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View Popout figurines in 360° and place them in AR on iPhone

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Open a completed 3D figurine in Popout, inspect it from all sides, then use Place in AR on a supported iPhone. A chibi preview image alone is not a 3D figurine.

Before you start

Use iOS 17 or later and a completed figurine whose model has loaded. Figurine generation needs an internet connection and your consent to cloud processing; review the preview and credit cost before building.

After your explicit consent, the selected photo is sent to OpenAI for a chibi preview. After you approve it and start building, the preview is sent to Tencent Hunyuan 3D; the original photo is not sent to that 3D service. Cloud generation needs an internet connection.

View the figurine in 360°

  1. Open the completed figurine from your library and wait for its model to load.
  2. Drag the figurine or the angle ruler left and right to inspect the front, sides and back.
  3. Tap Auto rotate to let it turn, and Stop rotation to pause. Moving the phone adds a parallax effect in the viewer.

Place it in AR

  1. Tap Place in AR below the figurine. The button appears only on devices that support AR world tracking.
  2. Popout prepares the figurine and opens Apple AR Quick Look. Choose its AR view if the object view is shown.
  3. Follow the on-screen camera and surface instructions to place the figurine in your surroundings. Allow camera access if requested.
  4. Use the Quick Look controls to inspect and adjust the figurine, then close Quick Look to return to Popout.

If AR is unavailable

If Place in AR is missing, the device does not report support for AR world tracking. If preparation fails, return to the figurine and try again after its model has loaded. You can still use the 360° viewer and rotating-video export. AR placement is a digital preview, not a physical-size or printing guarantee.

Export or share a rotating video

In the figurine viewer, tap Export video to save the rendered rotation, or Share to render a video and open the system share sheet. This shares a video, not an interactive browser link to the figurine. It is a rotating-model video, not a recording of the AR camera view.

Apple: AR Quick Look

Sources and current information

Product facts checked on 2026-11-11. Allowances and availability can change. Check the app before generating or purchasing.

Available on the App Store for iPhone with iOS 17 or later, in English and Simplified Chinese. Availability varies by region; it is not currently available in mainland China.