diff --git a/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.fit.test.tsx b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.fit.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34dccf6ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.fit.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Andrii Shylenko and kernelCAD contributors
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+//
+// Regression cover for the two ways the viewer used to hand a visitor an
+// unusable first frame:
+//
+//  1. The initial framing was a ~600ms tween that ANY pointer-down on the
+//     canvas cancelled, and `lastFitBounds` had already been stamped so no
+//     later run re-issued it. The camera stayed wherever the tween had got to
+//     — for a model straddling the default (40,40,40) camera, that is inside
+//     the part, i.e. a blank embed until the viewer finds the home button.
+//  2. `distance = radius * 2.8` framed the bounding sphere with a
+//     tangent-derived constant and no aspect term, so the model overflowed the
+//     frame — mildly at 16:9, badly on anything portrait.
+//
+// Both are asserted on the camera the controller actually produces: does the
+// scene's bounding sphere sit inside the resulting frustum?
+
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { act, cleanup, render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import * as THREE from 'three';
+import { OrbitControls } from 'three-stdlib';
+import type { GeometryResult } from '../../../../shared/worker/geometryEngine';
+
+interface FiberState { camera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera; controls: OrbitControls | null }
+
+let fiberState: FiberState;
+let frameCallback: ((state: unknown, delta: number) => void) | null = null;
+let sketchMode: { active: boolean; plane?: unknown } = { active: false };
+
+vi.mock('@react-three/fiber', () => ({
+    useThree: () => fiberState,
+    // R3F keeps the LATEST callback in a mutable ref; mirror that.
+    useFrame: (cb: (state: unknown, delta: number) => void) => { frameCallback = cb; },
+}));
+
+vi.mock('../../../context/WorkbenchContext', () => ({
+    useWorkbench: () => ({ selectedFace: null, sketchMode }),
+}));
+
+const { CameraHandler } = await import('./CameraHandler');
+
+/** One geometry whose vertex cloud spans `min`..`max`. */
+function boxGeometry(min: [number, number, number], max: [number, number, number]): GeometryResult {
+    const v = [...min, ...max];
+    return {
+        faces: [{
+            vertices: new Float32Array(v),
+            indices: new Uint32Array(),
+            normals: new Float32Array(v.length),
+            faceId: 0,
+        }],
+    } as GeometryResult;
+}
+
+function boundingSphere(min: [number, number, number], max: [number, number, number]) {
+    const lo = new THREE.Vector3(...min);
+    const hi = new THREE.Vector3(...max);
+    return {
+        center: lo.clone().add(hi).multiplyScalar(0.5),
+        radius: Math.max(lo.distanceTo(hi) / 2, 1),
+    };
+}
+
+/** Signed slack, in world units, of the tightest frustum plane. Negative = clipped. */
+function frustumSlack(camera: THREE.PerspectiveCamera, center: THREE.Vector3, radius: number): number {
+    camera.updateMatrixWorld(true);
+    camera.updateProjectionMatrix();
+    const frustum = new THREE.Frustum().setFromProjectionMatrix(
+        new THREE.Matrix4().multiplyMatrices(camera.projectionMatrix, camera.matrixWorldInverse),
+    );
+    return Math.min(...frustum.planes.map((p) => p.distanceToPoint(center) - radius));
+}
+
+function mountViewer(width: number, height: number) {
+    const camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(40, width / height, 0.1, 1000);
+    camera.position.set(40, 40, 40);
+    camera.lookAt(0, 0, 0);
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    const controls = new OrbitControls(camera, canvas as unknown as HTMLElement);
+    fiberState = { camera, controls };
+    return { camera, controls };
+}
+
+function runFrames(count: number) {
+    act(() => {
+        for (let i = 0; i < count; i += 1) frameCallback?.({}, 1 / 60);
+    });
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+    frameCallback = null;
+    sketchMode = { active: false };
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+    cleanup();
+    fiberState?.controls?.dispose();
+});
+
+describe('CameraHandler initial framing', () => {
+    // A model that straddles the default camera: the corner (40,30,20) sits
+    // right beside the default eye at (40,40,40), so a framing that never
+    // lands leaves the viewer staring at (or inside) the part.
+    const MIN: [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0];
+    const MAX: [number, number, number] = [40, 30, 20];
+
+    it('frames the model even when the viewer touches the canvas as it loads', () => {
+        const { camera, controls } = mountViewer(1280, 720);
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)]} />);
+        // The visitor's pointer lands on the canvas the instant geometry shows
+        // up. OrbitControls fires 'start'; the old code dropped the framing.
+        act(() => { controls.dispatchEvent({ type: 'start' }); });
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        const sphere = boundingSphere(MIN, MAX);
+        expect(frustumSlack(camera, sphere.center, sphere.radius)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('frames the model inside the frustum on a 16:9 viewport', () => {
+        const { camera } = mountViewer(1280, 720);
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)]} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        const sphere = boundingSphere(MIN, MAX);
+        expect(frustumSlack(camera, sphere.center, sphere.radius)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('frames the model inside the frustum on a portrait viewport', () => {
+        // camera.fov is the VERTICAL angle, so a tall viewport has a much
+        // narrower horizontal one — the axis that actually crops.
+        const { camera } = mountViewer(420, 780);
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)]} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        const sphere = boundingSphere(MIN, MAX);
+        expect(frustumSlack(camera, sphere.center, sphere.radius)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+
+    it('re-frames on the home/fit request', () => {
+        const { camera } = mountViewer(1280, 720);
+        const geometries = [boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)];
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={geometries} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        camera.position.set(400, 400, 400);
+        rerender(
+            <CameraHandler geometries={geometries} navigationRequest={{ target: 'fit', id: 1 }} />,
+        );
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        const sphere = boundingSphere(MIN, MAX);
+        expect(frustumSlack(camera, sphere.center, sphere.radius)).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+});
+
+describe('CameraHandler anti-twitch behaviour', () => {
+    const MIN: [number, number, number] = [0, 0, 0];
+    const MAX: [number, number, number] = [40, 30, 20];
+
+    it('leaves the orbit alone when a param nudge wobbles the bounds', () => {
+        const { camera } = mountViewer(1280, 720);
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)]} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        // The user orbits away from the fitted pose.
+        const orbited = new THREE.Vector3(-90, 20, 130);
+        camera.position.copy(orbited);
+
+        // A slider moves a joint: the tessellated AABB shifts a hair.
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry([0, 0, 0], [40.2, 30.1, 20.05])]} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        expect(camera.position.distanceTo(orbited)).toBeLessThan(0.001);
+    });
+
+    it('still yields to the user when a real shape change re-fits', () => {
+        const { camera, controls } = mountViewer(1280, 720);
+        const { rerender } = render(<CameraHandler geometries={[]} />);
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry(MIN, MAX)]} />);
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        const orbited = new THREE.Vector3(-90, 20, 130);
+        camera.position.copy(orbited);
+
+        // A genuinely different model — this one is allowed to re-fit, but the
+        // re-fit is a tween the user can grab out of at any time.
+        rerender(<CameraHandler geometries={[boxGeometry([0, 0, 0], [400, 300, 200])]} />);
+        runFrames(2);
+        act(() => { controls.dispatchEvent({ type: 'start' }); });
+        const grabbed = camera.position.clone();
+        runFrames(240);
+
+        expect(camera.position.distanceTo(grabbed)).toBeLessThan(0.001);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.tsx b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.tsx
index f7ff18e57..516e7bcd4 100644
--- a/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/CameraHandler.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { useWorkbench } from "../../../context/WorkbenchContext";
 import type { GeometryResult } from "../../../../shared/worker/geometryEngine";
 import type { ViewportFocusTarget } from "../../../store/shellStore";
 import { computeGeometryBounds } from "./cameraBounds";
-import { buildCameraPose, buildFitCameraPose, type ViewTarget } from "./cameraPose";
+import { buildCameraPose, buildFitCameraPose, fitDistanceForCamera, type ViewTarget } from "./cameraPose";
 import { filterGeometriesForFocusTarget } from "./focusTarget";
 
 // Using the exported constants if needed, but they are defined in Viewer.tsx conventionally.
@@ -26,7 +26,14 @@ export function CameraHandler({
     const { selectedFace, sketchMode } = useWorkbench();
     const { camera, controls } = useThree();
     const cameraRef = useRef(camera);
-    const targetState = useRef<{ position: THREE.Vector3; lookAt: THREE.Vector3; } | null>(null);
+    // `immediate` marks the FIRST framing of a scene: the camera has never
+    // pointed at this model, so there is nothing to animate from and nothing
+    // for a tween to fight. It is applied in one frame and cannot be cancelled.
+    const targetState = useRef<{
+        position: THREE.Vector3;
+        lookAt: THREE.Vector3;
+        immediate?: boolean;
+    } | null>(null);
     const prevSketchActive = useRef(false);
     const savedCameraState = useRef<{ position: THREE.Vector3; target: THREE.Vector3; } | null>(null);
     const lastFitBounds = useRef<{ center: THREE.Vector3; radius: number } | null>(null);
@@ -55,12 +62,20 @@ export function CameraHandler({
             && Math.abs(bounds.radius - last.radius) <= tolerance,
         );
         if (boundsStable) return;
+        // The first framing of a scene has to LAND. `lastFitBounds` is stamped
+        // when the fit is requested, not when the camera arrives, so a fit that
+        // is abandoned mid-flight is never retried — `boundsStable` suppresses
+        // every later run. That is how a published embed ended up showing a
+        // blank viewport until the viewer found the home button: one pointer-
+        // down on the canvas during the ~600ms tween cancelled the only fit
+        // this scene would ever get. So deliver it in a single frame instead.
+        const isFirstFit = lastFitBounds.current === null;
         lastFitBounds.current = { center: bounds.center.clone(), radius: bounds.radius };
 
-        const distance = Math.max(bounds.radius * 2.8, SKETCH_DISTANCE);
+        const distance = Math.max(fitDistanceForCamera(bounds.radius, cameraRef.current), SKETCH_DISTANCE);
         const pose = buildFitCameraPose(bounds.center, distance);
         cameraRef.current.up.copy(pose.up);
-        targetState.current = { position: pose.position, lookAt: pose.lookAt };
+        targetState.current = { position: pose.position, lookAt: pose.lookAt, immediate: isFirstFit };
         cameraRef.current.near = Math.max(distance / 500, 0.01);
         cameraRef.current.far = Math.max(distance * 20, 1000);
         cameraRef.current.updateProjectionMatrix();
@@ -72,7 +87,7 @@ export function CameraHandler({
         const bounds = computeGeometryBounds(geometries);
         if (!bounds) return;
 
-        const distance = Math.max(bounds.radius * 2.8, SKETCH_DISTANCE);
+        const distance = Math.max(fitDistanceForCamera(bounds.radius, cameraRef.current), SKETCH_DISTANCE);
         const pose = navigationRequest.target === 'fit'
             ? buildFitCameraPose(bounds.center, distance)
             : buildCameraPose(navigationRequest.target, bounds.center, distance);
@@ -93,7 +108,7 @@ export function CameraHandler({
         const bounds = computeGeometryBounds(focusedGeometries);
         if (!bounds) return;
 
-        const distance = Math.max(bounds.radius * 2.8, SKETCH_DISTANCE);
+        const distance = Math.max(fitDistanceForCamera(bounds.radius, cameraRef.current), SKETCH_DISTANCE);
         const pose = buildFitCameraPose(bounds.center, distance);
         cameraRef.current.up.copy(pose.up);
         cameraRef.current.near = Math.max(distance / 500, 0.01);
@@ -158,24 +173,37 @@ export function CameraHandler({
             removeEventListener?: (type: string, fn: () => void) => void;
         } | null;
         if (!ctrl?.addEventListener) return;
-        const onUserInteractStart = () => { targetState.current = null; };
+        const onUserInteractStart = () => {
+            // ...but an in-flight FIRST framing is not the user's orbit being
+            // fought — it is the only thing that has ever pointed the camera at
+            // the model, and it is gone for good if dropped (the fit is already
+            // recorded in `lastFitBounds`, so no later run will re-issue it).
+            if (targetState.current?.immediate) return;
+            targetState.current = null;
+        };
         ctrl.addEventListener('start', onUserInteractStart);
         return () => ctrl.removeEventListener?.('start', onUserInteractStart);
     }, [controls]);
 
     useFrame((_state, delta) => {
-        if (!targetState.current) return;
-        const dampFactor = 5.0 * delta;
-        camera.position.lerp(targetState.current.position, dampFactor);
+        const target = targetState.current;
+        if (!target) return;
+        // A first framing is not animated: lerping at 1 sets the pose exactly.
+        const dampFactor = target.immediate ? 1 : 5.0 * delta;
+        camera.position.lerp(target.position, dampFactor);
         const ctrl = controls as unknown as { target: THREE.Vector3, update: () => void };
-        if (ctrl && ctrl.target) {
-            ctrl.target.lerp(targetState.current.lookAt, dampFactor);
-            ctrl.update();
-        } else {
-            camera.lookAt(targetState.current.lookAt);
+        if (!ctrl?.target) {
+            // OrbitControls has not published itself to the store yet. Point the
+            // camera, but KEEP the pose pending: controls initialise their orbit
+            // target to the origin, so a framing retired before they exist gets
+            // silently re-aimed at (0,0,0) on their first update.
+            camera.lookAt(target.lookAt);
+            return;
         }
-        if (camera.position.distanceTo(targetState.current.position) < 0.1 &&
-            (ctrl?.target?.distanceTo(targetState.current.lookAt) || 0) < 0.1) {
+        ctrl.target.lerp(target.lookAt, dampFactor);
+        ctrl.update();
+        if (camera.position.distanceTo(target.position) < 0.1 &&
+            ctrl.target.distanceTo(target.lookAt) < 0.1) {
             targetState.current = null;
         }
     });
diff --git a/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/cameraPose.ts b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/cameraPose.ts
index 0b9efd410..f93917a43 100644
--- a/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/cameraPose.ts
+++ b/src/studio/components/viewer/controllers/cameraPose.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,47 @@ export function buildCameraPose(
     };
 }
 
+/**
+ * Distance at which a bounding sphere of `radius` sits fully inside a
+ * perspective frustum.
+ *
+ * The constant this replaces (`radius * 2.8`) was wrong on two counts.
+ *
+ * 1. It under-shoots even the vertical limit. Framing a *sphere* needs
+ *    `radius / sin(fov/2)`; only a flat disc facing the camera needs
+ *    `radius / tan(fov/2)`. At the viewer's 40° fov that is 2.924 vs 2.747 —
+ *    2.8 sits between them, so the model always overflowed slightly.
+ * 2. It ignores the aspect ratio. `camera.fov` is the VERTICAL angle, so the
+ *    horizontal one is narrower on any viewport taller than it is wide, and
+ *    the narrow axis is the one that crops. A 420x780 embed needs 5.2 * radius;
+ *    2.8 put the camera less than half far enough away.
+ *
+ * `margin` leaves a little air around the model instead of framing it
+ * edge-to-edge.
+ */
+export function fitDistance(
+    radius: number,
+    fovDegrees: number,
+    aspect: number,
+    margin = 1.08,
+): number {
+    const safeFov = Number.isFinite(fovDegrees) && fovDegrees > 0 && fovDegrees < 180
+        ? fovDegrees
+        : 40;
+    // Aspect is 0/NaN until the canvas has been measured once; a square
+    // viewport is the neutral assumption (it never under-shoots a wide one).
+    const safeAspect = Number.isFinite(aspect) && aspect > 0 ? aspect : 1;
+    const halfVertical = (safeFov * Math.PI) / 360;
+    const halfHorizontal = Math.atan(Math.tan(halfVertical) * safeAspect);
+    return (radius * margin) / Math.sin(Math.min(halfVertical, halfHorizontal));
+}
+
+/** Same, reading the fov/aspect off a camera that may not be perspective. */
+export function fitDistanceForCamera(radius: number, camera: THREE.Camera): number {
+    const perspective = camera as THREE.PerspectiveCamera;
+    return fitDistance(radius, perspective.fov, perspective.aspect);
+}
+
 export function buildFitCameraPose(center: THREE.Vector3, distance: number): CameraPose {
     const direction = new THREE.Vector3(1, 1, 0.75).normalize();
     return {