diff --git a/src/areas/generate/GeneratePage.tsx b/src/areas/generate/GeneratePage.tsx
index 76a13119..df38ccaa 100644
--- a/src/areas/generate/GeneratePage.tsx
+++ b/src/areas/generate/GeneratePage.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type { GenerationJob, LightSettings, PointLight } from '@shared/stores/ap
 import { useApi } from '@shared/hooks/useApi'
 import { ColorPicker } from '@shared/components/ui'
 import GenerationHUD from './components/GenerationHUD'
-import Viewer3D from './components/Viewer3D'
+import Viewer3D, { type MeshExportFormat, type MeshExportHandler } from './components/Viewer3D'
 import WorkflowPanel from './components/WorkflowPanel'
 import { getDefaultAssetLibraryService } from './assetLibraryService'
 import { buildOrcaSlicerDeepLink, canOpenInOrcaSlicer } from './orcaSlicerLink'
@@ -680,6 +680,8 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
   const [selectedPointLightId, setSelectedPointLightId] = useState<string | null>(null)
   // Populated by Viewer3D — undoes the latest live gizmo transform, if any.
   const gizmoUndoRef = useRef<(() => boolean) | null>(null)
+  const gizmoResetRef = useRef<(() => boolean) | null>(null)
+  const meshExportRef = useRef<MeshExportHandler | null>(null)
 
   const lightSettings = useAppStore((s) => s.lightSettings)
   const setLightSettings = useAppStore((s) => s.setLightSettings)
@@ -762,18 +764,38 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
     setTimeout(() => setUnloadStatus('idle'), 2000)
   }
 
-  function handleExport(format: 'glb' | 'obj' | 'stl' | 'ply') {
+  async function handleExport(format: MeshExportFormat) {
     if (!currentJob?.outputUrl) return
     const stem = `modly-${Date.now()}`
     const link = document.createElement('a')
-    if (format === 'glb') {
-      link.href = `${apiUrl}${currentJob.outputUrl}`
-    } else {
-      const path = encodeURIComponent(currentJob.outputUrl.replace('/workspace/', ''))
-      link.href = `${apiUrl}/optimize/export?path=${path}&format=${format}`
+
+    try {
+      const transformedMesh = await meshExportRef.current?.(format)
+      if (transformedMesh) {
+        const objectUrl = URL.createObjectURL(transformedMesh)
+        link.href = objectUrl
+        link.download = `${stem}.${format}`
+        link.click()
+        window.setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(objectUrl), 1000)
+        return
+      }
+
+      // Gaussian splats are not mesh objects and continue through the existing
+      // source-file export path.
+      if (!/\.(ply|splat)(?:$|[?#])/i.test(currentJob.outputUrl)) {
+        throw new Error('The mesh viewer is still loading. Try exporting again once it appears.')
+      }
+      if (format === 'glb') {
+        link.href = `${apiUrl}${currentJob.outputUrl}`
+      } else {
+        const path = encodeURIComponent(currentJob.outputUrl.replace('/workspace/', ''))
+        link.href = `${apiUrl}/optimize/export?path=${path}&format=${format}`
+      }
+      link.download = `${stem}.${format}`
+      link.click()
+    } catch (err) {
+      showError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err))
     }
-    link.download = `${stem}.${format}`
-    link.click()
   }
 
   async function handleOpenInOrcaSlicer() {
@@ -1100,7 +1122,7 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
                 </button>
                 {openPanel === 'export' && (
                   <ExportDropdown
-                    onExport={handleExport as (f: 'glb' | 'obj' | 'stl' | 'ply') => void}
+                    onExport={handleExport}
                     onClose={() => setOpenPanel(null)}
                     onOpenInSlicer={() => { void handleOpenInOrcaSlicer() }}
                     canOpenInSlicer={showOpenInSlicer}
@@ -1255,6 +1277,23 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
                   <path d="M3 21l7-7" />
                 </svg>
               </ToolButton>
+              {meshSelected && (
+                <>
+                  <span aria-hidden="true" className="mx-1 h-5 w-px bg-zinc-700" />
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    onClick={() => { gizmoResetRef.current?.() }}
+                    title="Reset transform"
+                    aria-label="Reset transform"
+                    className="flex items-center justify-center w-7 h-7 rounded-lg border bg-zinc-800 border-zinc-700/50 text-zinc-400 hover:text-zinc-200 hover:border-zinc-600 transition-colors"
+                  >
+                    <svg width="13" height="13" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" strokeWidth="1.75">
+                      <path d="M3 12a9 9 0 1 0 2.64-6.36L3 8" />
+                      <polyline points="3 3 3 8 8 8" />
+                    </svg>
+                  </button>
+                </>
+              )}
             </>
           )}
         </div>
@@ -1265,6 +1304,8 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
             lightSettings={lightSettings}
             gizmoMode={gizmoMode}
             gizmoUndoRef={gizmoUndoRef}
+            gizmoResetRef={gizmoResetRef}
+            meshExportRef={meshExportRef}
             pointLights={pointLights}
             selectedPointLightId={selectedPointLightId}
             onSelectPointLight={handleSelectPointLight}
@@ -1275,4 +1316,4 @@ export default function GeneratePage(): JSX.Element {
       </div>
     </>
   )
-}
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+}
diff --git a/src/areas/generate/components/Viewer3D.tsx b/src/areas/generate/components/Viewer3D.tsx
index a2621cc6..3c7e7c77 100644
--- a/src/areas/generate/components/Viewer3D.tsx
+++ b/src/areas/generate/components/Viewer3D.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ import { Environment, GizmoHelper, Lightformer, OrbitControls, useGizmoContext,
 import { EffectComposer, Outline, Select, Selection } from '@react-three/postprocessing'
 import * as THREE from 'three'
 import { OBJLoader } from 'three/examples/jsm/loaders/OBJLoader.js'
+import { GLTFExporter } from 'three/examples/jsm/exporters/GLTFExporter.js'
+import { OBJExporter } from 'three/examples/jsm/exporters/OBJExporter.js'
+import { PLYExporter } from 'three/examples/jsm/exporters/PLYExporter.js'
+import { STLExporter } from 'three/examples/jsm/exporters/STLExporter.js'
 import { computeBoundsTree, disposeBoundsTree, acceleratedRaycast } from 'three-mesh-bvh'
 
 // Patch THREE pour utiliser BVH sur tous les meshes — réduit le raycast O(N) → O(log N)
@@ -20,6 +24,65 @@ import type { LightSettings, PointLight } from '@shared/stores/appStore'
 import { DEFAULT_LIGHT_SETTINGS } from '@shared/stores/appStore'
 
 export type GizmoMode = 'translate' | 'rotate' | 'scale'
+export type MeshExportFormat = 'glb' | 'obj' | 'stl' | 'ply'
+export type MeshExportHandler = (format: MeshExportFormat) => Promise<Blob | null>
+
+function cloneForExport(source: THREE.Object3D): THREE.Object3D {
+  const hadOriginalMaterial = Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(source.userData, 'originalMaterial')
+  const originalMaterial = source.userData.originalMaterial as THREE.Material | THREE.Material[] | undefined
+  const savedUserData = source.userData
+
+  // originalMaterial is a live Three.js object held in userData for display-mode
+  // switching. Leave it out of the clone's serializable userData, then restore it
+  // on the source object before returning.
+  if (hadOriginalMaterial) {
+    source.userData = { ...savedUserData }
+    delete source.userData.originalMaterial
+  }
+  const clone = (() => {
+    try {
+      return source.clone(false)
+    } finally {
+      source.userData = savedUserData
+    }
+  })()
+
+  if (source instanceof THREE.Mesh && clone instanceof THREE.Mesh) {
+    clone.geometry = source.geometry
+    clone.material = originalMaterial ?? source.material
+  }
+
+  for (const child of source.children) {
+    clone.add(cloneForExport(child))
+  }
+  return clone
+}
+
+async function exportMeshObject(object: THREE.Object3D, format: MeshExportFormat): Promise<Blob> {
+  object.updateMatrixWorld(true)
+
+  switch (format) {
+    case 'glb': {
+      const data = await new GLTFExporter().parseAsync(object, { binary: true })
+      if (!(data instanceof ArrayBuffer)) throw new Error('GLB export did not return binary data')
+      return new Blob([data], { type: 'model/gltf-binary' })
+    }
+    case 'obj': {
+      const data = new OBJExporter().parse(object)
+      return new Blob([data], { type: 'text/plain' })
+    }
+    case 'stl': {
+      const data = new STLExporter().parse(object, { binary: true })
+      const bytes = new Uint8Array(data.buffer, data.byteOffset, data.byteLength).slice()
+      return new Blob([bytes], { type: 'application/octet-stream' })
+    }
+    case 'ply': {
+      const data = new PLYExporter().parse(object, () => {}, { binary: true })
+      if (!data) throw new Error('PLY export did not return binary data')
+      return new Blob([data], { type: 'application/octet-stream' })
+    }
+  }
+}
 
 const SELECTION_OUTLINE_VISIBLE_COLOR = 0x8b5cf6
 const SELECTION_OUTLINE_HIDDEN_COLOR = 0x5b21b6
@@ -198,6 +261,19 @@ interface MeshModelProps {
   onObject: (obj: THREE.Object3D | null) => void
 }
 
+function centerSceneOnGrid(scene: THREE.Object3D): void {
+  scene.position.set(0, 0, 0)
+  scene.rotation.set(0, 0, 0)
+  scene.scale.set(1, 1, 1)
+  scene.updateMatrixWorld(true)
+
+  const box = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(scene)
+  const center = new THREE.Vector3()
+  box.getCenter(center)
+  scene.position.set(-center.x, -box.min.y, -center.z)
+  scene.updateMatrixWorld(true)
+}
+
 function MeshModel({ url, jobId, viewMode, selected, onStats, onSelect, onObject }: MeshModelProps): JSX.Element {
   const extension = url.split('?')[0]?.split('.').pop()?.toLowerCase()
   const common = { url, jobId, viewMode, selected, onStats, onSelect, onObject }
@@ -279,13 +355,7 @@ function SceneMeshModel({
   useEffect(() => {
     // Clear any cached transform before measuring (useGLTF may reuse a scene
     // that still carries an earlier gizmo pose).
-    scene.position.set(0, 0, 0)
-    scene.rotation.set(0, 0, 0)
-    scene.scale.set(1, 1, 1)
-    const box = new THREE.Box3().setFromObject(scene)
-    const center = new THREE.Vector3()
-    box.getCenter(center)
-    scene.position.set(-center.x, -box.min.y, -center.z)
+    centerSceneOnGrid(scene)
 
     // Compute stats
     let vertices = 0
@@ -916,6 +986,8 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
   lightSettings = DEFAULT_LIGHT_SETTINGS,
   gizmoMode = null,
   gizmoUndoRef,
+  gizmoResetRef,
+  meshExportRef,
   pointLights = [],
   selectedPointLightId = null,
   onSelectPointLight,
@@ -924,6 +996,8 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
   lightSettings?: LightSettings
   gizmoMode?: GizmoMode | null
   gizmoUndoRef?: MutableRefObject<(() => boolean) | null>
+  gizmoResetRef?: MutableRefObject<(() => boolean) | null>
+  meshExportRef?: MutableRefObject<MeshExportHandler | null>
   pointLights?: PointLight[]
   selectedPointLightId?: string | null
   onSelectPointLight?: (id: string | null) => void
@@ -949,6 +1023,16 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
   // is taken when a drag starts and committed on release only if it changed.
   const transformHistory = useRef<TransformSnapshot[]>([])
   const pendingTransform = useRef<TransformSnapshot | null>(null)
+  const gizmoDragActive = useRef(false)
+  const ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss = useRef(false)
+
+  // A gizmo drag can end with a click event that the canvas interprets as a
+  // miss. Clear that one-release guard when the user starts a new gesture.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const clearReleaseMiss = () => { ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss.current = false }
+    window.addEventListener('pointerdown', clearReleaseMiss, true)
+    return () => window.removeEventListener('pointerdown', clearReleaseMiss, true)
+  }, [])
 
   const outputUrl = currentJob?.outputUrl ?? ''
   const modelUrl =
@@ -994,12 +1078,14 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
 
   // Deselect both mesh and point light when clicking empty space
   const handlePointerMissed = useCallback(() => {
+    if (gizmoDragActive.current || ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss.current) return
     setSelected(false)
     onSelectPointLight?.(null)
   }, [setSelected, onSelectPointLight])
 
   // Select mesh and deselect any selected point light
   const handleMeshSelect = useCallback(() => {
+    if (gizmoDragActive.current || ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss.current) return
     setSelected(true)
     onSelectPointLight?.(null)
   }, [setSelected, onSelectPointLight])
@@ -1017,6 +1103,8 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
 
   // Snapshot the pre-drag pose when a gizmo manipulation starts.
   const handleGizmoDragStart = useCallback(() => {
+    gizmoDragActive.current = true
+    ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss.current = false
     if (meshObject) {
       pendingTransform.current = {
         p: meshObject.position.clone(),
@@ -1028,6 +1116,8 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
 
   // Commit the snapshot on release, but only if the pose actually changed.
   const handleGizmoDragEnd = useCallback(() => {
+    gizmoDragActive.current = false
+    ignoreGizmoReleaseMiss.current = true
     const before = pendingTransform.current
     pendingTransform.current = null
     if (!before || !meshObject) return
@@ -1048,6 +1138,41 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
     return true
   }, [meshObject])
 
+  const resetTransform = useCallback((): boolean => {
+    if (!meshObject) return false
+    const before = {
+      p: meshObject.position.clone(),
+      q: meshObject.quaternion.clone(),
+      s: meshObject.scale.clone(),
+    }
+
+    centerSceneOnGrid(meshObject)
+    const changed = !meshObject.position.equals(before.p)
+      || !meshObject.quaternion.equals(before.q)
+      || !meshObject.scale.equals(before.s)
+    if (changed) transformHistory.current.push(before)
+    return changed
+  }, [meshObject])
+
+  const exportCurrentMesh = useCallback<MeshExportHandler>(async (format) => {
+    if (isSplat) return null
+    if (!meshObject) throw new Error('The mesh is still loading. Try exporting again once it appears.')
+    meshObject.updateWorldMatrix(true, false)
+    const exportObject = cloneForExport(meshObject)
+    // The clone is detached from the viewer's parent hierarchy, so preserve its
+    // full world transform (including any parent transform) at the export root.
+    exportObject.matrix.copy(meshObject.matrixWorld)
+    exportObject.matrixAutoUpdate = false
+    exportObject.matrixWorld.copy(meshObject.matrixWorld)
+    return exportMeshObject(exportObject, format)
+  }, [meshObject, isSplat])
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!meshExportRef) return
+    meshExportRef.current = exportCurrentMesh
+    return () => { if (meshExportRef.current === exportCurrentMesh) meshExportRef.current = null }
+  }, [meshExportRef, exportCurrentMesh])
+
   // Expose transform-undo so the page's Ctrl+Z undoes gizmo edits first.
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!gizmoUndoRef) return
@@ -1055,6 +1180,12 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
     return () => { if (gizmoUndoRef.current === undoTransform) gizmoUndoRef.current = null }
   }, [gizmoUndoRef, undoTransform])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!gizmoResetRef) return
+    gizmoResetRef.current = resetTransform
+    return () => { if (gizmoResetRef.current === resetTransform) gizmoResetRef.current = null }
+  }, [gizmoResetRef, resetTransform])
+
   // Drop the transform history when the model changes.
   useEffect(() => {
     transformHistory.current = []
@@ -1218,4 +1349,4 @@ export default function Viewer3D({
       </div>
     </ModelErrorBoundary>
   )
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}