diff --git a/crates/desktop/artcraft/tauri.artcraft_3d.no_dev_windows.conf.json b/crates/desktop/artcraft/tauri.artcraft_3d.no_dev_windows.conf.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..29720ce7a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/desktop/artcraft/tauri.artcraft_3d.no_dev_windows.conf.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "build": {
+    "frontendDist": "../../../frontend/apps/editor3d/dist",
+    "beforeDevCommand": "echo 'no dev'",
+    "devUrl": "http://localhost:5173",
+    "beforeBuildCommand": "npx nx run editor3d:build"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx b/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
index b0f979daf9..ba6ec6b13f 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/components/signaled/TopBar/TopBar.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { getCurrentLocationWithoutParams } from "~/utilities";
 import { Activity } from "~/pages/PageEnigma/comps/GenerateModals/Activity";
 import {
   GalleryModal,
+  galleryModalVisibleViewMode,
   galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag,
 } from "@storyteller/ui-gallery-modal";
 import { SettingsModal } from "@storyteller/ui-settings-modal";
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ export const TopBar = ({
   };
 
   const handleOpenGalleryModal = () => {
+    galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value = true;
     galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag.value = true;
   };
 
@@ -185,8 +187,6 @@ export const TopBar = ({
       />
 
       <GalleryModal
-        isOpen={galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag.value}
-        onClose={() => (galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag.value = false)}
         mode="view"
         onDownloadClicked={downloadFileFromUrl}
         onAddToSceneClicked={handleAddToScene}
diff --git a/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/PageEditor.tsx b/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/PageEditor.tsx
index 6eef0f1cdd..9d283a78f9 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/PageEditor.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/editor3d/app/src/pages/PageEnigma/PageEditor.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,22 @@ import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
 import { MediaItem } from "~/pages/PageEnigma/models";
 import { GalleryItem } from "../../../../../../libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal";
 import { UploaderState } from "~/models";
+import * as THREE from "three";
+
+// Utility to convert screen (client) coordinates to world coordinates for the image drop
+function screenToWorld(
+  x: number,
+  y: number,
+  camera: THREE.Camera,
+  renderer: THREE.WebGLRenderer,
+): THREE.Vector3 {
+  const rect = renderer.domElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+  const ndcX = ((x - rect.left) / rect.width) * 2 - 1;
+  const ndcY = -((y - rect.top) / rect.height) * 2 + 1;
+  const vector = new THREE.Vector3(ndcX, ndcY, 0.5); // z=0.5 for middle of the frustum
+  vector.unproject(camera);
+  return vector;
+}
 
 export const PageEditor = () => {
   useSignals();
@@ -78,6 +94,7 @@ export const PageEditor = () => {
     };
   }, []);
 
+  // Image drop from gallery/library modal
   useEffect(() => {
     setOnImageDrop(
       async (item: GalleryItem, _position: { x: number; y: number }) => {
@@ -91,12 +108,30 @@ export const PageEditor = () => {
             },
           });
           console.log("Upload complete, adding object to scene");
+
+          // Calculate world position from cursor
+          let worldPosition = undefined;
+          if (editorEngine?.camera && editorEngine?.renderer && _position) {
+            worldPosition = screenToWorld(
+              _position.x,
+              _position.y,
+              editorEngine.camera,
+              editorEngine.renderer,
+            );
+          }
+
           const mediaItem: MediaItem = {
             version: 1,
             type: AssetType.OBJECT,
             media_id: item.id || uuidv4(),
             name: item.label || "Image Plane",
-            // Add other fields as needed
+            ...(worldPosition && {
+              position: {
+                x: worldPosition.x,
+                y: worldPosition.y,
+                z: worldPosition.z,
+              },
+            }),
           };
           addObject(mediaItem);
           console.log("Object added to scene:", mediaItem);
diff --git a/frontend/apps/editor3d/tsconfig.json b/frontend/apps/editor3d/tsconfig.json
index b89dbb548a..3f7d159b59 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/editor3d/tsconfig.json
+++ b/frontend/apps/editor3d/tsconfig.json
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
     {
       "path": "../../libs/components/close-button"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../../libs/tauri-api"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../../libs/components/toaster"
     },
@@ -61,6 +58,9 @@
     {
       "path": "../../libs/common"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../../libs/tauri-api"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../libs/components/tab-selector"
     },
@@ -84,9 +84,6 @@
     },
     {
       "path": "../../libs/tauri-utils"
-    },
-    {
-      "path": "../../libs/build-env"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
index a2e89456b5..4b5db498c4 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/gallery-modal.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useSignals } from "@preact/signals-react/runtime";
 import {
   galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag,
   galleryReopenAfterDragSignal,
+  galleryModalVisibleViewMode,
 } from "./galleryModalSignals";
 import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
 import {
@@ -46,8 +47,7 @@ interface GroupedItems {
 type ModalMode = "select" | "view";
 
 interface GalleryModalProps {
-  isOpen: boolean;
-  onClose: () => void;
+  onClose?: () => void;
   mode: ModalMode;
   selectedItemIds?: string[];
   onSelectItem?: (id: string) => void;
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ interface GalleryModalProps {
     url: string,
     media_id: string | undefined
   ) => Promise<void>;
+  isOpen?: boolean;
 }
 
 export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
   ({
-    isOpen,
     onClose,
     mode = "view",
     selectedItemIds = [],
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
     onUseSelected,
     onDownloadClicked,
     onAddToSceneClicked,
+    isOpen,
   }: GalleryModalProps) => {
     const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);
     const [lightboxImage, setLightboxImage] = useState<GalleryItem | null>(
@@ -145,10 +146,10 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
           setUsername(session.data.user.username);
         }
       };
-      if (isOpen) {
+      if (isOpen || (mode === "view" && galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value)) {
         getUsername();
       }
-    }, [usersApi, isOpen]);
+    }, [usersApi, mode, galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value, isOpen]);
 
     // filter state
     const FILTERS = [
@@ -286,7 +287,12 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
 
     // Soft refresh on open: fetch first page and prepend new items
     useEffect(() => {
-      if (isOpen && allItems.length > 0 && username) {
+      if (
+        mode === "view" &&
+        galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value &&
+        allItems.length > 0 &&
+        username
+      ) {
         const fetchLatest = async () => {
           const filterMediaClasses = getFilterMediaClass(activeFilter);
           const response = await api.listUserMediaFiles({
@@ -327,17 +333,26 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
         fetchLatest();
       }
       // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-    }, [isOpen]);
+    }, [mode, galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value]);
 
     return (
       <>
         <Modal
           isOpen={
             mode === "view"
-              ? isOpen && galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag.value
-              : isOpen
+              ? galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value &&
+                galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag.value
+              : typeof isOpen === "boolean"
+              ? isOpen
+              : true
           }
-          onClose={onClose}
+          onClose={() => {
+            if (mode === "view") {
+              onClose?.() || (galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value = false);
+            } else {
+              onClose?.();
+            }
+          }}
           className={twMerge(
             "h-[620px] max-w-4xl",
             mode === "view" && "h-[640px] max-w-4xl"
@@ -440,7 +455,10 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
                     showIconsInList={true}
                   />
                   {mode === "view" && <Modal.ExpandButton />}
-                  <CloseButton onClick={onClose} className="relative z-[51]" />
+                  <CloseButton
+                    onClick={() => (galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value = false)}
+                    className="relative z-[51]"
+                  />
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -541,7 +559,11 @@ export const GalleryModal = React.memo(
         <LightboxModal
           isOpen={isLightboxVisible}
           onClose={handleCloseLightbox}
-          onCloseGallery={onClose}
+          onCloseGallery={() =>
+            mode === "view"
+              ? (galleryModalVisibleViewMode.value = false)
+              : onClose?.()
+          }
           imageUrl={imageUrl}
           imageAlt={lightboxImage?.label || ""}
           onImageError={() => imageUrl && handleImageError(imageUrl)}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/galleryModalSignals.ts b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/galleryModalSignals.ts
index 236c96bbd7..2347f2bcdc 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/galleryModalSignals.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/src/lib/galleryModalSignals.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { signal } from "@preact/signals-react";
 
-export const galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag = signal(false);
+export const galleryModalVisibleDuringDrag = signal(true);
 export const galleryReopenAfterDragSignal = signal(false);
+export const galleryModalVisibleViewMode = signal(false);
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.json b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.json
index 7f7e55b2cd..9cf3865d06 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.json
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,12 @@
   "files": [],
   "include": [],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../slider-v2"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../popover"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../api"
     },
@@ -14,15 +20,15 @@
     {
       "path": "../button"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../tab-selector"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../lightbox-modal"
     },
     {
       "path": "../modal"
     },
+    {
+      "path": "../tooltip"
+    },
     {
       "path": "./tsconfig.lib.json"
     },
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.lib.json b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
index 89d6f254d7..5f8a8fdaea 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/gallery-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@
     "src/**/*.tsx"
   ],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../slider-v2/tsconfig.lib.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../popover/tsconfig.lib.json"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../../api/tsconfig.lib.json"
     },
@@ -55,14 +61,14 @@
     {
       "path": "../button/tsconfig.lib.json"
     },
-    {
-      "path": "../tab-selector/tsconfig.lib.json"
-    },
     {
       "path": "../lightbox-modal/tsconfig.lib.json"
     },
     {
       "path": "../modal/tsconfig.lib.json"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../tooltip/tsconfig.lib.json"
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.json b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.json
index e38858143d..dcc83ffd8e 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.json
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "files": [],
   "include": [],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../tauri-api"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../button"
     },
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.lib.json b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
index 3f524fa65c..515cb5e4a6 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/lightbox-modal/tsconfig.lib.json
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
     "src/**/*.tsx"
   ],
   "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../../tauri-api/tsconfig.lib.json"
+    },
     {
       "path": "../button/tsconfig.lib.json"
     },
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox2D.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox2D.tsx
index 8fa3de7ee1..314973c738 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox2D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox2D.tsx
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ export const PromptBox2D = ({
   const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState("");
   const [isEnqueueing, setIsEnqueueing] = useState(false);
   const [useSystemPrompt, setUseSystemPrompt] = useState(true);
-  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedGalleryImages, setSelectedGalleryImages] = useState<string[]>(
     []
   );
@@ -111,6 +110,8 @@ export const PromptBox2D = ({
   const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
   const textareaRef = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null);
 
+  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (textareaRef.current) {
       textareaRef.current.style.height = "auto";
@@ -185,9 +186,7 @@ export const PromptBox2D = ({
     fileInputRef.current?.click();
   };
 
-  const handleGallerySelect = () => {
-    setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
-  };
+  const handleGallerySelect = () => setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
 
   const handleGalleryClose = () => {
     setIsGalleryModalOpen(false);
@@ -638,7 +637,7 @@ export const PromptBox2D = ({
         </div>
       </div>
       <GalleryModal
-        isOpen={isGalleryModalOpen}
+        isOpen={!!isGalleryModalOpen}
         onClose={handleGalleryClose}
         mode="select"
         selectedItemIds={selectedGalleryImages}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
index 86deed2428..9fa85f775d 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
     },
   ]);
   const [isCameraSettingsOpen, setIsCameraSettingsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedGalleryImages, setSelectedGalleryImages] = useState<string[]>(
     []
   );
+  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (textareaRef.current) {
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
     fileInputRef.current?.click();
   };
 
-  const handleGallerySelect = () => {
-    setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
-  };
-
+  const handleGallerySelect = () => setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
   const handleGalleryClose = () => {
     setIsGalleryModalOpen(false);
     setSelectedGalleryImages([]);
@@ -521,7 +518,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const getCurrentSoraRemixAspectRatio = () : SoraImageRemixAspectRatio => {
+  const getCurrentSoraRemixAspectRatio = (): SoraImageRemixAspectRatio => {
     switch (cameraAspectRatio.value) {
       case CameraAspectRatio.HORIZONTAL_3_2:
         return SoraImageRemixAspectRatio.Wide;
@@ -532,7 +529,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
       default:
         return SoraImageRemixAspectRatio.Square;
     }
-  }
+  };
 
   const handleSaveFrame = async () => {
     if (!snapshotCurrentFrame) {
@@ -828,7 +825,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
         />
       </div>
       <GalleryModal
-        isOpen={isGalleryModalOpen}
+        isOpen={!!isGalleryModalOpen}
         onClose={handleGalleryClose}
         mode="select"
         selectedItemIds={selectedGalleryImages}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBoxVideo.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBoxVideo.tsx
index caa01b2450..b9fe0bf211 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBoxVideo.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBoxVideo.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ export const PromptBoxVideo = ({
   const [prompt, setPrompt] = useState("");
   const [isEnqueueing, setIsEnqueueing] = useState(false);
   const [useSystemPrompt, setUseSystemPrompt] = useState(true);
-  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [selectedGalleryImages, setSelectedGalleryImages] = useState<string[]>(
     []
   );
@@ -132,10 +131,9 @@ export const PromptBoxVideo = ({
     }
   };
 
-  const handleGallerySelect = () => {
-    setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
-  };
+  const [isGalleryModalOpen, setIsGalleryModalOpen] = useState(false);
 
+  const handleGallerySelect = () => setIsGalleryModalOpen(true);
   const handleGalleryClose = () => {
     setIsGalleryModalOpen(false);
     setSelectedGalleryImages([]);
@@ -411,7 +409,7 @@ export const PromptBoxVideo = ({
         </div>
       </div>
       <GalleryModal
-        isOpen={isGalleryModalOpen}
+        isOpen={!!isGalleryModalOpen}
         onClose={handleGalleryClose}
         mode="select"
         selectedItemIds={selectedGalleryImages}