diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/debug.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/debug.xml
index 780dcc7..4f5023b 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/debug.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/debug.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <option name="workingDirectory" value="file://$PROJECT_DIR$" />
     <envs />
     <method v="2">
-      <option name="RunConfigurationTask" enabled="true" />
+      <option name="RunConfigurationTask" enabled="true" run_configuration_name="quick-clean" run_configuration_type="PowerShellRunType" />
       <option name="CARGO.BUILD_TASK_PROVIDER" enabled="true" />
     </method>
   </configuration>
diff --git a/.idea/runConfigurations/release.xml b/.idea/runConfigurations/release.xml
index b9e0a97..340ff2c 100644
--- a/.idea/runConfigurations/release.xml
+++ b/.idea/runConfigurations/release.xml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
     <option name="backtrace" value="FULL" />
     <option name="workingDirectory" value="file://$PROJECT_DIR$" />
     <envs />
-    <method v="2" />
+    <method v="2">
+      <option name="RunConfigurationTask" enabled="true" run_configuration_name="D:\Code\rust-engine\build\quick-clean.ps1" run_configuration_type="PowerShellRunType" />
+      <option name="CARGO.BUILD_TASK_PROVIDER" enabled="true" />
+    </method>
   </configuration>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/shaders/triangle.vert b/shaders/triangle.vert
index 9089c8f..bb6484e 100644
--- a/shaders/triangle.vert
+++ b/shaders/triangle.vert
@@ -11,11 +11,14 @@ layout(binding = 0) uniform ObjectUniformData {
     float time;
     vec3 light_position;
     vec3 camera_position;
+
 } ubo;
 
 layout(location = 0) in vec3 position;
 layout(location = 1) in vec2 uv;
 layout(location = 2) in vec3 normal;
+layout(location = 3) in ivec4 bone_index;
+layout(location = 4) in vec4 bone_weight;
 
 layout(location = 0) out vec2 tex_coords;
 layout(location = 1) out vec3 normal_wld;
diff --git a/src/mesh.rs b/src/mesh.rs
index 304ade1..0ec5ed8 100644
--- a/src/mesh.rs
+++ b/src/mesh.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,30 @@
 use crate::vulkan::Vertex;
 
 use std::time::SystemTime;
+use gltf::mesh::util::{ReadPositions, ReadTexCoords, ReadNormals, ReadJoints, ReadWeights};
+use gltf::Error;
+use crate::mesh::LoadError::{GltfError, MeshDataMissing, NoIndices};
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum LoadError {
+    GltfError(gltf::Error),
+    MeshDataMissing(String),
+    NoIndices
+}
+
+impl From<gltf::Error> for LoadError {
+    fn from(e: Error) -> Self {
+        GltfError(e)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<String> for LoadError {
+    fn from(e: String) -> Self {
+        MeshDataMissing(e)
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct CPUMesh {
     pub vertices: Vec<Vertex>,
     pub indices: Vec<u32>,
@@ -9,7 +32,7 @@ pub struct CPUMesh {
     pub name: Option<String>,
 }
 
-pub fn load_mesh(mesh_path: &str, print_status: bool) -> Result<(Vec<CPUMesh>, Vec<gltf::image::Data>), gltf::Error> {
+pub fn load_mesh(mesh_path: &str, print_status: bool) -> Result<(Vec<CPUMesh>, Vec<gltf::image::Data>), LoadError> {
     let mut start_time = None;
     let mut total_vertices = 0;
     let mut total_indices = 0;
@@ -28,39 +51,29 @@ pub fn load_mesh(mesh_path: &str, print_status: bool) -> Result<(Vec<CPUMesh>, V
             let texture_index = primitive.material().pbr_metallic_roughness().base_color_texture().map(|tex_info| tex_info.texture().index());
 
             let reader = primitive.reader(|buffer| Some(&buffers[buffer.index()]));
-            match (reader.read_indices(), reader.read_positions(), reader.read_tex_coords(0), reader.read_normals()) {
-                (Some(indices), Some(positions), Some(tex_coords), Some(normals)) => {
-                    let vertices = positions.zip(tex_coords.into_f32()).zip(normals).map(|((p, t), n)| Vertex {
-                        position: p,
-                        uv: t,
-                        normal: n
-                    }).collect();
-                    let cpu_mesh = CPUMesh {
-                        vertices,
-                        indices: indices.into_u32().collect(),
-                        texture_index,
-                        name: mesh.name().map(|n| n.to_owned()),
-                    };
-                    if print_status {
-                        let vert_count = cpu_mesh.vertices.len();
-                        let index_count = cpu_mesh.indices.len();
+            let indices = reader.read_indices().ok_or(NoIndices)?;
+            let vertices_result = create_vertices(reader.read_positions(), reader.read_tex_coords(0), reader.read_normals(), reader.read_joints(0), reader.read_weights(0));
+            let vertices = vertices_result?;
+            let cpu_mesh = CPUMesh {
+                vertices,
+                indices: indices.into_u32().collect(),
+                texture_index,
+                name: mesh.name().map(|n| n.to_owned()),
+            };
+            if print_status {
+                let vert_count = cpu_mesh.vertices.len();
+                let index_count = cpu_mesh.indices.len();
 
-                        println!("Loaded mesh {} after {} seconds: {} Vertices, {} Indices",
-                                 mesh.name().unwrap_or(""),
-                                 start_time.unwrap().elapsed().unwrap().as_secs(),
-                                 vert_count,
-                                 index_count);
+                println!("Loaded mesh {} after {} seconds: {} Vertices, {} Indices",
+                         mesh.name().unwrap_or(""),
+                         start_time.unwrap().elapsed().unwrap().as_secs(),
+                         vert_count,
+                         index_count);
 
-                        total_vertices += vert_count;
-                        total_indices += index_count;
-                    }
-                    meshes.push(cpu_mesh);
-                },
-                (None, _, _, _) => println!("Indices missing!"),
-                (_, None, _, _) => println!("Vertex positions missing!"),
-                (_, _, None, _) => println!("Tex coords missing!"),
-                (_, _, _, None) => println!("Normals missing!"),
+                total_vertices += vert_count;
+                total_indices += index_count;
             }
+            meshes.push(cpu_mesh);
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,4 +82,58 @@ pub fn load_mesh(mesh_path: &str, print_status: bool) -> Result<(Vec<CPUMesh>, V
     }
 
     Ok((meshes, textures))
+}
+
+fn create_vertices(positions: Option<ReadPositions>,
+                   tex_coords: Option<ReadTexCoords>,
+                   normals: Option<ReadNormals>,
+                   joints: Option<ReadJoints>,
+                   weights: Option<ReadWeights>)
+    -> Result<Vec<Vertex>, String> {
+    match (positions, tex_coords, normals, joints, weights) {
+        (Some(positions),
+            Some(tex_coords),
+            Some(normals),
+            Some(joints),
+            Some(weights)) => {
+            Ok(positions
+                .zip(tex_coords.into_f32())
+                .zip(normals)
+                .zip(joints.into_u16().map(|arr| {
+                    let mut casted_joints: [i32; 4] = [0; 4];
+                    for i in 0..4 {
+                        casted_joints[i] = arr[i] as i32;
+                    }
+                    casted_joints
+                }))
+                .zip(weights.into_f32())
+                .map(|((((p, t), n), i), w)| Vertex {
+                    position: p,
+                    uv: t,
+                    normal: n,
+                    bone_index: i,
+                    bone_weight: w
+                }).collect())
+        },
+        (Some(positions),
+            Some(tex_coords),
+            Some(normals),
+            None, None) => {
+            Ok(positions
+                .zip(tex_coords.into_f32())
+                .zip(normals)
+                .map(|((p, t), n)| Vertex {
+                    position: p,
+                    uv: t,
+                    normal: n,
+                    bone_index: [-1; 4],
+                    bone_weight: [0.0; 4]
+                }).collect())
+        },
+        (None, _, _, _, _) => Err("Vertex positions missing!".to_string()),
+        (_, None, _, _, _) => Err("Tex coords missing!".to_string()),
+        (_, _, None, _, _) => Err("Normals missing!".to_string()),
+        (_, _, _, Some(_), None) => Err("Bone indices exist, but bone weights are missing!".to_string()),
+        (_, _, _, None, Some(_)) => Err("Bone weights exist, but bone incides are missing!".to_string()),
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/vulkan.rs b/src/vulkan.rs
index c013dfd..2d9529c 100644
--- a/src/vulkan.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan.rs
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ pub struct Vertex {
     pub position: [f32; 3],
     pub uv: [f32; 2],
     pub normal: [f32; 3],
+    pub bone_index: [i32; 4],
+    pub bone_weight: [f32; 4],
 }
-vulkano::impl_vertex!(Vertex, position, uv, normal);
+vulkano::impl_vertex!(Vertex, position, uv, normal, bone_index, bone_weight);
 
 #[derive(Default, Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct LinePoint {