"Show Import Dialog at Reimport" no longer seems to work

Knuthnads · August 19, 2025, 4:00am

Steps to reproduce:

Import an fbx asset. On my end I’m testing with a simple walk animation.
Edit > Editor Preferences, then go to General > Miscellaneous > Import and tick “Show Import Dialog at Reimport”
Right-click on the fbx asset and select Reimport. Not seeing the import options.

Expected:
To see the import options when reimporting an fbx asset with “Show Import Dialog at Reimport” enabled.

Version:
5.6.1 (first noticed under 5.6.0)

UE_FlavienP · August 20, 2025, 9:15am

Since 5.5 the FBX import now uses Interchange Framework, so unless you are forcing legacy fbx importer it is Interchange that is managing your FBX imports.

In that context you should go into Project Settings > Interchange > Import Content and tick the “Show Reimport Dialog” option.

Knuthnads · August 23, 2025, 11:38am

Thanks, that one worked. Bit weird that this setting still exists under General > Miscellaneous > Import. For reference, this is a fresh project created under 5.6. No plugins added or removed yet.

UE_FlavienP · August 26, 2025, 9:47am

This is for the “legacy” FBX import. At some point it is going to be deprecated and go away.

Nintenjo · January 13, 2026, 8:52am

Im on 5.5 and i dont see the ‘Reimport dialog’ option in my project settings .. any ideas? i really need this as alt i have to delete everything and import from scratch to modify the import settings.

UE_FlavienP · January 13, 2026, 11:05am

In 5.5 you have to use the option that is in the “editor preferences”

Nintenjo · January 13, 2026, 4:14pm

amazing thanks

Nintenjo · January 13, 2026, 4:19pm

Poop it dosnt work.. Even though i have show reimport dialog enabled, when i reimport a skeletal animation im not presented with the import options

Some1HumanHere · June 7, 2026, 5:01pm

It’s greyed out in 5.7. I’m at a loss, What is the correct way to reimport a FBX scene in order to change the settings ? Even Importing as new does not show the dialog anymore.

UE_FlavienP · June 8, 2026, 11:14am

It has to be changed directly in the Interchange section of the project settings

A) is the default behaviour for all Level import (FBX, glTF, USD)

B) In case you have overwritten the pipeline stack for FBX Level import, you might need to change it there.

On the screenshot you can see that reimport dialog is hidden for all formats except for USD were it is visible.

Vexar · August 19, 2026, 7:17pm

I haven’t had this much trouble importing and reimporting meshes and materials with out material slots missing in over 25 years of using Unreal Engine versions that have worked for years.

I had to fire up 5.3 to import and copy the files over manually 3 times on different assets out of pure frustration.
I have had to go back into Maya and change my materials to Blinn or Phong just so they would show up.
As I am writing this Unreal is locked up again while trying to import because the material slot is missing and it is updating all the BP’s and Chaos objects using the asset to correct the missing slot.
If I open up an old asset and it is using lambert materials all bets are off if the slots will stay intact.
If I add a material same thing more then likely the material slot won’t show up.

If you are having my issue with old assets - MAKE SURE YOU use an M_ in front of every Blinn material that you have converted, and make sure you rename every Material in Maya. If you show the preview of the asset in reimport and the slots have check boxes that are not checked you will be missing slots when you click OK.