Model Explorer by ZeroXR

How to view a 3D model in PC VR from a desktop browser

Connect the headset to a Windows PC through Quest Link, Air Link or SteamVR, then open 0xr.space in Chrome or Edge on the PC. Press Open, choose the file and press View in your space. The page asks the browser for an immersive session, and the browser hands it to the headset's OpenXR runtime, so the model appears in VR at its file's size.

It is a fully virtual view: a desktop browser offers immersive VR but not AR, so there is no passthrough and no setting the model on a real table. Hand tracking is asked for only in AR sessions, so in PC VR you use controllers. A headset connected after the page opened is found on the next tap. As of 20 October 2026 this path has not been tried on a PC headset.

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Steps

  1. Start the headset's PC runtime: Quest Link or Air Link in the Meta Horizon Link app, or SteamVR, set as the active OpenXR runtime.
  2. In Chrome or Edge on the PC, open 0xr.space, press Open and choose the file.
  3. Press View in your space, then put on the headset.
  4. Use the controllers to grab, turn and scale the model.

Questions

Why do I not see my room?

A desktop browser offers immersive VR only, so the model stands in a virtual space. For the room, open the site in the Quest browser instead.

Can I use my hands?

Not here. Hand tracking is asked for only in immersive-AR sessions, which a desktop browser does not offer. Use the controllers.

Does it work on a Mac, or in Firefox or Safari?

Not in VR. Those browsers offer no immersive session on a computer, so the model opens in the page instead.

Is the model simplified?

No. The lighter copy is made only in Quest and Pico browsers. On a PC the model is drawn as it is.

Is my file uploaded?

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

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