diff --git a/src/assets/gltf-model-import.ts b/src/assets/gltf-model-import.ts
index 142a8740..3efcc0a5 100644
--- a/src/assets/gltf-model-import.ts
+++ b/src/assets/gltf-model-import.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ async function loadGltfFromArrayBuffer(arrayBuffer: ArrayBuffer): Promise<GLTF>
   return loader.parseAsync(arrayBuffer, "");
 }
 
-function createConfiguredGltfLoader(): GLTFLoader {
+export function createConfiguredGltfLoader(): GLTFLoader {
   const loader = new GLTFLoader();
   loader.setDRACOLoader(getSharedDracoLoader());
   return loader;