---
title: "Recorded Video Session: Importing 3D Art into Unity"
content_type: tutorial
url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/live-session-importing-3d-art-into-unity?language=en"
language: en
difficulty: beginner
duration_minutes: 50
unity_version:
  - "2017.3"
supported_unity_versions:
  - name: "2017.3"
    url: "https://learn.unity.com/tutorial/live-session-importing-3d-art-into-unity.md?language=en&version=2017.3"
last_updated: "2026-08-04T14:23:20.000Z"
---

# Recorded Video Session: Importing 3D Art into Unity

Watch a Technical Artist import 3D art assets into Unity and share practical tips for an efficient asset pipeline.

In this recorded live session, Technical Artist and Field Engineer Olly Nicholson walks through the process of bringing 3D art assets into Unity. Olly shares tips and tricks for maximizing productivity and taking advantages of improvements in the Unity import pipeline.

## 1. Overview and Goals

In this live session, Technical Artist and Field Engineer Olly Nicholson will walk us through the process of bringing your 3D art assets into Unity. Olly will share some tips and tricks for maximizing your productivity and taking advantages of recent improvements in the Unity import pipeline.

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYSuDpd0dgs)

## 2. Best Practices

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGzvLCEuHJY)

## 3. Mesh Normal Calculation

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0zOnBzB5z8)

## 4. DCC Tool Light Import

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWXucxuSVa4)

## 5. DCC Tool Camera Import

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZXzhA53dCU)

## 6. Importing Visibility Animation

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUlIDIQJDNg)

## 7. Animation Keyframing Improvements

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFUjxR1PYYA)

## 8. Stingray PBS Materials

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c8VcNqb3iU)

## 9. FBX Material Embedding

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt5qmn2Au7I)

## 10. Questions and Answers

[Video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3J-2p0FAKqg)