📄 threejs/Addons/Loaders/FBXLoader

File: FBXLoader.md | Updated: 11/15/2025


title: FBXLoader category: Addons layout: docs

FBXLoader

A loader for the FBX format.

Requires FBX file to be >= 7.0 and in ASCII or >= 6400 in Binary format. Versions lower than this may load but will probably have errors.

Needs Support:

  • Morph normals / blend shape normals

FBX format references:

Binary format specification:

Code Example

const loader = new FBXLoader();
const object = await loader.loadAsync( 'models/fbx/stanford-bunny.fbx' );
scene.add( object );

Import

FBXLoader is an addon, and must be imported explicitly, see Installation#Addons.

import { FBXLoader } from 'three/addons/loaders/FBXLoader.js';

Constructor

new FBXLoader( manager : LoadingManager )

Constructs a new FBX loader.

manager | The loading manager.
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Methods

.load( url : string, onLoad : function, onProgress : onProgressCallback, onError : onErrorCallback )

Starts loading from the given URL and passes the loaded FBX asset to the onLoad() callback.

url | The path/URL of the file to be loaded. This can also be a data URI.
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onLoad | Executed when the loading process has been finished.
onProgress | Executed while the loading is in progress.
onError | Executed when errors occur.

Overrides: Loader#load

.parse( FBXBuffer : ArrayBuffer, path : string ) : Group

Parses the given FBX data and returns the resulting group.

FBXBuffer | The raw FBX data as an array buffer.
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path | The URL base path.

Overrides: Loader#parse

Returns: An object representing the parsed asset.

Source

examples/jsm/loaders/FBXLoader.js