# How to place a 3D model on a table or wall in mixed reality

Source: https://0xr.space/m/how/place-a-3d-model-on-a-table-or-wall-in-mixed-reality  
Published 2026-10-10, updated 2026-10-20, by ZeroXR, the maker of Model Explorer (https://0xr.space/).

Open 0xr.space on a Meta Quest or an ARCore Android phone and press View in your space. On the Quest, pinch the model and hold still, then carry it to the floor, a table or a wall. A ring shows where it will land, teal on a floor or table and amber on a wall. Let go and it settles about 5 cm above a floor or table, or backs onto a wall facing the room. On a phone, touch the model and slide your finger to move it across the surfaces the phone has found.

Tables and walls are found only when the headset tells the browser about them, and a Quest browser often does not; the floor always works. With no surface in reach, the model stays where you let go of it. On the Quest, the model hides behind your hand only while a hand or controller is within about 40 cm of it, not behind furniture all the time.

## Steps

1. Open the model at 0xr.space and press View in your space.
2. On the Quest, pinch the model and keep still until it is in hand. With controllers, hold the trigger.
3. Carry it down to the table or floor, or across to a wall, until the ring appears under it.
4. Let go. It settles onto the surface, and its position is saved for next time.

## Questions

### Why does it not snap to my table?

The headset has not reported the table to the browser. Put it on the floor instead, or let go where you want it: it stays in the air there.

### Why does it stop above the surface?

It rests about 5 cm off a floor or table on purpose, with its shadow beneath, so an estimated floor never swallows it.

### Does it work on iPhone?

No. Safari on iPhone and iPad offers no AR to a web page, so the model opens in the viewer on the screen.

### Does placing a model upload anything?

No. Placement happens on the device, and the saved position stays in the browser.

## Related guides

- [How to keep a 3D model in the same place in your room](https://0xr.space/m/how/keep-a-3d-model-in-the-same-place-in-your-room)
- [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)