diff --git a/includes/GlModelHooks.php b/includes/GlModelHooks.php
index f969621..6908c24 100644
--- a/includes/GlModelHooks.php
+++ b/includes/GlModelHooks.php
@@ -76,11 +76,18 @@ class GlModelHooks {
         $previewViewer = $mvTransform->toHtml([ 'preview' => true]);
 
         $addButtonAttr = array(
-            'class' => 'AddHotspot',
+            'class' => 'preview-button AddHotspot',
             'onclick' => 'readyAddHotspot()'
         );
+
+        $readButtonAttr = array(
+            'class' => 'preview-button ReadHotspots',
+            'onclick' => 'readMetadata()'
+        );
+
         $addHsButton = array(
-            Html::rawElement('button',$addButtonAttr,'Add a new hotspot')
+            Html::rawElement('button',$addButtonAttr,'Add a new hotspot'),
+            Html::rawElement('button',$readButtonAttr,'Update hotspots')
         );
 
         $previewHTML = Html::rawElement('div',NULL,$previewViewer.implode($addHsButton));
diff --git a/modules/glmv.js b/modules/glmv.js
index 7f763ff..bf66af0 100644
--- a/modules/glmv.js
+++ b/modules/glmv.js
@@ -9,6 +9,89 @@ modelLoaded = function() {
     $('.awaiting-model').css('display', 'flex').removeClass('awaiting-model')
 }
 
+/**
+ * Reads the json string in the edit panel 
+ * and updates hotspot elements
+ * 
+ * @return {bool} true on successful read and update
+ */
+readMetadata = function() {
+    let hotspotsObj = []
+    var metadata
+    try {
+        [_, metadata] = extractMetadata()
+    } catch (err) {
+        console.warn('Failed to read model metadata:' + err.message)
+        return false
+    }
+    Object.keys(metadata.annotations).forEach((hs, idx) => {
+        let newHs = document.createElement('button')
+        newHs.classList.add('Hotspot')
+        newHs.setAttribute('slot',`hotspot-${idx + 1}`)
+        newHs.setAttribute('ontouchstart', 'event.stopPropagation()')
+        newHs.setAttribute('onclick', 'onAnnotation(event)')
+        newHs.setAttribute('onmousedown', 'grabAnnotation(event)')
+        newHs.setAttribute('onmouseup', 'releaseAnnotation(event)')
+        Object.keys(metadata.annotations[hs]).forEach((prop) => {
+            newHs.setAttribute(prop, metadata.annotations[hs][prop])
+        })
+        let newAn = document.createElement('div')
+        newAn.classList.add('HotspotAnnotation', 'HiddenAnnotation')
+        newAn.innerText = hs
+        newHs.appendChild(newAn)
+        newLabel = document.createElement('span')
+        newLabel.innerText = idx + 1
+        newHs.appendChild(newLabel)
+        hotspotsObj.push(newHs)
+    })
+    $('model-viewer button').remove()
+    const mView = $('model-viewer')[0]
+    hotspotsObj.forEach(hs => {
+        mView.appendChild(hs)
+    })
+    return true
+}
+
+/**
+ * Parses the current hotspots into json object
+ * and writes the json string to the edit panel
+ * 
+ * @return {bool} true on successful write to edit panel
+ */
+writeMetadata = function () {
+    let annotationsObj = {}
+    currentButtons = $('.Hotspot').each(function() {
+        let buttonEl = $(this)[0]
+        annotationsObj[buttonEl.childNodes[0].innerText] = {
+            "data-position": buttonEl.getAttribute('data-position'),
+            "data-normal": buttonEl.getAttribute('data-normal'),
+            "data-orbit": buttonEl.getAttribute('data-orbit'),
+            "data-target": buttonEl.getAttribute('data-target')
+        }
+    })
+    if (Object.keys(annotationsObj).length === 0) return false
+    const [currentText, metadata] = extractMetadata()
+    metadata.annotations = annotationsObj
+    const newText = currentText.replace(/(.*?<pre>)[\S\s]*?(<\/pre>.*)/,`$1\n${JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2)}\n$2`)
+    $('#wpTextbox1').val(newText)
+    return true
+}
+
+/**
+ * Convert text in the preview text editor to js object
+ * 
+ * @return object containing metadata information
+ */
+extractMetadata = function() {
+    const editText = $('#wpTextbox1').val()
+    const extractMetadata = editText.match(/<pre>([\S\s]*?)<\/pre>/)
+    let metadata = (extractMetadata.length >= 2) ? JSON.parse(extractMetadata[1]) : {viewerConfig: {}, annotations: {}, annotationSets: {}}
+    if (metadata.annotations === undefined) {
+        metadata.annotations = {}
+    }
+    return [editText, metadata]
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets listener and attributes on model-viewer to
  * allow for click registering of a new hotspot
@@ -41,7 +124,7 @@ clickAddHotspot = function(e) {
     }
     if (hsPosition) {
         let currentText = $('#wpTextbox1').val()
-        let metadata = extractMetadata(currentText)
+        let [_, metadata] = extractMetadata(currentText)
         let hsOutput = {}
         hsOutput['data-position'] = hsPosition.position.toString().replaceAll(/(\d{5})(\d*?m)/g,"$1m")
         hsOutput['data-normal'] = hsPosition.normal.toString().replaceAll(/(\d{5})(\d*?m)/g,"$1m")
@@ -53,6 +136,7 @@ clickAddHotspot = function(e) {
         let newText = currentText.replace(/(.*?<pre>)[\S\s]*?(<\/pre>.*)/,`$1\n${JSON.stringify(metadata, null, 2)}\n$2`)
         $('#wpTextbox1').val(newText)
     }
+    readMetadata()
 }
 
 /**
@@ -224,7 +308,7 @@ moveAnnotation = function(e) {
  * @param {MouseEvent} event
  */
 releaseAnnotation = function(e) {
-    if (grabHotspot.move) {
+    if (grabHotspot && grabHotspot.move) {
         console.log(e.target)
         e.target.style['transform']=''
         const contEl = $('.glmv-container')[0]
@@ -256,20 +340,4 @@ releaseAnnotation = function(e) {
         $('#wpTextbox1').val(newText)
     }
     grabHotspot = null
-}
-
-/**
- * Convert text in the preview text editor to js object
- * 
- * @param {string} editText
- * 
- * @return object containing metadata information
- */
-extractMetadata = function(editText) {
-    let extractMetadata = editText.match(/<pre>([\S\s]*?)<\/pre>/)
-    let metadata = (extractMetadata.length >= 2) ? JSON.parse(extractMetadata[1]) : {viewerConfig: {}, annotations: {}, annotationSets: {}}
-    if (metadata.annotations === undefined) {
-        metadata.annotations = {}
-    }
-    return metadata
 }
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