diff --git a/dist/xrfragment.aframe.js b/dist/xrfragment.aframe.js
index 9c6bba3..226c4dc 100644
--- a/dist/xrfragment.aframe.js
+++ b/dist/xrfragment.aframe.js
@@ -1337,11 +1337,12 @@ xrf.frag.rot = function(v, opts){
 xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
   opts.embedded = v // indicate embedded XR fragment
   let { mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
-  let src = new THREE.Group()
 
-  if( v.string[0] == "#" ){ // local 
-    console.log("   └ instancing src")
-    let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+  console.log("   └ instancing src")
+  let src = new THREE.Group()
+  let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+
+  const localSRC = () => {
     
     // apply embedded XR fragments
     setTimeout( () => {
@@ -1370,6 +1371,25 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
       if( !opts.recursive ) mesh.material.visible = false // lets hide the preview object because deleting disables animations+nested objs
     },10)
   }
+
+  const externalSRC = () => {
+    debugger
+    console.log("external !")
+    console.dir(v)
+    console.dir(frag)
+    //// apply URI XR Fragments inside src-value 
+    //for( var i in frag ){
+    //  xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
+    //}
+    //let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
+    //const Loader = xrf.loaders[ext]
+    //if( !Loader ) throw 'xrfragment: no loader passed to xrfragment for extension .'+ext 
+    //loader = loader || new Loader().setPath( dir )
+
+  }
+
+  if( v.string[0] == "#" ) localSRC() // local 
+  else externalSRC()
 }
 window.AFRAME.registerComponent('xrf', {
   schema: {
diff --git a/dist/xrfragment.three.js b/dist/xrfragment.three.js
index c7052f6..10f8932 100644
--- a/dist/xrfragment.three.js
+++ b/dist/xrfragment.three.js
@@ -1337,11 +1337,12 @@ xrf.frag.rot = function(v, opts){
 xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
   opts.embedded = v // indicate embedded XR fragment
   let { mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
-  let src = new THREE.Group()
 
-  if( v.string[0] == "#" ){ // local 
-    console.log("   └ instancing src")
-    let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+  console.log("   └ instancing src")
+  let src = new THREE.Group()
+  let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+
+  const localSRC = () => {
     
     // apply embedded XR fragments
     setTimeout( () => {
@@ -1370,4 +1371,23 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
       if( !opts.recursive ) mesh.material.visible = false // lets hide the preview object because deleting disables animations+nested objs
     },10)
   }
+
+  const externalSRC = () => {
+    debugger
+    console.log("external !")
+    console.dir(v)
+    console.dir(frag)
+    //// apply URI XR Fragments inside src-value 
+    //for( var i in frag ){
+    //  xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
+    //}
+    //let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
+    //const Loader = xrf.loaders[ext]
+    //if( !Loader ) throw 'xrfragment: no loader passed to xrfragment for extension .'+ext 
+    //loader = loader || new Loader().setPath( dir )
+
+  }
+
+  if( v.string[0] == "#" ) localSRC() // local 
+  else externalSRC()
 }
diff --git a/dist/xrfragment.three.module.js b/dist/xrfragment.three.module.js
index 8e1da3b..3a8bb48 100644
--- a/dist/xrfragment.three.module.js
+++ b/dist/xrfragment.three.module.js
@@ -1337,11 +1337,12 @@ xrf.frag.rot = function(v, opts){
 xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
   opts.embedded = v // indicate embedded XR fragment
   let { mesh, model, camera, scene, renderer, THREE} = opts
-  let src = new THREE.Group()
 
-  if( v.string[0] == "#" ){ // local 
-    console.log("   └ instancing src")
-    let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+  console.log("   └ instancing src")
+  let src = new THREE.Group()
+  let frag = xrfragment.URI.parse(v.string)
+
+  const localSRC = () => {
     
     // apply embedded XR fragments
     setTimeout( () => {
@@ -1370,5 +1371,24 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
       if( !opts.recursive ) mesh.material.visible = false // lets hide the preview object because deleting disables animations+nested objs
     },10)
   }
+
+  const externalSRC = () => {
+    debugger
+    console.log("external !")
+    console.dir(v)
+    console.dir(frag)
+    //// apply URI XR Fragments inside src-value 
+    //for( var i in frag ){
+    //  xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
+    //}
+    //let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
+    //const Loader = xrf.loaders[ext]
+    //if( !Loader ) throw 'xrfragment: no loader passed to xrfragment for extension .'+ext 
+    //loader = loader || new Loader().setPath( dir )
+
+  }
+
+  if( v.string[0] == "#" ) localSRC() // local 
+  else externalSRC()
 }
 export default xrf;
diff --git a/example/assets/src.gltf b/example/assets/src.gltf
index b1f7ed3..9ed6ce6 100644
--- a/example/assets/src.gltf
+++ b/example/assets/src.gltf
@@ -677,7 +677,7 @@
                 27,
                 28
             ],
-            "name" : "portal_external",
+            "name" : "src_external",
             "rotation" : [
                 0,
                 -0.969214141368866,
@@ -1259,7 +1259,8 @@
                         "NORMAL" : 86,
                         "TEXCOORD_0" : 87
                     },
-                    "indices" : 88
+                    "indices" : 88,
+                    "material" : 7
                 }
             ]
         },
diff --git a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
index f344d3d..6ac79f5 100644
--- a/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
+++ b/src/3rd/js/three/xrf/src.js
@@ -39,7 +39,18 @@ xrf.frag.src = function(v, opts){
   }
 
   const externalSRC = () => {
+    debugger
+    console.log("external !")
+    console.dir(v)
     console.dir(frag)
+    //// apply URI XR Fragments inside src-value 
+    //for( var i in frag ){
+    //  xrf.eval.fragment(i, Object.assign(opts,{frag, model,scene}))
+    //}
+    //let {urlObj,dir,file,hash,ext} = xrf.parseUrl(url)
+    //const Loader = xrf.loaders[ext]
+    //if( !Loader ) throw 'xrfragment: no loader passed to xrfragment for extension .'+ext 
+    //loader = loader || new Loader().setPath( dir )
 
   }