# Child ignored on SerializeMesh-ImportMesh

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/child-ignored-on-serializemesh-importmesh/9380>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [March 22, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/child-ignored-on-serializemesh-importmesh/9380 "2020-03-22T21:23:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Arte](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/arte/32/94_2.png) [@Arte](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Arte)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/child-ignored-on-serializemesh-importmesh/9380/1 "2020-03-22T21:23:55Z")

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Hello All, 👋

I’m using SceneSerializer.SerializeMesh (mesh with child). But when loading SceneLoader.ImportMesh,  
Child ignored/ missing.  
Could you explain to me where my mistake.  
[PG](https://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#DEW303)

Arte

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**Author:** ![Gijs](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/gijs/32/44_2.png) [@Gijs](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Gijs)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/child-ignored-on-serializemesh-importmesh/9380/2 "2020-03-22T22:53:51Z")

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Hi Arte,

Setting `withChildren` to `true` on `SerializeMesh` seems to do the trick:

[https://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#DEW303#1](https://www.babylonjs-playground.com/#DEW303#1)

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**Author:** ![Arte](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/arte/32/94_2.png) [@Arte](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Arte)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2020, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/child-ignored-on-serializemesh-importmesh/9380/3 "2020-03-23T07:44:17Z")

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Thank you @Gijs