# StandardMaterial needs to be imported

**URL:** <https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/standardmaterial-needs-to-be-imported/17486>\
**Category:** Bugs\
**Created:** [January 14, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/standardmaterial-needs-to-be-imported/17486 "2021-01-14T15:47:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.babylonjs.com/t/standardmaterial-needs-to-be-imported/17486/5 "2021-01-14T16:36:09Z")

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You will need to make sure all meshes have a material right after they are created (or pre-render), otherwise the standard material will be initialized. Technically you would need to make sure that `defaultMaterial` is never accessed.

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