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How to view a MagicaVoxel .vox model in VR

Open 0xr.space, press Open and choose the .vox, then press View in your space on a Meta Quest or an ARCore phone. Each voxel becomes a cube 2 cm across in the file's palette colour, and a scene of several models keeps its layout, rotations included. Only the outside faces are drawn, so a solid model stays light enough for a headset.

A scene over 2 million voxels is refused with a message giving its count. MagicaVoxel's materials are not read: glass, metal and glow all draw as plain palette colour. The 2 cm size is fixed; scale the model by hand if your voxels stand for something larger or smaller.

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Steps

  1. Save the model in MagicaVoxel and copy the .vox to the device, by cloud drive or USB for a Quest.
  2. Open 0xr.space in the Quest browser, the Model Explorer app, a phone or a computer.
  3. Press Open and choose the .vox.
  4. Press View in your space and set it on a table or the floor; grab it to turn it.

Questions

How big is it in the room?

Each voxel is 2 cm, so a model 64 voxels wide is 1.28 m across. Scale it to fit.

Why are my glass and glowing voxels plain?

MagicaVoxel's materials are not read. Every voxel is drawn in its palette colour.

Is there a size limit?

Yes, 2 million voxels in the whole scene. Past that the file is refused rather than left to freeze the page.

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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