Making multiple instances of an animated character in react three fiber
Solution 1:
You might need to use clone on the nodes,
you can use the package @react-three/drei to simplify the import a bit
drei npm
here is an example from multiple instances of skinned meshes working :
https://codesandbox.io/s/react-three-fiber-wildlife-nrbnq?file=/src/Model.js
You can also use the package gltfjsx so you dont have to wory about your model file it will be generated the right way by gltfjsx :
gltfjsx npm
i'll gladly update my post if you have any additional questions