# Create Instance of imported AbstractMesh
**URL:** https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752
**Category:** Questions
**Tags:** instances, mesh
**Created:** [June 29, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752 "2022-06-29T02:33:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@jayypluss](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jayypluss)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2022, 2:33am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752/1 "2022-06-29T02:33:44Z")
I want to create instances of an Imported mesh, is that possible?
I’m using Typescript and importing a mesh with ImportMeshAsync
eg.:
```auto
const importResult = await SceneLoader.ImportMeshAsync(null, "/assets/", "stuff.gltf", this.scene)
const mesh = importResult.meshes[0]
mesh.isVisible = false
for (var index = 0; index < 2; index++) {
let newInstance = mesh.createInstance("i" + index)
}
```
But TS gives an error since the import result meshes are AbstractMeshes and `createInstance()`is not a valid method for them.
What would be the correct approach here if I want to make instances of the imported mesh?
From the docs: [Instances | Babylon.js Documentation](https://doc.babylonjs.com/divingDeeper/mesh/copies/instances#how-to-use-instances)
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### Author:  [@slin](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/slin)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2022, 5:27am UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752/2 "2022-06-29T05:27:41Z")
You can ‘cast’ the type from AbstractMesh to Mesh:
`const mesh = importResult.meshes[0] as BABYLON.Mesh`
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### Author:  [@jayypluss](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/jayypluss)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2022, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752/3 "2022-06-29T16:26:19Z")
Right, I’ve actually done that, but is this the correct way? Won’t it have any implications like possible errors of some sort?
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### Author:  [@slin](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/slin)
#### Post date: [June 29, 2022, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/create-instance-of-imported-abstractmesh/31752/4 "2022-06-29T16:56:44Z")
Not sure if I can explain this clearly: It is your gltf model and if you tested it works, it won’t change. So there won’t be surprising runtime error.
If you don’t know it in advance, you could do a type check like this:
```auto
if (mesh instanceof BABYLON.Mesh) {
...
}
```