diff --git a/packages/editor/src/lib/glb-export.ts b/packages/editor/src/lib/glb-export.ts
index e795ca76..bc80a2fb 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/lib/glb-export.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/lib/glb-export.ts
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ export function prepareSceneForExport(
   const scene = source.clone(true)
   const cloneByOriginal = pairClones(source, scene)
 
+  // Scans (LiDAR meshes) and guides (floorplan images) are heavy reference
+  // assets stored elsewhere and aren't part of the compiled building. Drop them
+  // from the artifact entirely — `/viewer` re-adds them from the scene graph,
+  // gated by the project's public-visibility flags, so they never bloat the
+  // shared GLB nor slip past those flags into a static public file.
+  for (const [id, original] of sceneRegistry.nodes) {
+    const node = nodes[id]
+    if (node?.type === 'scan' || node?.type === 'guide') {
+      cloneByOriginal.get(original)?.removeFromParent()
+    }
+  }
+
   // Object3Ds that carry node identity — never strip these even when they sit on
   // a non-scene layer. Some are metadata-only: a zone's visible fill/wall meshes
   // are stripped, but its identity node stays to carry the polygon that /viewer
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/components/renderers/node-renderer.tsx b/packages/viewer/src/components/renderers/node-renderer.tsx
index 75f5afdd..831bf725 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/components/renderers/node-renderer.tsx
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/components/renderers/node-renderer.tsx
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { ParametricNodeRenderer } from './parametric-node-renderer'
 // on every render — that would create a new Suspense boundary each time.
 const lazyCache = new WeakMap<RendererSource<AnyNode>, ComponentType<{ node: AnyNode }>>()
 
-function getRegistryRenderer(
+export function getRegistryRenderer(
   source: RendererSource<AnyNode>,
 ): ComponentType<{ node: AnyNode }> | null {
   const cached = lazyCache.get(source)
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-reference-nodes.tsx b/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-reference-nodes.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f1814a2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-reference-nodes.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use client'
+
+import { type AnyNode, nodeRegistry, type RendererSource, type SceneGraph } from '@pascal-app/core'
+import { createPortal } from '@react-three/fiber'
+import { Suspense } from 'react'
+import type { Object3D } from 'three'
+import { getRegistryRenderer } from '../renderers/node-renderer'
+
+/**
+ * Scans (LiDAR meshes) and guides (floorplan images) are stripped from the
+ * baked GLB — they're heavy reference assets stored elsewhere. The GLB viewer
+ * re-adds them at runtime from the scene graph, portaled into their parent
+ * level's baked node so they ride level stacking, using the same registry
+ * renderers as the parametric viewer. Privacy is enforced upstream: the page
+ * only includes nodes whose `show_*_public` flag (or owner/admin) allows it, so
+ * a disallowed asset is never even fetched.
+ */
+export function buildGlbReferenceNodes(
+  sceneGraph: SceneGraph | null | undefined,
+  allow: { scans: boolean; guides: boolean },
+): AnyNode[] {
+  const nodes = sceneGraph?.nodes
+  if (!nodes) return []
+  const out: AnyNode[] = []
+  for (const raw of Object.values(nodes)) {
+    const node = raw as AnyNode
+    if (node.type === 'scan' && allow.scans) out.push(node)
+    else if (node.type === 'guide' && allow.guides) out.push(node)
+  }
+  return out
+}
+
+export function GlbReferenceNodes({
+  nodes,
+  identity,
+}: {
+  nodes: AnyNode[]
+  identity: Map<string, Object3D>
+}) {
+  return (
+    <>
+      {nodes.map((node) => {
+        const anchor = node.parentId ? identity.get(node.parentId) : undefined
+        return anchor ? <GlbReferenceNode anchor={anchor} key={node.id} node={node} /> : null
+      })}
+    </>
+  )
+}
+
+/** Render one scan/guide via its registry renderer, portaled into its parent
+ *  level's baked Object3D (so the node's level-local transform resolves to the
+ *  same world pose as the parametric scene). */
+function GlbReferenceNode({ node, anchor }: { node: AnyNode; anchor: Object3D }) {
+  const source = nodeRegistry.get(node.type)?.renderer
+  const Renderer = source ? getRegistryRenderer(source as RendererSource<AnyNode>) : null
+  if (!Renderer) return null
+  return createPortal(
+    <Suspense fallback={null}>
+      <Renderer node={node} />
+    </Suspense>,
+    anchor,
+  )
+}
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-scene.tsx b/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-scene.tsx
index 7169f4c0..b46dc765 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-scene.tsx
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/components/viewer/glb-scene.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use client'
 
-import type { SurfaceRole } from '@pascal-app/core'
+import type { AnyNode, SurfaceRole } from '@pascal-app/core'
 import { Html, useAnimations } from '@react-three/drei'
 import { type ThreeEvent, useFrame, useThree } from '@react-three/fiber'
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef } from 'react'
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { ZONE_LAYER } from '../../lib/layers'
 import { createSurfaceRoleMaterial } from '../../lib/materials'
 import useViewer from '../../store/use-viewer'
 import { GlbInteractive, type GlbInteractiveItem } from './glb-interactive'
+import { GlbReferenceNodes } from './glb-reference-nodes'
 
 /** Vertical gap added per floor in `exploded` level mode (matches LevelSystem). */
 const EXPLODED_GAP = 5
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ function createZoneWallGeometry(polygon: [number, number][]): THREE.BufferGeomet
 export function GlbScene({
   url,
   interactiveItems,
+  referenceNodes,
   onLevelsChange,
   onIdentityChange,
   onHoverChange,
@@ -290,6 +292,9 @@ export function GlbScene({
   /** Light / animation effects + controls recovered from the DB scene graph,
    *  joined to the baked nodes by `pascalId` to re-light + re-animate the GLB. */
   interactiveItems?: GlbInteractiveItem[]
+  /** Scan / guide nodes from the scene graph, re-added at runtime (they're
+   *  stripped from the bake). Already filtered by the privacy flags upstream. */
+  referenceNodes?: AnyNode[]
   onLevelsChange?: (levels: GlbLevel[]) => void
   onIdentityChange?: (identity: GlbIdentity) => void
   onHoverChange?: (hover: GlbHover) => void
@@ -998,6 +1003,11 @@ export function GlbScene({
           zones={zoneEntries}
         />
       ) : null}
+      {/* Scans + guides, stripped from the bake and re-added from scene data,
+          anchored to their parent level's baked node. */}
+      {referenceNodes?.length ? (
+        <GlbReferenceNodes identity={identity} nodes={referenceNodes} />
+      ) : null}
       {/* Floating room labels. Each group's matrix is synced to its zone node
           every frame (above) so the label rides level stacking; the div fades
           with the room fill via a CSS transition. */}
diff --git a/packages/viewer/src/index.ts b/packages/viewer/src/index.ts
index 2550ac36..498ad03e 100644
--- a/packages/viewer/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/viewer/src/index.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export {
   GlbInteractive,
   type GlbInteractiveItem,
 } from './components/viewer/glb-interactive'
+export { buildGlbReferenceNodes } from './components/viewer/glb-reference-nodes'
 export {
   type GlbHover,
   type GlbIdentity,