diff --git a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
index 41d50e43..6c4ed262 100644
--- a/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/assetload_funcs.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #include "coders/imageio.hpp"
 #include "coders/json.hpp"
 #include "coders/obj.hpp"
+#include "coders/vec3.hpp"
 #include "constants.hpp"
 #include "debug/Logger.hpp"
 #include "files/engine_paths.hpp"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 #include "graphics/core/Texture.hpp"
 #include "graphics/core/TextureAnimation.hpp"
 #include "objects/rigging.hpp"
+#include "util/stringutil.hpp"
 #include "Assets.hpp"
 #include "AssetsLoader.hpp"
 
@@ -190,6 +192,17 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::sound(
     };
 }
 
+static void request_textures(AssetsLoader* loader, const model::Model& model) {
+    for (auto& mesh : model.meshes) {
+        if (mesh.texture.find('$') == std::string::npos) {
+            auto filename = TEXTURES_FOLDER + "/" + mesh.texture;
+            loader->add(
+                AssetType::TEXTURE, filename, mesh.texture, nullptr
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 assetload::postfunc assetload::model(
     AssetsLoader* loader,
     const ResPaths* paths,
@@ -197,19 +210,32 @@ assetload::postfunc assetload::model(
     const std::string& name,
     const std::shared_ptr<AssetCfg>&
 ) {
-    auto path = paths->find(file + ".obj");
+    auto path = paths->find(file + ".vec3");
+    if (fs::exists(path)) {
+        auto bytes = files::read_bytes_buffer(path);
+        auto modelVEC3 = std::make_shared<vec3::File>(vec3::load(path.u8string(), bytes));
+        return [loader, name, modelVEC3=std::move(modelVEC3)](Assets* assets) {
+            for (auto& [modelName, model] : modelVEC3->models) {
+                request_textures(loader, model.model);
+                std::string fullName = name;
+                if (name != modelName) {
+                    fullName += "." + modelName;
+                }
+                assets->store(
+                    std::make_unique<model::Model>(model.model),
+                    fullName
+                );
+                logger.info() << "store model " << util::quote(modelName)
+                              << " as " << util::quote(fullName);
+            }
+        };
+    }
+    path = paths->find(file + ".obj");
     auto text = files::read_string(path);
     try {
         auto model = obj::parse(path.u8string(), text).release();
         return [=](Assets* assets) {
-            for (auto& mesh : model->meshes) {
-                if (mesh.texture.find('$') == std::string::npos) {
-                    auto filename = TEXTURES_FOLDER + "/" + mesh.texture;
-                    loader->add(
-                        AssetType::TEXTURE, filename, mesh.texture, nullptr
-                    );
-                }
-            }
+            request_textures(loader, *model);
             assets->store(std::unique_ptr<model::Model>(model), name);
         };
     } catch (const parsing_error& err) {