diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/home/home.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/home/home.tsx
index 99c32be680..3e7c09cb05 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/home/home.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/home/home.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   faImage,
   faVideo,
   faWandMagicSparkles,
+  faCube,
   faArrowRight,
 } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
 import type { IconDefinition } from "@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core";
@@ -37,6 +38,15 @@ const APPS: AppCard[] = [
     iconBg: "bg-purple-500/25 border-purple-400/30",
     iconColor: "text-purple-300",
   },
+  {
+    label: "Edit 3D",
+    description: "Compose 3D scenes and render with AI cameras.",
+    href: "/edit-3d",
+    icon: faCube,
+    accent: "from-amber-500/20 to-amber-500/0",
+    iconBg: "bg-amber-500/25 border-amber-400/30",
+    iconColor: "text-amber-300",
+  },
   {
     label: "Background Change",
     description: "Swap or remove backgrounds with AI VFX.",
@@ -57,12 +67,12 @@ export function Home() {
 
       <section className="mt-12">
         <h2 className="text-sm font-semibold text-white/85 mb-4">Create</h2>
-        <div className="grid gap-3 sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
+        <div className="grid gap-3 auto-rows-fr sm:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-cols-3">
           {APPS.map((app) => (
             <Link
               key={app.href}
               to={app.href}
-              className="bg-ui-controls/50 group relative overflow-hidden rounded-2xl p-5 hover:border-white/20 hover:bg-ui-controls"
+              className="bg-ui-controls/50 group relative h-full overflow-hidden rounded-2xl p-5 hover:border-white/20 hover:bg-ui-controls"
             >
               <div
                 className={`absolute -inset-px rounded-2xl bg-gradient-to-br ${app.accent} opacity-0 group-hover:opacity-100 transition-opacity pointer-events-none`}
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/pagescene/pagescene.tsx b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/pagescene/pagescene.tsx
index dd2518e061..aee962daa2 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/pagescene/pagescene.tsx
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/src/pages/pagescene/pagescene.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
-import { useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link, useNavigate, useParams } from "react-router-dom";
+import { FontAwesomeIcon } from "@fortawesome/react-fontawesome";
+import { faDesktop, faHouse } from "@fortawesome/pro-solid-svg-icons";
+import { Button } from "@storyteller/ui-button";
 import { Stage3D, usePageSceneStore } from "@storyteller/ui-pagescene";
+import {
+  GalleryModal,
+  GalleryDragComponent,
+} from "@storyteller/ui-gallery-modal";
 import { useSession } from "../../lib/session";
 import { useSidebar } from "../../components/ui/sidebar";
 import { useSignupCta } from "../../components/signup-cta-modal";
@@ -23,20 +30,31 @@ import { useWebAppPageSceneAdapter } from "./web-adapter";
 // On entry the sidebar auto-collapses on desktop to give the lib's
 // 100vw-leaning layout the room it expects.
 
+// Gate the editor on mobile. The lib's layout is built around a
+// 100vw-leaning 3D viewport and pointer-precision controls (right-
+// click drag pan, WASD fly cam, gizmo handles), none of which work
+// on touch. The conditional is at the top level so that the editor's
+// heavier hooks (adapter construction, ResizeObserver, engine mount
+// inside Stage3D) never run on mobile.
 export default function PageScene() {
+  const { isMobile } = useSidebar();
+  if (isMobile) return <MobileGate />;
+  return <PageSceneEditor />;
+}
+
+function PageSceneEditor() {
   const { sceneToken } = useParams<{ sceneToken?: string }>();
   const { user } = useSession();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
-  const { setOpen, isMobile } = useSidebar();
+  const { setOpen } = useSidebar();
   const { openSignupCta } = useSignupCta();
 
   const didAutoCollapseRef = useRef(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     if (didAutoCollapseRef.current) return;
-    if (isMobile) return;
     setOpen(false);
     didAutoCollapseRef.current = true;
-  }, [isMobile, setOpen]);
+  }, [setOpen]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     usePageSceneStore.getState().setCurrentUserToken(user?.user_token);
@@ -89,7 +107,46 @@ export default function PageScene() {
       className="relative h-full w-full overflow-hidden"
       style={{ transform: "translateZ(0)" }}
     >
-      <Stage3D adapter={adapter} sceneToken={sceneToken} />
+      <Stage3D
+        adapter={adapter}
+        sceneToken={sceneToken}
+        showCostCalculator={false}
+        showImageTo3DButton={false}
+        showHelpMenu={false}
+        modelSelectorPlacement="prompt-box"
+      />
+      {/* Controls3D's "My Library" popup item flips the
+          galleryModalVisibleViewMode signal — the modal below subscribes
+          to that signal, and items inside it dispatch onto galleryDnd
+          which Stage3DBody's onImageDrop handler converts into scene
+          adds. Both components portal themselves out of this wrapper. */}
+      <GalleryModal mode="view" />
+      <GalleryDragComponent />
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+function MobileGate() {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center p-6">
+      <div className="flex max-w-sm flex-col items-center gap-4 text-center">
+        <div className="flex h-14 w-14 items-center justify-center rounded-2xl border border-amber-400/30 bg-amber-500/25 text-amber-300">
+          <FontAwesomeIcon icon={faDesktop} className="text-xl" />
+        </div>
+        <h1 className="text-xl font-semibold text-white">
+          Edit 3D is desktop-only
+        </h1>
+        <p className="text-sm text-white/60 leading-relaxed">
+          The 3D editor needs a mouse and keyboard for camera flight, gizmo
+          handles, and precision selection. Open this page on a desktop or
+          laptop to start editing.
+        </p>
+        <Link to="/" className="mt-2">
+          <Button variant="primary" icon={faHouse}>
+            Back to home
+          </Button>
+        </Link>
+      </div>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/tailwind.config.js b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/tailwind.config.js
index f52b14cee2..cdcf30800d 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/tailwind.config.js
+++ b/frontend/apps/artcraft-webapp/tailwind.config.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ module.exports = {
       red: { ...colors.red, DEFAULT: "#D33242" },
       blue: { ...colors.blue, DEFAULT: "#2E70FF" },
       orange: colors.orange,
+      amber: colors.amber,
       green: { ...colors.green, DEFAULT: "#308752" },
       emerald: colors.emerald,
       teal: colors.teal,
@@ -166,6 +167,9 @@ module.exports = {
         divider: "#272727",
         modal: "#1F1F1F",
       },
+      "axis-x": "#D33242",
+      "axis-y": "#308752",
+      "axis-z": "#2E70FF",
     },
   },
   plugins: [],
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3D.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3D.tsx
index 4c30d91a95..5c17241535 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3D.tsx
@@ -26,6 +26,23 @@ export interface Stage3DProps {
   /** Called on unmount with the serialized scene JSON. The host
    *  decides where to put it (tab store, localStorage, nowhere). */
   onSceneSerialized?: (json: string) => void;
+  /** Show the bottom-right "Costs" cost-calculator button. Defaults
+   *  to true so existing hosts (Tauri) keep their current chrome;
+   *  hosts can opt out (e.g. the webapp suppresses it). */
+  showCostCalculator?: boolean;
+  /** Show the top-bar "Create 3D model from image" magic-wand
+   *  shortcut. Defaults to true; hosts without an Image-to-3D
+   *  destination (e.g. the webapp) can hide it. */
+  showImageTo3DButton?: boolean;
+  /** Show the bottom-right help menu button. Defaults to true; hosts
+   *  whose help menu wiring isn't yet plumbed (e.g. the webapp) can
+   *  hide it. */
+  showHelpMenu?: boolean;
+  /** Where to render the model picker. `"bottom-left"` (default) keeps
+   *  the floating ClassyModelSelector that Tauri uses; `"prompt-box"`
+   *  hides it and renders a compact selector inside the prompt-box
+   *  toolbar instead, matching the webapp's other prompt-box chrome. */
+  modelSelectorPlacement?: "bottom-left" | "prompt-box";
 }
 
 export const Stage3D = ({
@@ -33,6 +50,10 @@ export const Stage3D = ({
   sceneToken,
   cacheJsonString,
   onSceneSerialized,
+  showCostCalculator = true,
+  showImageTo3DButton = true,
+  showHelpMenu = true,
+  modelSelectorPlacement = "bottom-left",
 }: Stage3DProps) => {
   // Engine's remountEngine() gate reads is3DPageMounted. With Stage3D
   // mounting only when the host's tab/route puts us on screen, the
@@ -52,7 +73,12 @@ export const Stage3D = ({
       cacheJsonString={cacheJsonString}
       onSceneSerialized={onSceneSerialized}
     >
-      <Stage3DBody />
+      <Stage3DBody
+        showCostCalculator={showCostCalculator}
+        showImageTo3DButton={showImageTo3DButton}
+        showHelpMenu={showHelpMenu}
+        modelSelectorPlacement={modelSelectorPlacement}
+      />
       <DragComponent />
       <PrecisionSelector />
       <EditorLoadingBar />
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3DBody.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3DBody.tsx
index 41aea44557..d2d448059c 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3DBody.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/Stage3DBody.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,13 @@
 // exact same 3D editor UX. Only the platform-specific PageSceneAdapter
 // implementation differs between hosts.
 
-import React, { useContext, useEffect, useRef } from "react";
+import React, {
+  useCallback,
+  useContext,
+  useEffect,
+  useMemo,
+  useRef,
+} from "react";
 import {
   GalleryItem,
   onImageDrop,
@@ -16,10 +22,14 @@ import {
 import {
   STAGE_3D_PAGE_MODEL_LIST,
   ModelPage,
+  defaultModelForPage,
+  useClassyModelSelectorStore,
   useSelectedImageModel,
   useSelectedProviderForModel,
   ClassyModelSelector,
 } from "@storyteller/ui-model-selector";
+import { PopoverMenu } from "@storyteller/ui-popover";
+import { Tooltip } from "@storyteller/ui-tooltip";
 import type { ImageModel } from "@storyteller/model-list";
 import type { GenerationProvider } from "@storyteller/api-enums";
 import { HelpMenuButton } from "@storyteller/ui-help-menu";
@@ -59,7 +69,27 @@ import type { MediaItem } from "./models/assets";
 
 const PAGE_ID: ModelPage = ModelPage.Stage3D;
 
-export const Stage3DBody = () => {
+export interface Stage3DBodyProps {
+  /** Show the bottom-right "Costs" cost-calculator button. */
+  showCostCalculator?: boolean;
+  /** Show the top-bar "Create 3D model from image" magic-wand button. */
+  showImageTo3DButton?: boolean;
+  /** Show the bottom-right help menu button. */
+  showHelpMenu?: boolean;
+  /** Where to render the model picker. `"bottom-left"` (default) keeps
+   *  the existing ClassyModelSelector floating in the editor corner —
+   *  used by Tauri. `"prompt-box"` hides the corner selector and
+   *  renders a compact popover inside the prompt-box toolbar instead,
+   *  matching the webapp's other prompt boxes. */
+  modelSelectorPlacement?: "bottom-left" | "prompt-box";
+}
+
+export const Stage3DBody = ({
+  showCostCalculator = true,
+  showImageTo3DButton = true,
+  showHelpMenu = true,
+  modelSelectorPlacement = "bottom-left",
+}: Stage3DBodyProps = {}) => {
   const camAspect = usePageSceneStore((s) => s.cameraAspectRatio);
   const outlinerShowing = usePageSceneStore((s) => s.outlinerShowing);
   const editorLoader = usePageSceneStore((s) => s.editorLoader);
@@ -101,6 +131,63 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
   const selectedProvider: GenerationProvider | undefined =
     useSelectedProviderForModel(PAGE_ID, selectedImageModel?.id);
 
+  // Inline (prompt-box) model selector. Built here rather than in
+  // PromptBox3D so the promptbox lib doesn't take a new dep on
+  // model-selector; the selector is just plumbed in as a ReactNode slot.
+  const setSelectedModel = useClassyModelSelectorStore(
+    (s) => s.setSelectedModel,
+  );
+
+  // Seed the default model on mount when we're the only model picker
+  // on the page. ClassyModelSelector does this itself on mount, but in
+  // the prompt-box placement we don't render it — so without this
+  // effect the store stays empty and the trigger has no icon until the
+  // user opens the popover and picks a model manually.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (modelSelectorPlacement !== "prompt-box") return;
+    if (selectedImageModel) return;
+    const models = STAGE_3D_PAGE_MODEL_LIST.map((i) => i.model).filter(
+      (m): m is NonNullable<typeof m> => m !== undefined,
+    );
+    const def = defaultModelForPage(models, PAGE_ID);
+    if (def) setSelectedModel(PAGE_ID, def);
+  }, [modelSelectorPlacement, selectedImageModel, setSelectedModel]);
+
+  const inlineModelItems: PopoverItem[] = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      STAGE_3D_PAGE_MODEL_LIST.map((item) => ({
+        ...item,
+        selected: item.model === selectedImageModel,
+      })),
+    [selectedImageModel],
+  );
+  const handleInlineModelSelect = useCallback(
+    (item: PopoverItem) => {
+      if (item.model) setSelectedModel(PAGE_ID, item.model);
+    },
+    [setSelectedModel],
+  );
+  const selectedModelIcon = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      STAGE_3D_PAGE_MODEL_LIST.find((i) => i.model === selectedImageModel)
+        ?.icon,
+    [selectedImageModel],
+  );
+  const inlineModelSelector =
+    modelSelectorPlacement === "prompt-box" ? (
+      <Tooltip content="Model" position="top" className="z-50" closeOnClick>
+        <PopoverMenu
+          items={inlineModelItems}
+          onSelect={handleInlineModelSelect}
+          mode="toggle"
+          panelTitle="Select Model"
+          panelClassName="min-w-[260px]"
+          showIconsInList
+          triggerIcon={selectedModelIcon}
+        />
+      </Tooltip>
+    ) : undefined;
+
   const imageCredits = useCostBreakdownModalStore(
     (s) => s.estimatedCreditsByPage[PAGE_ID],
   );
@@ -124,10 +211,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
       if (viewport.width > 2000) return scaleHeight;
       return scaleHeight * 0.78;
     }
-    if (
-      camAspect === CameraAspectRatio.SQUARE_1_1 &&
-      viewport.width < 2000
-    ) {
+    if (camAspect === CameraAspectRatio.SQUARE_1_1 && viewport.width < 2000) {
       return scaleHeight * 0.85;
     }
     return scaleHeight;
@@ -304,8 +388,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
                 title: item.label || "Image Plane",
                 mediaToken: item.id,
                 progressCallback: (state) => {
-                  if (state.status)
-                    console.log("Upload status:", state.status);
+                  if (state.status) console.log("Upload status:", state.status);
                 },
               });
             }
@@ -327,10 +410,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
       {!isViewOnly && <OnboardingHelper />}
 
       <div className="relative flex h-full w-full">
-        <div
-          id="engine-n-panels-wrapper"
-          className="flex h-full w-full"
-        >
+        <div id="engine-n-panels-wrapper" className="flex h-full w-full">
           <div className="relative w-full overflow-hidden bg-transparent">
             <SceneContainer>
               <EditorCanvas />
@@ -346,7 +426,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
               >
                 <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4">
                   <ControlsTopButtons />
-                  <Controls3D />
+                  <Controls3D showImageTo3DButton={showImageTo3DButton} />
                   <div className="flex items-start justify-end gap-2 pr-2 pt-2">
                     <AnonHintChip />
                   </div>
@@ -355,8 +435,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
             )}
 
             <div
-              className="absolute bottom-0 left-0"
-              style={{ width: viewport.width }}
+              className="absolute bottom-0 left-0 right-0"
               onClick={handleOverlayClick}
             >
               <div
@@ -406,6 +485,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
                 editor.positive_prompt = prompt;
               }}
               snapshotCurrentFrame={editor?.snapShotOfCurrentFrame.bind(editor)}
+              modelSelector={inlineModelSelector}
               onBeforeSubmit={() => {
                 const currentUserToken =
                   usePageSceneStore.getState().currentUserToken;
@@ -424,7 +504,7 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
               message={editorLoader.message}
             />
 
-            {!isViewOnly && (
+            {!isViewOnly && modelSelectorPlacement === "bottom-left" && (
               <div className="absolute bottom-6 left-6 z-20 flex items-center gap-3">
                 <ClassyModelSelector
                   items={STAGE_3D_PAGE_MODEL_LIST}
@@ -437,10 +517,14 @@ export const Stage3DBody = () => {
                 />
               </div>
             )}
-            <div className="absolute bottom-6 right-6 z-20 flex items-center gap-2">
-              {!isViewOnly && <CostCalculatorButton modelPage={PAGE_ID} />}
-              <HelpMenuButton />
-            </div>
+            {(showCostCalculator || showHelpMenu) && (
+              <div className="absolute bottom-6 right-6 z-20 flex items-center gap-2">
+                {showCostCalculator && !isViewOnly && (
+                  <CostCalculatorButton modelPage={PAGE_ID} />
+                )}
+                {showHelpMenu && <HelpMenuButton />}
+              </div>
+            )}
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
index 375abd925e..41e22641a5 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlPanelSceneObject/ControlPanelSceneObject.tsx
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ import { objectMismatch } from "./utils/objectMismatch";
 import { XYZ } from "../../datastructures/common";
 import { useViewportSize } from "../../hooks/useViewportSize";
 import { DraggablePrecisionMutator } from "./DraggablePrecisionMutator";
-import {
-  beginColorSession,
-  ColorSession,
-} from "../../actions/setObjectColor";
+import { beginColorSession, ColorSession } from "../../actions/setObjectColor";
 import {
   beginTransformSession,
   TransformSession,
@@ -161,7 +158,9 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
     setLocalRotation(engineToLocal(vectors.rotation));
     setLocalScale(engineToLocal(vectors.scale));
 
-    setLocked(editorEngine.selection.isObjectLocked(editorEngine?.selected?.uuid || ""));
+    setLocked(
+      editorEngine.selection.isObjectLocked(editorEngine?.selected?.uuid || ""),
+    );
     setColor(editorEngine?.selected?.userData.color);
     // No cleanup function — uuid-change commit lives in the body
     // above. Unmount commit is handled by the separate effect below.
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
         className={"flex flex-col gap-2 overflow-y-auto"}
       >
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-          <h5>Color</h5>
+          <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Color</p>
           <input
             className="h-0 w-0 cursor-pointer opacity-0"
             id={colorInputId}
@@ -341,10 +340,7 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
               // close.
               const uuid = editorEngine?.selected?.uuid;
               if (uuid && editorEngine) {
-                colorSessionRef.current = beginColorSession(
-                  editorEngine,
-                  uuid,
-                );
+                colorSessionRef.current = beginColorSession(editorEngine, uuid);
               }
             }}
             onChange={(e: ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) => {
@@ -361,15 +357,15 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
             }}
           />
           <Button
-            className="cursor-pointer p-3.5"
+            className="cursor-pointer p-3.5 w-full"
             htmlFor={colorInputId}
             style={{
               backgroundColor: color,
             }}
           ></Button>
         </div>
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-          <h5>Location</h5>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Location</p>
           <InputVector
             x={localPosition.x.toString()}
             y={localPosition.y.toString()}
@@ -381,8 +377,8 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
           />
         </div>
 
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-          <h5>Rotation</h5>
+        <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
+          <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Rotation</p>
           <InputVector
             x={localRotation.x.toString()}
             y={localRotation.y.toString()}
@@ -395,9 +391,9 @@ export const ControlPanelSceneObject = () => {
           />
         </div>
 
-        <div className="mb-1 flex flex-col gap-1">
+        <div className="mb-1 flex flex-col gap-2">
           <DraggablePrecisionMutator onChange={handleUniformScaleChange}>
-            <h5>Scale</h5>
+            <p className="font-semibold text-sm">Scale</p>
           </DraggablePrecisionMutator>
           <InputVector
             x={localScale.x.toString()}
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
index 8bf2c472ed..7d7551b49f 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/Controls3D/Controls3D.tsx
@@ -30,7 +30,15 @@ import {
 } from "../../PageSceneStore";
 import { AssetModal } from "../AssetMenu";
 
-export const Controls3D = () => {
+export interface Controls3DProps {
+  /** Show the magic-wand "Create 3D model from image" shortcut next
+   *  to the add-asset button. */
+  showImageTo3DButton?: boolean;
+}
+
+export const Controls3D = ({
+  showImageTo3DButton = true,
+}: Controls3DProps = {}) => {
   useSignals();
   const editor = useContext(EngineContext);
   const {
@@ -250,19 +258,21 @@ export const Controls3D = () => {
                   />
                 </Tooltip>
               </div>
-              <Tooltip
-                content="Create 3D model from image"
-                position="bottom"
-                delay={300}
-                closeOnClick
-              >
-                <Button
-                  icon={faMagicWandSparkles}
-                  className="text-md h-9 w-9 rounded-[10px] bg-white/15 transition-colors hover:bg-white/25"
-                  variant="secondary"
-                  onClick={handleOpenCreate3dModal}
-                />
-              </Tooltip>
+              {showImageTo3DButton && (
+                <Tooltip
+                  content="Create 3D model from image"
+                  position="bottom"
+                  delay={300}
+                  closeOnClick
+                >
+                  <Button
+                    icon={faMagicWandSparkles}
+                    className="text-md h-9 w-9 rounded-[10px] bg-white/15 transition-colors hover:bg-white/25"
+                    variant="secondary"
+                    onClick={handleOpenCreate3dModal}
+                  />
+                </Tooltip>
+              )}
             </div>
 
             <span className="opacity-20">|</span>
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlsTopButtons/Help/Help.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlsTopButtons/Help/Help.tsx
index 9a563c9ab8..5d66e21ccd 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlsTopButtons/Help/Help.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/ControlsTopButtons/Help/Help.tsx
@@ -37,20 +37,71 @@ export const KeyGroup = (props: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
   <div className="flex gap-1">{props.children}</div>
 );
 
+// Inline SVG instead of /resources/icons/mouse_*.png. The PNGs only
+// ship with the Tauri host's public dir, so the webapp host showed a
+// broken-image placeholder. Inlining keeps the lib self-contained and
+// renders identically across both apps.
 export const Mouse = (props: {
   button: "left" | "middle" | "right";
   label?: string;
 }) => (
   <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
-    <img
-      alt={`${props.button} mouse`}
-      src={`/resources/icons/mouse_${props.button === "left" ? "lmb" : props.button === "middle" ? "mmb" : "rmb"}.png`}
-      className="h-7 w-auto object-contain"
-    />
+    <MouseIcon active={props.button} />
     <span className="text-sm font-normal opacity-60">{props.label}</span>
   </div>
 );
 
+const MouseIcon = ({ active }: { active: "left" | "middle" | "right" }) => (
+  <svg
+    viewBox="0 0 20 28"
+    aria-hidden
+    className="h-7 w-auto text-white"
+  >
+    <rect
+      x="1.25"
+      y="1.25"
+      width="17.5"
+      height="25.5"
+      rx="8.75"
+      ry="11"
+      fill="none"
+      stroke="currentColor"
+      strokeWidth="1.5"
+      opacity="0.85"
+    />
+    {active === "left" && (
+      <path
+        d="M9 1.75 V12 H1.5 V10 A8.5 8.5 0 0 1 9 1.75 Z"
+        fill="currentColor"
+      />
+    )}
+    {active === "right" && (
+      <path
+        d="M11 1.75 V12 H18.5 V10 A8.5 8.5 0 0 0 11 1.75 Z"
+        fill="currentColor"
+      />
+    )}
+    <rect
+      x="9"
+      y="4"
+      width="2"
+      height="5"
+      rx="1"
+      fill="currentColor"
+      opacity={active === "middle" ? "1" : "0.5"}
+    />
+    <line
+      x1="1.5"
+      y1="12"
+      x2="18.5"
+      y2="12"
+      stroke="currentColor"
+      strokeWidth="0.75"
+      opacity="0.4"
+    />
+  </svg>
+);
+
 export const Plus = () => <div className="text-xl font-medium">+</div>;
 
 const ShortcutsView = () => (
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/DragComponent/DragComponent.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/DragComponent/DragComponent.tsx
index 056197a637..cca71f7a55 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/DragComponent/DragComponent.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/comps/DragComponent/DragComponent.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
+import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { usePageSceneStore } from "../../PageSceneStore";
 
+// Portaled to <body> so the chip stays anchored to the page (using the
+// document-coord pageX/pageY values stored in dragPosition) regardless
+// of any positioned/`transform`ed ancestor the host wraps Stage3D in.
+// Without the portal, hosts whose Stage3D wrapper is a containing
+// block (e.g. the webapp's wrapper uses `transform: translateZ(0)` to
+// scope the lib's fixed overlays) push the chip away from the cursor
+// by the wrapper's offset. Tauri has no such wrapper so the portal is
+// a no-op for it.
 export const DragComponent = () => {
   const dragItem = usePageSceneStore((s) => s.dragItem);
   const dragPosition = usePageSceneStore((s) => s.dragPosition);
@@ -7,15 +16,18 @@ export const DragComponent = () => {
   if (!dragItem) {
     return null;
   }
+  if (typeof document === "undefined") {
+    return null;
+  }
   const { currX, currY } = dragPosition;
 
   const thumbnail = dragItem.thumbnail
     ? dragItem.thumbnail
     : `/resources/images/default-covers/${dragItem.imageIndex || 0}.webp`;
 
-  return (
+  return createPortal(
     <div
-      className="absolute rounded-lg"
+      className="pointer-events-none absolute rounded-lg"
       style={{
         width: 91,
         height: 114,
@@ -35,6 +47,7 @@ export const DragComponent = () => {
       <div className="w-full truncate rounded-b-lg bg-ui-controls px-2 py-1 text-center text-[12px]">
         {dragItem.name || dragItem.media_id}
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </div>,
+    document.body,
   );
 };
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor.ts
index 49cd04c2d1..65b2b2c320 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor.ts
@@ -164,9 +164,8 @@ class Editor {
     // strictly one-way: UI toggles emit GridVisibleChangedEvent on the
     // bus → bridge updates the store + this subscriber updates the
     // THREE.js gridHelper. No "store→engine" subscription anywhere.
-    this.gridSubscription = this.bus.subscribe(
-      GridVisibleChangedEvent,
-      (e) => this.activeScene?.applyGridVisibility(e.visible),
+    this.gridSubscription = this.bus.subscribe(GridVisibleChangedEvent, (e) =>
+      this.activeScene?.applyGridVisibility(e.visible),
     );
 
     // PostProcessingPipeline must exist before Scene because Scene's
@@ -191,8 +190,7 @@ class Editor {
       hideObjectPanel: () =>
         this.bus.emit(new InspectorPanelChangedEvent(null)),
       getCameras: () => usePageSceneStore.getState().cameras,
-      getSelectedCameraId: () =>
-        usePageSceneStore.getState().selectedCameraId,
+      getSelectedCameraId: () => usePageSceneStore.getState().selectedCameraId,
       bus: this.bus,
     });
     this.selection = new SelectionBridge({
@@ -203,8 +201,7 @@ class Editor {
       setObjectLocked: (uuid, locked) =>
         this.utils.setObjectLocked(uuid, locked),
       isObjectLocked: (uuid) => this.utils.isObjectLocked(uuid),
-      removeTransformControls: () =>
-        this.utils.removeTransformControls(false),
+      removeTransformControls: () => this.utils.removeTransformControls(false),
       attachGizmoToCurrentSelection: () => {
         this.gizmo.addToScene(this.activeScene.scene);
         const selected = this.sceneManager?.selected_objects?.[0];
@@ -232,8 +229,7 @@ class Editor {
         getSelectedCameraId: () =>
           usePageSceneStore.getState().selectedCameraId,
         fetchAsset: (url) => this.adapter.fetchAsset(url),
-        getMediaUrlByToken: (token) =>
-          this.adapter.getMediaUrlByToken(token),
+        getMediaUrlByToken: (token) => this.adapter.getMediaUrlByToken(token),
       },
     );
     this.activeScene.initialize();
@@ -280,8 +276,7 @@ class Editor {
       saveSceneState: (args) => this.adapter.saveScene(args),
       loadSceneState: (token) => this.adapter.loadScene(token),
       getCameras: () => usePageSceneStore.getState().cameras,
-      getSelectedCameraId: () =>
-        usePageSceneStore.getState().selectedCameraId,
+      getSelectedCameraId: () => usePageSceneStore.getState().selectedCameraId,
       bus: this.bus,
     });
     this.viewport = new ViewportController({
@@ -291,6 +286,13 @@ class Editor {
       getRenderAspectRatio: () =>
         this.cameraController.getRenderDimensions().aspectRatio,
       resizePostProcessing: (w, h) => this.postProcessing.resize(w, h),
+      renderScene: () => {
+        // Fire-and-forget: renderScene is async only for optional
+        // post-processing branches; the underlying Three.js render is
+        // synchronous and that's all the viewport needs to avoid a
+        // blank frame after setSize.
+        void this.renderScene();
+      },
     });
 
     // Action classes under engine/editor/actions/ encapsulate their own
@@ -581,7 +583,6 @@ class Editor {
     document.body.appendChild(this.stats.dom);
   }
 
-
   // Captures the scene without the grid
   public snapShotOfCurrentFrame(shouldDownload: boolean = true) {
     const camera = this.cameraController.camera;
@@ -791,7 +792,8 @@ class Editor {
 
   // Render the scene to the camera, this is called in the update.
   async renderScene() {
-    const { render_camera, render_width, render_height } = this.cameraController;
+    const { render_camera, render_width, render_height } =
+      this.cameraController;
     if (
       this.postProcessing.composer != null &&
       this.rawRenderer &&
@@ -811,12 +813,14 @@ class Editor {
 
     if (this.viewport.container) {
       if (
-        this.viewport.container.clientWidth + this.viewport.container.clientHeight !==
+        this.viewport.container.clientWidth +
+          this.viewport.container.clientHeight !==
         this.viewport.lastCanvasSize
       ) {
         this.viewport.onWindowResize();
         this.viewport.lastCanvasSize =
-          this.viewport.container.clientWidth + this.viewport.container.clientHeight;
+          this.viewport.container.clientWidth +
+          this.viewport.container.clientHeight;
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/ViewportController.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/ViewportController.ts
index 3bd3c59d7b..e23a3184a2 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/ViewportController.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/engine/editor/ViewportController.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ export type ViewportEngineRefs = {
   getRenderer: () => THREE.WebGLRenderer | undefined;
   getRenderAspectRatio: () => number;
   resizePostProcessing: (width: number, height: number) => void;
+  // Called synchronously after a setSize cascade so the canvas gets a
+  // fresh draw before the next browser paint. Three.js's setSize clears
+  // the canvas backing buffer; without an immediate redraw the browser
+  // can paint an empty canvas for one frame, which shows up as flicker
+  // when the container is animating (e.g. sidebar collapse).
+  renderScene: () => void;
 };
 
 export class ViewportController {
@@ -65,13 +71,17 @@ export class ViewportController {
   }
 
   // Observed resizes from the ResizeObserver use a narrower update —
-  // camera + renderer.setSize + setPixelRatio only — preserved from the
-  // original editor.ts behaviour. Post-processing is intentionally
-  // skipped here, matching the pre-refactor code.
+  // camera + renderer.setSize only — preserved from the original
+  // editor.ts behaviour. Post-processing is intentionally skipped here,
+  // matching the pre-refactor code. setPixelRatio runs once at setup
+  // since DPR doesn't change for the lifetime of the page short of the
+  // user dragging the window across monitors with different scaling.
   setupResizeObserver() {
     this.containerMayReset();
     if (!this.container) return;
 
+    this.engine.getRenderer()?.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
+
     this.observer = new ResizeObserver((entries) => {
       for (const entry of entries) {
         const { width, height } = entry.contentRect;
@@ -81,8 +91,11 @@ export class ViewportController {
           camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
         }
         const renderer = this.engine.getRenderer();
-        renderer?.setSize(width, height);
-        renderer?.setPixelRatio(window.devicePixelRatio);
+        if (!renderer) continue;
+        renderer.setSize(width, height);
+        // setSize wipes the canvas backing buffer. Redraw synchronously
+        // so the next browser paint isn't an empty frame.
+        this.engine.renderScene();
       }
     });
     this.observer.observe(this.container);
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/hooks/useFreeCam.ts b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/hooks/useFreeCam.ts
index 41842ff78f..8147f70908 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/hooks/useFreeCam.ts
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/pagescene/src/lib/hooks/useFreeCam.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ const isEventFromEditableElement = (event: KeyboardEvent): boolean => {
   return target.isContentEditable;
 };
 
+// Hold-Shift boost matches the help-dialog "Speed Boost" shortcut.
+// 3x is what the legacy MouseControls.onkeydown path used (and which
+// never got wired up to a listener in the React refactor), so we
+// preserve that feel here.
+const BASE_MOVEMENT_SPEED = 1.15;
+const BOOSTED_MOVEMENT_SPEED = BASE_MOVEMENT_SPEED * 3;
+
+const isShiftKey = (code: string) =>
+  code === "ShiftLeft" || code === "ShiftRight";
+
 export const useFreeCam = (
   canvas: HTMLCanvasElement | null,
   editor: Editor | null,
@@ -74,6 +84,9 @@ export const useFreeCam = (
     const onKeyDown = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (usePageSceneStore.getState().isPromptBoxFocused) return;
       if (isEventFromEditableElement(e)) return;
+      if (isShiftKey(e.code)) {
+        state.movementSpeed = BOOSTED_MOVEMENT_SPEED;
+      }
       const moveSlot = moveSlotForKeyCode(e.code);
       if (moveSlot) state.moveKeys[moveSlot] = 1;
       const rotateSlot = rotateSlotForKeyCode(e.code);
@@ -83,6 +96,9 @@ export const useFreeCam = (
     const onKeyUp = (e: KeyboardEvent) => {
       if (usePageSceneStore.getState().isPromptBoxFocused) return;
       if (isEventFromEditableElement(e)) return;
+      if (isShiftKey(e.code)) {
+        state.movementSpeed = BASE_MOVEMENT_SPEED;
+      }
       const moveSlot = moveSlotForKeyCode(e.code);
       if (moveSlot) state.moveKeys[moveSlot] = 0;
       const rotateSlot = rotateSlotForKeyCode(e.code);
@@ -138,6 +154,15 @@ export const useFreeCam = (
 
     const onContextMenu = (e: Event) => e.preventDefault();
 
+    // Reset on blur — if the user holds Shift, switches tabs/windows,
+    // then releases, the keyup never reaches us and the boost would
+    // otherwise stay stuck on. Same goes for any held movement keys.
+    const onBlur = () => {
+      state.movementSpeed = BASE_MOVEMENT_SPEED;
+      state.moveKeys = emptyMoveKeys();
+      state.rotateKeys = emptyRotateKeys();
+    };
+
     canvas.addEventListener("pointerdown", onPointerDown);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointerup", onPointerUp);
     canvas.addEventListener("pointermove", onPointerMove);
@@ -145,9 +170,11 @@ export const useFreeCam = (
     canvas.addEventListener("contextmenu", onContextMenu);
     document.addEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
     document.addEventListener("keyup", onKeyUp);
+    window.addEventListener("blur", onBlur);
 
     return () => {
       state.enabled = false;
+      state.movementSpeed = BASE_MOVEMENT_SPEED;
       state.moveKeys = emptyMoveKeys();
       state.rotateKeys = emptyRotateKeys();
       state.velocity.set(0, 0, 0);
@@ -159,6 +186,7 @@ export const useFreeCam = (
       canvas.removeEventListener("contextmenu", onContextMenu);
       document.removeEventListener("keydown", onKeyDown);
       document.removeEventListener("keyup", onKeyUp);
+      window.removeEventListener("blur", onBlur);
     };
   }, [canvas, editor]);
 };
diff --git a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
index aa81eaba97..1d5950261b 100644
--- a/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
+++ b/frontend/libs/components/promptbox/src/lib/PromptBox3D.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from "react";
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect, type ReactNode } from "react";
 import { IsDesktopApp } from "@storyteller/tauri-utils";
 import {
   faCamera,
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ interface PromptBox3DProps {
   } | null)
   | undefined;
   credits?: number | null;
+  /** Optional model-picker slot rendered at the start of the toolbar
+   *  (left of the aspect-ratio picker). Tauri leaves this unset and
+   *  renders ClassyModelSelector outside the prompt box; the webapp
+   *  passes a compact selector here so the chrome matches its other
+   *  prompt boxes. */
+  modelSelector?: ReactNode;
   // Optional pre-submit gate. Returns false to abort the generation
   // (e.g. host wants to open a signup modal for anon visitors).
   onBeforeSubmit?: () => boolean;
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
   selectedProvider,
   snapshotCurrentFrame,
   credits,
+  modelSelector,
   onBeforeSubmit,
 }: PromptBox3DProps) => {
   //const fileInputRef = useRef<HTMLInputElement>(null);
@@ -651,6 +658,7 @@ export const PromptBox3D = ({
           </div>
           <div className="mt-2 flex items-center justify-between gap-2">
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+              {modelSelector}
               {selectedImageModel?.supportsNewAspectRatio() && (
                 <AspectRatioPicker
                   model={selectedImageModel}