diff --git a/editor/src/main.rs b/editor/src/main.rs
index 1988f7c..7077c08 100644
--- a/editor/src/main.rs
+++ b/editor/src/main.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@ impl Application {
                         ui::ImportKind::Gltf => import::load_gltf(path),
                     };
 
-                    let widgets = self.render_state.load_model(&model);
+                    let loaded = self.render_state.load_model(&model);
+                    let widgets = self.render_state.spawn_model(&loaded);
                     self.objects.extend(widgets.into_iter());
                 },
                 Err(crossbeam_channel::TryRecvError::Empty) => break,
diff --git a/editor/src/model.rs b/editor/src/model.rs
index 0c8018f..ddfc357 100644
--- a/editor/src/model.rs
+++ b/editor/src/model.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+use cyborg::storage::mesh::MeshHandle;
+
 pub struct Model {
     pub name: Option<String>,
     pub objects: Vec<Object>,
@@ -19,6 +21,18 @@ pub struct BasicVertex {
     pub position: glam::Vec3,
 }
 
+pub struct LoadedModel {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub objects: Vec<LoadedObject>,
+}
+
+pub struct LoadedObject {
+    pub name: Option<String>,
+    pub transform: Transform,
+    pub meshes: Vec<MeshHandle>,
+    pub children: Vec<LoadedObject>,
+}
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
 pub struct Transform {
     pub position: glam::Vec3,
diff --git a/editor/src/render.rs b/editor/src/render.rs
index bcefdbc..3111b7a 100644
--- a/editor/src/render.rs
+++ b/editor/src/render.rs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ impl RenderState {
         output_format: wgpu::TextureFormat,
         render_pass: &mut egui_wgpu_backend::RenderPass,
     ) -> Self {
-        use cyborg::scene::{DebugDrawList, DebugIndex, DebugVertex};
+        use cyborg::scene::{DebugDrawList, DebugVertex};
         use cyborg::shader::{ShaderStore, ShaderWatcher};
 
         let mut world = legion::World::default();
@@ -282,43 +282,23 @@ impl RenderState {
             .execute(&mut self.world, &mut self.resources);
     }
 
-    pub fn load_model(&mut self, model: &model::Model) -> Vec<ObjectWidget> {
-        // TODO use model name?
-        let mut objects = Vec::new();
-        for object in model.objects.iter() {
-            objects.push(self.load_object(object));
+    pub fn load_model(&mut self, model: &model::Model) -> model::LoadedModel {
+        model::LoadedModel {
+            name: model.name.clone(),
+            objects: model.objects.iter().map(|o| self.load_object(o)).collect(),
         }
-
-        objects
     }
 
-    pub fn load_object(&mut self, object: &model::Object) -> ObjectWidget {
-        let transform = cyborg::scene::Transform {
-            transform: object.transform.to_mat4(),
-        };
-
-        let mut entities = Vec::new();
-        for mesh in object.meshes.iter() {
-            let mesh = cyborg::scene::Mesh {
-                mesh: self.load_mesh(mesh),
-            };
-
-            let entity = self.world.push((mesh, transform.clone()));
-            entities.push(entity);
-        }
-
-        let mut children = Vec::new();
-        for child in object.children.iter() {
-            children.push(self.load_object(child));
-        }
-
-        ObjectWidget {
+    pub fn load_object(&mut self, object: &model::Object) -> model::LoadedObject {
+        model::LoadedObject {
             name: object.name.clone(),
             transform: object.transform.clone(),
-            entities,
-            children,
-            dirty: false,
-            children_dirty: false,
+            meshes: object.meshes.iter().map(|m| self.load_mesh(m)).collect(),
+            children: object
+                .children
+                .iter()
+                .map(|o| self.load_object(o))
+                .collect(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -359,4 +339,41 @@ impl RenderState {
 
         mesh_pass.get_mesh_pool().load(mesh).unwrap()
     }
+
+    pub fn spawn_model(&mut self, model: &model::LoadedModel) -> Vec<ObjectWidget> {
+        // TODO use model name?
+        let mut objects = Vec::new();
+        for object in model.objects.iter() {
+            objects.push(self.spawn_object(object));
+        }
+
+        objects
+    }
+
+    pub fn spawn_object(&mut self, object: &model::LoadedObject) -> ObjectWidget {
+        let transform = cyborg::scene::Transform {
+            transform: object.transform.to_mat4(),
+        };
+
+        let mut entities = Vec::new();
+        for mesh in object.meshes.iter() {
+            let mesh = cyborg::scene::Mesh { mesh: *mesh };
+            let entity = self.world.push((mesh, transform.clone()));
+            entities.push(entity);
+        }
+
+        let mut children = Vec::new();
+        for child in object.children.iter() {
+            children.push(self.spawn_object(child));
+        }
+
+        ObjectWidget {
+            name: object.name.clone(),
+            transform: object.transform.clone(),
+            entities,
+            children,
+            dirty: false,
+            children_dirty: false,
+        }
+    }
 }