](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/infant_zero/32/715655_2.png) [@Infant\_Zero](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Infant_Zero)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/6 "2026-03-16T02:46:22Z")
You’re welcome; glad to hear you fixed it. ---
**Author:** ![XForceGamerZYTT](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@XForceGamerZYTT](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/XForceGamerZYTT)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2026, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/problem-importing-mesh-from-blender/2706055/7 "2026-09-13T13:14:24Z")
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