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How to place it in your room

1. Point at the floor, not a wallTap View in your room and aim at the floor or a table. Wood, rugs and tiles are found fastest; plain white, glossy or very dark surfaces are the hardest.
2. Move slowly for 2–3 secondsIn bright, even light, sweep the phone slowly from side to side. iPhone shows “Move iPhone to start”; the model appears as soon as the floor is found.
3. Place it, size it, turn itDrag to move it, pinch to make it bigger or smaller, twist two fingers to turn it. On iPhone, double-tap to go back to its original size.
4. Keep a photo or a videoOn iPhone, tap the shutter for a photo or hold it to film. On Android, use your phone's screenshot or screen recording.

If the model doesn't show up

• Nothing opens when you tap the button. On iPhone and iPad, open this page in Safari. On Android, AR needs Google Play Services for AR; most phones from the last few years have it, and you can install it from the Play Store if yours doesn't.
• It keeps asking you to move the phone. Turn on more light, aim at a floor with some pattern, step back about a metre and sweep slowly.
• It's too big or too small. Pinch to resize. Samples open at the size their file was made at.
• It takes a while the first time. Your phone downloads the model first, 2–14 MB depending on the sample.

Everything else, from what your phone needs to sending the model on: the full guide to viewing 3D models in AR.

Show a friend

Tap Send to a friend above, or copy this page's address. They open it on their phone and tap View in your room, no account needed. On iPhone you can also send the model itself: tap the share button inside AR and pick Messages or AirDrop.