# How to view a 3D model as wireframe or with a UV checker

Source: https://0xr.space/m/how/view-3d-model-as-wireframe-or-uv-checker  
Published 2026-10-10, updated 2026-10-20, by ZeroXR, the maker of Model Explorer (https://0xr.space/).

Open the model on 0xr.space, press Style in the dock and choose Wireframe, Plain or UV. Wireframe draws the edges over grey shading, Plain drops the materials for an even grey, and UV paints an 8 by 8 checker coloured by the texture coordinates, so stretched, mirrored or overlapping UVs show at a glance. Original brings the materials back. It works in a browser, on an Android phone and in VR on Meta Quest.

UV shows the coordinates on the model, not a flat UV layout, and a mesh with no texture coordinates turns solid magenta. On a dense mesh the wireframe draws a sample of the edges, about 180,000 lines in all, not every one. Style is greyed out while the model is being placed, and for a model with no mesh to restyle.

## Steps

1. Open 0xr.space, press Open and choose the model.
2. Press Style in the dock.
3. Choose Wireframe to see the edges, Plain to see the shape without materials, or UV to see the texture coordinates.
4. Choose Original to go back to the model's own materials.

## Questions

### Can I see the UV layout as a flat image?

No. UV paints the checker on the model itself; there is no 2D UV editor.

### Why is my model magenta in UV?

It has no texture coordinates, so there is nothing to draw the checker with.

### Does the wireframe show quads?

No. Every file is read into triangles, so the wireframe shows triangle edges.

### Is my file uploaded?

No. It is read on the device, and nothing is sent to a server unless you create a share link yourself.

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