# Guides

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## [About the Guides category](https://community.arkio.is/t/about-the-guides-category/61)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 19, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/about-the-guides-category/61 "2024-04-19T17:18:28Z")

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Learn about best practices and workflows for Arkio. Are you missing more extensive instructions on our Support Pages? Let us know and we can make it into a guide!

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## [Porportional scaling of imports to correct size](https://community.arkio.is/t/porportional-scaling-of-imports-to-correct-size/306)

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**Author:** [@Johan](https://community.arkio.is/u/Johan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/porportional-scaling-of-imports-to-correct-size/306 "2025-11-03T12:24:29Z")

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When loading floorplans or other drawings to Arkio these often include dimension references that can be used to correctly scale the object in Arkio. The easiest way to scale objects is to load them in the correct size on…

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## [Modular design and working with 2D references](https://community.arkio.is/t/modular-design-and-working-with-2d-references/445)

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**Author:** [@Johan](https://community.arkio.is/u/Johan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/modular-design-and-working-with-2d-references/445 "2025-10-30T18:52:25Z")

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This guide includes several small workflow tips to elevate your design skills with Arkio 2.0 to the next level. When working on more complex Arkio creations, you want to reuse design elements and work on parts of the bu…

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## [Arkio to Enscape!](https://community.arkio.is/t/arkio-to-enscape/205)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2025, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/arkio-to-enscape/205 "2025-02-21T21:11:48Z")

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We got a fresh new How to\_\_\_ with Arkio video for ya’ll! This time we are covering how you can utilize your Arkio models for rendering visualization with Enscape :star2: Check it out! Shout out to @Missy f…

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## [Placing and working with images](https://community.arkio.is/t/placing-and-working-with-images/250)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/placing-and-working-with-images/250 "2024-10-04T18:26:15Z")

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The most exciting and anticipated moment for anyone’s week has arrived, pro-tip Friday! :grin: This time around we are showing how you can incorporate images into your models. :framed\_picture: Whether you’re sketching o…

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## [Modeling w/ style using the MX Ink](https://community.arkio.is/t/modeling-w-style-using-the-mx-ink/248)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/modeling-w-style-using-the-mx-ink/248 "2024-09-27T04:00:00Z")

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Another Friday protip coming in for the crew! Here we are taking a look how the new stylus feature works and how it brings the familiarity of pen and paper into Arkio. :pen:

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## [Move and Rotate like a Pro!](https://community.arkio.is/t/move-and-rotate-like-a-pro/246)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/move-and-rotate-like-a-pro/246 "2024-09-20T04:00:00Z")

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Protip incoming! :raised\_hands: This time we went back to the basics of how to move and rotate an object :cyclone:

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## [Working with Groups](https://community.arkio.is/t/working-with-groups/247)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/working-with-groups/247 "2024-09-13T04:00:00Z")

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Another Friday pro-tip ready for the community :arkio\_black: This time we are showing off the power of groups in Arkio!

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## [Setting up a Meeting in Arkio!](https://community.arkio.is/t/setting-up-a-meeting-in-arkio/226)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/setting-up-a-meeting-in-arkio/226 "2024-09-06T04:00:00Z")

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Another Friday and another Pro Tip! :arkio\_black: This time we’re wrapping up this week with a quick guide on how to start an Arkio meeting :people\_holding\_hands:. Meetings are a quick way to connect your virtual space w…

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## [Recording videos from your headset](https://community.arkio.is/t/recording-videos-from-your-headset/231)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/recording-videos-from-your-headset/231 "2024-08-30T04:00:00Z")

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Friday is here, which means another pro-tip! We’ve had a few users ask how we record our mixed reality content and the settings we use—so here it is! The process is very simple: Hit the meta quest button on your cont…

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## [Locking position with anchors in mixed reality](https://community.arkio.is/t/locking-position-with-anchors-in-mixed-reality/219)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/locking-position-with-anchors-in-mixed-reality/219 "2024-08-23T04:12:25Z")

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A lil quiet in here lately :sleeping\_bed: but let’s change that with another Friday pro-tip. To kick off the weekend we wanted to shed some light on spatial anchors and how to utilize them with the lock position command …

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## [Rhino to Arkio through the Arkio Cloud](https://community.arkio.is/t/rhino-to-arkio-through-the-arkio-cloud/227)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/rhino-to-arkio-through-the-arkio-cloud/227 "2024-08-16T04:00:00Z")

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Another pro-tip coming in for the peeps! Cloud groups are your key to effortlessly bring your models into Arkio—whether on desktop or headset. So here is a handy guide to help you get up and running with a bi-directional…

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## [Masking your view with Mixed Reality](https://community.arkio.is/t/masking-your-view-with-mixed-reality/213)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/masking-your-view-with-mixed-reality/213 "2024-08-09T04:00:00Z")

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Happy Furday ya’ll! :cat: To wrap up the work week, we put together a quick post on how to use the passthrough material to mask your view. I’ve been getting a lot of questions on how we setup our mixed reality scenes, h…

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## [How to have a design work session with Arkio](https://community.arkio.is/t/how-to-have-a-design-work-session-with-arkio/119)

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**Author:** [@david](https://community.arkio.is/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 5:44pm UTC](https://community.arkio.is/t/how-to-have-a-design-work-session-with-arkio/119 "2024-06-06T17:44:49Z")

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Incoming content!:glowing\_star: We’re excited to introduce our new series “How To \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ With Arkio” :arkio\_teal: :arkio\_red: We start off with… How to have design work sessions with Arkio :houses:…
