From da9b08408ad0f483789e10701ad471e1c34e18bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Victor Giers <mail@victorgiers.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2026 23:52:57 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Update getViewportOverlayText for placement mode

---
 src/viewport-three/ViewportCanvas.tsx | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/viewport-three/ViewportCanvas.tsx b/src/viewport-three/ViewportCanvas.tsx
index 7dd94225..9c4533e0 100644
--- a/src/viewport-three/ViewportCanvas.tsx
+++ b/src/viewport-three/ViewportCanvas.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ function getViewportOverlayText(
     return `Hover the ${getViewportViewModeGridPlaneLabel(viewMode)} grid to place a ${DEFAULT_BOX_BRUSH_SIZE.x} x ${DEFAULT_BOX_BRUSH_SIZE.y} x ${DEFAULT_BOX_BRUSH_SIZE.z} box. ${getViewportViewModeControlHint(viewMode)}`;
   }
 
+  if (toolMode === "place") {
+    return `Hover the ${getViewportViewModeGridPlaneLabel(viewMode)} grid to position the preview. Click to place it. ${getViewportViewModeControlHint(viewMode)}`;
+  }
+
   return `${displayMode === "authoring" ? "Authoring view" : `${getViewportViewModeLabel(viewMode)} view`} on the ${getViewportViewModeGridPlaneLabel(viewMode)} grid. ${getViewportViewModeControlHint(viewMode)}`;
 }