# How to keep a 3D model in the same place in your room

Source: https://0xr.space/m/how/keep-a-3d-model-in-the-same-place-in-your-room  
Published 2026-10-10, updated 2026-10-10, by ZeroXR, the maker of Model Explorer (https://0xr.space/).

Place the model where you want it and let go: the spot is saved for that model. Where the headset lets the browser keep a persistent anchor, as a Quest can, the headset itself remembers the spot, and next time the model goes back to it while the line under its name says Restoring placement. Its style, section plane, exploded view and scale are saved with it.

Up to six models keep an anchor at once. A seventh releases the anchor of the one placed longest ago, which still keeps its saved position. Without an anchor the position is kept relative to the floor origin the headset gives the session, which can move between sessions, so the model may come back a little off. Placement unavailable means the anchor could not be found.

## Steps

1. Open the model at 0xr.space on the Quest, in the browser or the Model Explorer app.
2. Carry it to the floor, a table or a wall and let go.
3. Exit, and open the same model later in the same browser. It returns to its spot.
4. To start again, press More on the dock, then Reset. The saved spot is forgotten.

## Questions

### Why is the model in a slightly different place?

No anchor was kept for it, so the position was measured from the session's floor origin, which moved. Place it again.

### How many models can keep their spot?

Six hold an anchor at once. Older ones fall back to their saved position.

### What else is saved with the spot?

The model's style, section plane, exploded view and scale. Reset clears them with the spot.

### Is my room sent anywhere?

No. The anchor is kept by the headset and the position in the browser's own storage.

## Related guides

- [Which hand gestures move a 3D model on Meta Quest](https://0xr.space/m/how/hand-gestures-for-3d-models-on-meta-quest)
- [How to resize and rotate a 3D model with two hands on Meta Quest](https://0xr.space/m/how/resize-and-rotate-a-3d-model-with-two-hands)
- [How to use Quest controllers to move a 3D model](https://0xr.space/m/how/use-quest-controllers-with-model-explorer)
- [How to place a 3D model on a table or wall in mixed reality](https://0xr.space/m/how/place-a-3d-model-on-a-table-or-wall-in-mixed-reality)