# Model Editor
On this page, you can view 3D models, edit their textures, color, lighting settings, and other attributes, and export them to your project.
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The View & Edit page is available in the [paid](https://www.echo3d.com/pricing) plans.
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### Importing or Exporting a 3D Model
You can simply drag and drop a file from local storage to this tool or click any of the 3D assets in your project that are available for processing at the bottom of the screen.
You can export the result by clicking any of the **Export** buttons under :
* `Export to Console` **adds the model to your collection** as a new entry.
* `Apply to Entry` **overrides the current entry** with this new version of the model and **adds the current** [**variant**](#creating-a-variants) to the same model entry as another version of the model. Note that if no [variant](#creating-a-variants) was created, this would override the current entry with this new version of the model.
* `Download Model` downloads the model to your computer.
You can generate a 2D image thumbnail with a **transparent background** representing the 3D asset from **any angle** by rotating the 3D model, setting the poster parameters (height in pixels and file format such as PNG, WEBP, and JPEG), and clicking the **Poster** button:
### Setting Lighting and Animations
You to set the lighting affecting the model, change its shadow, and add an HDR image to set the background.
You can set the location of the light source affecting the model.
You can review animations on the model, if any.
### Changing Materials and Colors
This section allows setting the 3D model's materials, textures, color, metallic roughness, normal maps, and more.
#### Creating a Variants
In this same section, you can edit 3D models and save variants of the same model. These can be exported back into the console as a new model, downloaded, or saved as a variant of the same model as part of the same entry ID.
Click on **Create Variant**.
Make your modifications to the model.
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NOTE: It is advised to limit the variant count to 12. Adding more than 12 variants may cause the textures to get mixed between the different variants.
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Click **Apply to Entry** under the **Export** buttons under to save the variant you created under the same model entry.
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### Inspecting as Raw Data
This section allows viewing and inspecting the 3D models in raw JSON format.
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* `Export to Console` **adds the model to your collection** as a new entry.
* `Apply to Entry` **overrides the current entry** with this new version of the model and **adds the current** [**variant**](#creating-a-variants) to the same model entry as another version of the model. Note that if no [variant](#creating-a-variants) was created, this would override the current entry with this new version of the model.
* `Download Model` downloads the model to your computer.
