diff --git a/src/components/three/ModelViewer.tsx b/src/components/three/ModelViewer.tsx
index bf1a160..fc5b1e0 100644
--- a/src/components/three/ModelViewer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/three/ModelViewer.tsx
@@ -1170,6 +1170,7 @@ export function ModelViewerCanvas({ url }: ModelViewerProps) {
       <SelectionHandler />
       <VisibilityApplier />
       <SceneRefCapture />
+      <ViewCubeAnimator />
 
       <OrbitControls
         makeDefault
@@ -1178,6 +1179,12 @@ export function ModelViewerCanvas({ url }: ModelViewerProps) {
         minDistance={0.05}
         maxDistance={50}
         enabled={!positionMode}
+        ref={(c: any) => {
+          // Expose to the ViewCube bus
+          import('./viewCubeBus').then(({ mainControlsRef }) => {
+            mainControlsRef.current = c;
+          });
+        }}
       />
 
     </Canvas>