diff --git a/src/Bliss.Test/Game.cs b/src/Bliss.Test/Game.cs
index 9dc5ca6..3c4ef87 100644
--- a/src/Bliss.Test/Game.cs
+++ b/src/Bliss.Test/Game.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ protected virtual void FixedUpdate() {
             this._playingAnim = true;
             this._frameCount++;
 
-            if (this._frameCount >= this._playerModel.Animations[0].FrameCount) {
+            if (this._frameCount >= this._playerModel.Animations[2].FrameCount) {
                 this._frameCount = 0;
             }
         }
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ protected virtual void Draw(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice, CommandList commandLi
 
         if (this._cam3D.GetFrustum().ContainsBox(this._playerModel.BoundingBox)) {
             if (this._playingAnim) {
-                this._playerModel.UpdateAnimationBones(commandList, this._playerModel.Animations[0], this._frameCount);
+                this._playerModel.UpdateAnimationBones(commandList, this._playerModel.Animations[2], this._frameCount);
             }
             this._playerModel.Draw(commandList, this.FullScreenTexture.Framebuffer.OutputDescription, new Transform() { Translation = new Vector3(0, 0.05F, 0)}, Color.Blue);
         }
diff --git a/src/Bliss.Test/content/player.glb b/src/Bliss.Test/content/player.glb
index 5e5d49c..12a8dd8 100644
Binary files a/src/Bliss.Test/content/player.glb and b/src/Bliss.Test/content/player.glb differ
diff --git a/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Animations/MeshAmateurBuilder.cs b/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Animations/MeshAmateurBuilder.cs
index 07de34a..6e5311d 100644
--- a/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Animations/MeshAmateurBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Animations/MeshAmateurBuilder.cs
@@ -17,10 +17,24 @@ namespace Bliss.CSharp.Geometry.Animations;
 
 public class MeshAmateurBuilder {
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The root node of the model. This node typically contains the root transformations for the mesh and references to other child nodes.
+    /// </summary>
     private Node _rootNode;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An array of <see cref="ModelAnimation"/> objects that represent animations applied to the model.
+    /// </summary>
     private ModelAnimation[] _animations;
     
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A dictionary mapping bone IDs to the corresponding <see cref="Bone"/> objects. This allows efficient look-up of bones by their ID or name.
+    /// </summary>
     private Dictionary<uint, Bone> _bonesByName;
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An array of transformation matrices for the bones, used for skeletal animation. Each bone has a corresponding transformation matrix.
+    /// </summary>
     private Matrix4x4[] _boneTransformations;
     
     /// <summary>
@@ -83,8 +97,8 @@ private Dictionary<int, BoneInfo[]> SetupBoneInfos(ModelAnimation animation) {
     /// <param name="frame">The current frame index being processed.</param>
     /// <param name="parentTransform">The transformation matrix of the parent node.</param>
     private void UpdateChannel(Node node, ModelAnimation animation, int frame, AMatrix4x4 parentTransform) {
-        AMatrix4x4 nodeTransformation = AMatrix4x4.Identity;
-
+        AMatrix4x4 nodeTransformation = node.Transform;
+        
         if (this.GetChannel(node, animation, out NodeAnimationChannel? channel)) {
             AMatrix4x4 scale = this.InterpolateScale(channel!, animation, frame);
             AMatrix4x4 rotation = this.InterpolateRotation(channel!, animation, frame);
@@ -140,7 +154,7 @@ private AMatrix4x4 InterpolateTranslation(NodeAnimationChannel channel, ModelAni
 
             Vector3D start = currentFrame.Value;
             Vector3D end = nextFrame.Value;
-            position = start + (float) delta * (end - start);
+            position = start + (float) Math.Clamp(delta, 0.0F, 1.0F) * (end - start);
         }
         
         return AMatrix4x4.FromTranslation(position);
@@ -176,7 +190,7 @@ private AMatrix4x4 InterpolateRotation(NodeAnimationChannel channel, ModelAnimat
 
             AQuaternion start = currentFrame.Value;
             AQuaternion end = nextFrame.Value;
-            rotation = AQuaternion.Slerp(start, end, (float) delta);
+            rotation = AQuaternion.Slerp(start, end, (float) Math.Clamp(delta, 0.0F, 1.0F));
             rotation.Normalize();
         }
         
@@ -214,7 +228,7 @@ private AMatrix4x4 InterpolateScale(NodeAnimationChannel channel, ModelAnimation
             Vector3D start = currentFrame.Value;
             Vector3D end = nextFrame.Value;
 
-            scale = start + (float) delta * (end - start);
+            scale = start + (float) Math.Clamp(delta, 0.0F, 1.0F) * (end - start);
         }
         
         return AMatrix4x4.FromScaling(scale);
diff --git a/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Model.cs b/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Model.cs
index 7755734..030e7ac 100644
--- a/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Model.cs
+++ b/src/Bliss/CSharp/Geometry/Model.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 using System.Numerics;
 using System.Text;
 using Assimp;
+using Assimp.Configs;
 using Bliss.CSharp.Effects;
 using Bliss.CSharp.Geometry.Animations;
 using Bliss.CSharp.Geometry.Conversions;
@@ -36,7 +37,30 @@ public class Model : Disposable {
     /// This includes flipping the winding order, triangulating, pre-transforming vertices,
     /// calculating tangent space, and generating smooth normals.
     /// </summary>
-    private const PostProcessSteps DefaultPostProcessSteps = PostProcessSteps.FlipWindingOrder | PostProcessSteps.Triangulate | PostProcessSteps.CalculateTangentSpace | PostProcessSteps.GenerateSmoothNormals;
+    private const PostProcessSteps DefaultPostProcessSteps = PostProcessSteps.FlipWindingOrder |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.Triangulate |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.CalculateTangentSpace |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.GenerateSmoothNormals |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.JoinIdenticalVertices |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.FindInvalidData |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.ImproveCacheLocality |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.FixInFacingNormals |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.GenerateUVCoords |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.ValidateDataStructure |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.FindInstances |
+                                                             PostProcessSteps.GlobalScale;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A collection of default property configurations applied to the 3D model importer.
+    /// These configurations include settings to limit vertex bone weights, exclude certain elements,
+    /// and adjust import behavior for specific file formats like FBX.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static readonly List<PropertyConfig> PropertyConfigs = [
+        new NoSkeletonMeshesConfig(true),
+        new VertexBoneWeightLimitConfig(4),
+        new FBXImportCamerasConfig(false),
+        new FBXStrictModeConfig(false)
+    ];
 
     /// <summary>
     /// The default effect applied to models.
@@ -95,6 +119,11 @@ public Model(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice, Mesh[] meshes, ModelAnimation[] anim
     /// <returns>Returns a new instance of the <see cref="Model"/> class with the loaded meshes.</returns>
     public static Model Load(GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice, string path, bool loadMaterial = true, bool flipUv = false) {
         using AssimpContext context = new AssimpContext();
+
+        foreach (PropertyConfig config in PropertyConfigs) {
+            context.SetConfig(config);
+        }
+        
         Scene scene = context.ImportFile(path, DefaultPostProcessSteps);
 
         List<Mesh> meshes = new List<Mesh>();