# How to share a 3D model with a link and a QR code

Source: https://0xr.space/m/how/share-a-3d-model-with-a-link-and-qr-code  
Published 2026-10-10, updated 2026-10-20, by ZeroXR, the maker of Model Explorer (https://0xr.space/).

Open 0xr.space, open the three-dot menu on the model's card on Home and press Share, or press Share on the dock. On a phone, the phone's own share sheet opens with the link ready to send to a chat. Where the browser has no share sheet, a dialog offers a List in Nearby switch, then Create Nearby share or Create private link, and shows a QR code and the Inspection link. Whoever opens it sees the model in their browser or headset, with no app and no account. Only your own models can be listed in Nearby; a gallery model, or one someone shared with you, gets a private link.

To make the link, the model is uploaded: the converted glTF and its textures, not your original file, with its title, credit, licence, scale and display style. The link expires 30 days after upload. A share can be up to 512 MB in all and 350 MB for any one file, and Gaussian splats and point clouds cannot be shared yet. Sharing needs no account, but signed into a free one, before or after, you can list your links under Settings, then Account, then Your links, and remove one from Nearby or delete it. Deleting the model from your device does not remove the upload. Making links is not available in every country.

## Steps

1. Open 0xr.space and open or import the model, so it has a card on Home.
2. Open the card's three-dot menu and choose Share, or press Share on the dock for the latest model.
3. On a phone, pick a chat in the share sheet; the upload runs once you have picked. Elsewhere, turn List in Nearby off for a private link and press Create private link, or leave it on and press Create Nearby share.
4. Send the link, or let the other person scan the QR code. A model from the site's own gallery shares its public page instead, which does not expire.

## Questions

### Can I delete a share link?

Yes, once it belongs to your account. Sign in, open Settings, then Account, then Your links, choose the link and press Delete link: it stops working at once. A link made while signed out can be added to your account from the device that made it, as Link sent offers. A link no account owns stops working 30 days after upload. Deleting the model from your device does not remove the upload.

### Who can see my shared model?

Anyone who has the link. A Nearby share is also listed for other visitors under Nearby; a private link is not listed anywhere.

### Why is Share greyed out for my splat?

Splats and point clouds cannot be shared yet. Copy the file itself to the other device by cloud drive or USB, and open it there.

### Do I need an account?

No. Sharing needs no sign-in. A free account, opened with a code sent to your email, lets you see, unlist and delete your links from any device.

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