diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 64abcfb..a894f83 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ npm/bin/Linux/FBX2glTF
 npm/bin/Windows_NT/FBX2glTF.exe
 npm/node_modules/
 sdk/
+.vscode
+build
diff --git a/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp b/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
index a192d8e..df2afa8 100644
--- a/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
+++ b/src/Fbx2Raw.cpp
@@ -596,12 +596,14 @@ public:
             const unsigned int blendShapeIx,
             const unsigned int channelIx,
             const FbxDouble deformPercent,
-            const std::vector<TargetShape> &targetShapes
+            const std::vector<TargetShape> &targetShapes,
+            const std::string name
         ) : mesh(mesh),
             blendShapeIx(blendShapeIx),
             channelIx(channelIx),
             deformPercent(deformPercent),
-            targetShapes(targetShapes)
+            targetShapes(targetShapes),
+            name(name)
         {}
 
         FbxAnimCurve *ExtractAnimation(unsigned int animIx) const {
@@ -615,6 +617,7 @@ public:
         const unsigned int blendShapeIx;
         const unsigned int channelIx;
         const std::vector<TargetShape> targetShapes;
+        const std::string name;
 
         const FbxDouble deformPercent;
     };
@@ -649,11 +652,14 @@ private:
                 if (fbxChannel->GetTargetShapeCount() > 0) {
                     std::vector<TargetShape> targetShapes;
                     const double *fullWeights = fbxChannel->GetTargetShapeFullWeights();
+                    std::string name = std::string(fbxChannel->GetName());
+                    fmt::printf("extractChannels; channel name: %s\n", name);
+
                     for (int targetIx = 0; targetIx < fbxChannel->GetTargetShapeCount(); targetIx ++) {
                         FbxShape *fbxShape = fbxChannel->GetTargetShape(targetIx);
                         targetShapes.push_back(TargetShape(fbxShape, fullWeights[targetIx]));
                     }
-                    channels.push_back(BlendChannel(mesh, shapeIx, channelIx, fbxChannel->DeformPercent * 0.01, targetShapes));
+                    channels.push_back(BlendChannel(mesh, shapeIx, channelIx, fbxChannel->DeformPercent * 0.01, targetShapes, name));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -785,11 +791,13 @@ static void ReadMesh(RawModel &raw, FbxScene *pScene, FbxNode *pNode, const std:
         for (size_t targetIx = 0; targetIx < blendShapes.GetTargetShapeCount(channelIx); targetIx ++) {
             const FbxBlendShapesAccess::TargetShape &shape = blendShapes.GetTargetShape(channelIx, targetIx);
             targetShapes.push_back(&shape);
+            auto &blendChannel = blendShapes.GetBlendChannel(channelIx);
 
             rawSurface.blendChannels.push_back(RawBlendChannel {
-                static_cast<float>(blendShapes.GetBlendChannel(channelIx).deformPercent),
+                static_cast<float>(blendChannel.deformPercent),
                 shape.normals.LayerPresent(),
                 shape.tangents.LayerPresent(),
+                blendChannel.name
             });
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/Raw2Gltf.cpp b/src/Raw2Gltf.cpp
index 6931ac4..00a8171 100644
--- a/src/Raw2Gltf.cpp
+++ b/src/Raw2Gltf.cpp
@@ -126,12 +126,22 @@ struct GLTFData
         return result;
     }
 
-
     template<class T>
     std::shared_ptr<AccessorData> AddAccessorWithView(
         BufferViewData &bufferView, const GLType &type, const std::vector<T> &source)
     {
-        auto accessor = accessors.hold(new AccessorData(bufferView, type));
+        auto accessor = accessors.hold(new AccessorData(bufferView, type, std::string("")));
+        accessor->appendAsBinaryArray(source, *binary);
+        bufferView.byteLength = accessor->byteLength();
+        return accessor;
+    }
+
+
+    template<class T>
+    std::shared_ptr<AccessorData> AddAccessorWithView(
+        BufferViewData &bufferView, const GLType &type, const std::vector<T> &source, std::string name)
+    {
+        auto accessor = accessors.hold(new AccessorData(bufferView, type, name));
         accessor->appendAsBinaryArray(source, *binary);
         bufferView.byteLength = accessor->byteLength();
         return accessor;
@@ -922,7 +932,7 @@ ModelData *Raw2Gltf(
                     }
                     std::shared_ptr<AccessorData> pAcc = gltf->AddAccessorWithView(
                         *gltf->GetAlignedBufferView(buffer, BufferViewData::GL_ARRAY_BUFFER),
-                        GLT_VEC3F, positions);
+                        GLT_VEC3F, positions, channel.name);
                     pAcc->min = toStdVec(shapeBounds.min);
                     pAcc->max = toStdVec(shapeBounds.max);
 
@@ -930,14 +940,14 @@ ModelData *Raw2Gltf(
                     if (!normals.empty()) {
                         nAcc = gltf->AddAccessorWithView(
                             *gltf->GetAlignedBufferView(buffer, BufferViewData::GL_ARRAY_BUFFER),
-                            GLT_VEC3F, normals);
+                            GLT_VEC3F, normals, channel.name);
                     }
 
                     std::shared_ptr<AccessorData> tAcc;
                     if (!tangents.empty()) {
                         nAcc = gltf->AddAccessorWithView(
                             *gltf->GetAlignedBufferView(buffer, BufferViewData::GL_ARRAY_BUFFER),
-                            GLT_VEC4F, tangents);
+                            GLT_VEC4F, tangents, channel.name);
                     }
 
                     primitive->AddTarget(pAcc.get(), nAcc.get(), tAcc.get());
diff --git a/src/RawModel.h b/src/RawModel.h
index 44bfccb..ac17dd6 100644
--- a/src/RawModel.h
+++ b/src/RawModel.h
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ struct RawBlendChannel
     float defaultDeform;
     bool hasNormals;
     bool hasTangents;
+    std::string name;
 };
 
 struct RawSurface
diff --git a/src/glTF/AccessorData.cpp b/src/glTF/AccessorData.cpp
index 1f07650..7927289 100644
--- a/src/glTF/AccessorData.cpp
+++ b/src/glTF/AccessorData.cpp
@@ -10,12 +10,13 @@
 #include "AccessorData.h"
 #include "BufferViewData.h"
 
-AccessorData::AccessorData(const BufferViewData &bufferView, GLType type)
+AccessorData::AccessorData(const BufferViewData &bufferView, GLType type, std::string name)
     : Holdable(),
       bufferView(bufferView.ix),
       type(std::move(type)),
       byteOffset(0),
-      count(0)
+      count(0),
+      name(name)
 {
 }
 
@@ -45,5 +46,8 @@ json AccessorData::serialize() const
     if (!max.empty()) {
         result["max"] = max;
     }
+    if (name.length() > 0) {
+        result["name"] = name;
+    }
     return result;
 }
diff --git a/src/glTF/AccessorData.h b/src/glTF/AccessorData.h
index 86f8f86..6daf5ec 100644
--- a/src/glTF/AccessorData.h
+++ b/src/glTF/AccessorData.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 struct AccessorData : Holdable
 {
-    AccessorData(const BufferViewData &bufferView, GLType type);
+    AccessorData(const BufferViewData &bufferView, GLType type, std::string name);
     explicit AccessorData(GLType type);
 
     json serialize() const override;
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ struct AccessorData : Holdable
     unsigned int       count;
     std::vector<float> min;
     std::vector<float> max;
+    std::string        name;
 };
 
 #endif //FBX2GLTF_ACCESSORDATA_H