Blender glTF Export Missing Materials or Textures

How to fix it

Try these in order — the most common fix is first.

1. 1. Use Principled BSDF

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   1. Open Shading, connect Image Texture nodes directly to Principled BSDF inputs.
   2. Normal maps need a Normal Map node.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

2. 2. Bake procedural textures

   1. Bake procedural nodes to an image with Cycles and plug the image in.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

3. 3. Check export settings

   1. File > Export > glTF 2.0: under Materials choose Export, and check Images format.
   Did this fix it? Yes No

Symptoms

The exported .glb or .gltf shows white, grey or untextured models.

Why it happens

• Material not using Principled BSDF
• Image textures not connected to Base Color or Normal inputs
• Export Materials option disabled
• Procedural textures cannot be exported

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