# Export GLb or GLTF with PBRMetallicRoughnessMaterial materials from Maya

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [November 12, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951 "2019-11-12T16:37:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![MouseOverYou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/mouseoveryou/32/2958_2.png) [@MouseOverYou](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/MouseOverYou)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/1 "2019-11-12T16:37:13Z")

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Hi,

is there a way to export Meshes with PBRMetallicRoughnessMaterial Materials? at the moment i only can export PBR Materials, and they behave different, and as far as I know Once Imported i cannot change the material Class of the Material

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Deltakosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/deltakosh/32/26635_2.png) [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/2 "2019-11-12T16:53:53Z")

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How do you export them? using babylon format or gltf?

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**Author:** ![MouseOverYou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/mouseoveryou/32/2958_2.png) [@MouseOverYou](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/MouseOverYou)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/3 "2019-11-12T16:56:58Z")

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using the babylon exporter in Maya I usually export GLB or GLTF

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**Author:** ![Deltakosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/deltakosh/32/26635_2.png) [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2019, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/4 "2019-11-12T18:25:25Z")

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Ok so this is by design. gltf expects materials to be PBRMaterial 🙂

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**Author:** ![MouseOverYou](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/mouseoveryou/32/2958_2.png) [@MouseOverYou](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/MouseOverYou)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/5 "2019-11-13T17:56:25Z")

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ah ok. So if I have a model in Maya the only way to export it for use in Babylon with PBRMetallicRoughnessMaterials is exporting in BABYLON format, right?

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**Author:** ![Deltakosh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex024/user_avatar/forum.babylonjs.com/deltakosh/32/26635_2.png) [@Deltakosh](https://forum.babylonjs.com/u/Deltakosh)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2019, 8:48pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/export-glb-or-gltf-with-pbrmetallicroughnessmaterial-materials-from-maya/6951/6 "2019-11-13T20:48:08Z")

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yep 🙂