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# How to upload and edit an object

## Upload, move, rotate and resize 3D models and images

### Index

[Upload objects](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-upload-and-edit-an-object#upload-objects)

[Edit objects](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-upload-and-edit-an-object#edit-objects)

[Other actions](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-upload-and-edit-an-object#other-actions)

[Edit materials](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-edit-an-objects-color-and-materials?hsLang=en)

### Upload objects

To upload an object, click **New scene** or open an existing one.

![Scenes - Dashboard](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Scenes%20-%20Dashboard.png?width=688&height=374&name=Scenes%20-%20Dashboard.png)

Click **Select file** to upload a 3D model or an image, or drag and drop the file into the scene. If you want to know what file formats we support, click [here](https://help.realitymax.com/what-file-formats-do-you-support?hsLang=en).

![Objects - Empty scene](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Empty%20scene.png?width=688&height=372&name=Objects%20-%20Empty%20scene.png)

You can also upload files by clicking the **+ icon**, and add [basic shapes](https://help.realitymax.com/about-basic-shapes?hsLang=en) and [premade assets](https://help.realitymax.com/about-premade-assets?hsLang=en) from the **cube icon** and **Library** respectively.

![Objects - Add shapes and assets](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Add%20shapes%20and%20assets.png?width=350&height=270&name=Objects%20-%20Add%20shapes%20and%20assets.png)

### Edit objects

To edit an object, click it or click its respective layer in the left sidebar. You can use the object's gizmo to move it around the scene, rotate it and resize it. If you want to know how to reset its transformation settings, click [here](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-upload-and-edit-an-object#other-actions).

![Objects - Select object](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Select%20object.png?width=688&height=372&name=Objects%20-%20Select%20object.png)

Alternatively, you can enter precise values under the "Transformation" section in the right sidebar. You can also lock or unlock the object's proportions.

![Objects - Transformation](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Transformation.png?width=350&height=227&name=Objects%20-%20Transformation.png)

If you want to know how to edit an object's color and materials, click [here](https://help.realitymax.com/how-to-edit-an-objects-color-and-materials?hsLang=en).

### **Other actions**

If you want to **duplicate, copy, paste, switch the axis, reset, group or delete an object**, right-click it or right-click its respective layer in the left sidebar and select the option from the menu.

![Objects - Right-click layer](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Right-click%20layer.png?width=460&height=500&name=Objects%20-%20Right-click%20layer.png)

If you want to **lock an object** to avoid making further changes, hover over its respective layer in the left sidebar and click the **lock icon**. Click it again to unlock the object.

![Objects - Lock layer](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Lock%20layer.png?width=350&height=270&name=Objects%20-%20Lock%20layer.png)

If you want to **rename an object**, double-click its respective layer in the left sidebar and enter a new name.

![Objects - Rename layer](https://help.realitymax.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RMAX%20EN/Objects%20-%20Rename%20layer.png?width=350&height=270&name=Objects%20-%20Rename%20layer.png)

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