diff --git a/docs/snippets/INDEX.md b/docs/snippets/INDEX.md
index aa559659970c..f77453ae1a2e 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/INDEX.md
+++ b/docs/snippets/INDEX.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ _All snippets, organized by the [`Archetype`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/ty
 | **[`Boxes3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/boxes3d)** | `archetypes/boxes3d_batch` | Log a batch of oriented bounding boxes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/boxes3d_batch.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/boxes3d_batch.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/boxes3d_batch.cpp) |
 | **[`Boxes3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/boxes3d)** | `archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined` | Log a simple 3D box with a regular & instance pose transform | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.cpp) |
 | **[`Boxes3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/boxes3d)** | `archetypes/mesh3d_instancing` | Log a simple 3D mesh with several instance pose transforms which instantiate the mesh several times and will not affect its children (known as mesh instancing) | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.cpp) |
+| **[`Boxes3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/boxes3d)** | `archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp) |
 | **[`Boxes3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/boxes3d)** | `views/spatial3d` | Use a blueprint to customize a Spatial3DView | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/views/spatial3d.py) |  |  |
 | **[`Capsules3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/capsules3d)** | `archetypes/capsules3d_batch` | Log a batch of capsules | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/capsules3d_batch.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/capsules3d_batch.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/capsules3d_batch.cpp) |
 | **[`Clear`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/clear)** | `archetypes/clear_simple` | Log and then clear data | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/clear_simple.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/clear_simple.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/clear_simple.cpp) |
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ _All snippets, organized by the [`Archetype`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/ty
 | **[`TextLog`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/text_log)** | `concepts/app-model/native-async` |  | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-async.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-async.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-async.cpp) |
 | **[`TextLog`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/text_log)** | `concepts/app-model/native-sync` |  | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-sync.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-sync.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/app-model/native-sync.cpp) |
 | **[`Transform3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/transform3d)** | `archetypes/transform3d_simple` | Log different transforms between three arrows | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.cpp) |
+| **[`Transform3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/transform3d)** | `archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp) |
 | **[`Transform3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/transform3d)** | `archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy` | Logs a transforms transform hierarchy | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.cpp) |
 | **[`Transform3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/transform3d)** | `archetypes/transform3d_axes` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.cpp) |
 | **[`Transform3D`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/archetypes/transform3d)** | `archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined` | Log a simple 3D box with a regular & instance pose transform | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined.cpp) |
@@ -210,6 +212,7 @@ _All snippets, organized by the [`Component`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/ty
 | **[`Color`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/color)** | `concepts/viscomp-visualizer-override-multiple` | Override a visualizer | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/concepts/viscomp-visualizer-override-multiple.py) |  |  |
 | **[`Color`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/color)** | `descriptors/descr_custom_archetype` |  | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/descriptors/descr_custom_archetype.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/descriptors/descr_custom_archetype.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/descriptors/descr_custom_archetype.cpp) |
 | **[`Color`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/color)** | `views/spatial3d` | Use a blueprint to customize a Spatial3DView | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/views/spatial3d.py) |  |  |
+| **[`FillMode`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/fill_mode)** | `archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp) |
 | **[`GeoLineString`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/geo_line_string)** | `archetypes/geo_line_strings_simple` | Log a simple geospatial line string | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/geo_line_strings_simple.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/geo_line_strings_simple.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/geo_line_strings_simple.cpp) |
 | **[`GraphEdge`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/graph_edge)** | `archetypes/graph_directed` | Log a simple directed graph | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_directed.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_directed.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_directed.cpp) |
 | **[`GraphEdge`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/graph_edge)** | `archetypes/graph_undirected` | Log a simple undirected graph | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_undirected.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_undirected.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/graph_undirected.cpp) |
@@ -245,6 +248,7 @@ _All snippets, organized by the [`Component`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/ty
 | **[`RotationAxisAngle`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/rotation_axis_angle)** | `archetypes/mesh3d_instancing` | Log a simple 3D mesh with several instance pose transforms which instantiate the mesh several times and will not affect its children (known as mesh instancing) | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/mesh3d_instancing.cpp) |
 | **[`RotationAxisAngle`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/rotation_axis_angle)** | `archetypes/transform3d_axes` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_axes.cpp) |
 | **[`RotationAxisAngle`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/rotation_axis_angle)** | `archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy` | Logs a transforms transform hierarchy | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy.cpp) |
+| **[`RotationAxisAngle`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/rotation_axis_angle)** | `archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates` | Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp) |
 | **[`RotationAxisAngle`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/rotation_axis_angle)** | `archetypes/transform3d_simple` | Log different transforms between three arrows | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_simple.cpp) |
 | **[`Scalar`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/scalar)** | `archetypes/scalar_simple` | Log a scalar over time | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_simple.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_simple.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_simple.cpp) |
 | **[`Scalar`](https://rerun.io/docs/reference/types/components/scalar)** | `archetypes/scalar_send_columns` |  | [🐍](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_send_columns.py) | [🦀](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_send_columns.rs) | [🌊](https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/scalar_send_columns.cpp) |
diff --git a/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9baeb0c9586e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+// Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes.
+
+#include <cmath>
+#include <rerun.hpp>
+
+float truncated_radians(float deg) {
+    return static_cast<float>(static_cast<int>(deg * M_PI / 180.0f * 1000.0f)) / 1000.0f;
+}
+
+int main() {
+    const auto rec = rerun::RecordingStream("rerun_example_transform3d_axes");
+    rec.spawn().exit_on_failure();
+
+    auto step = 0;
+
+    rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+    rec.log(
+        "box",
+        rerun::Boxes3D::from_half_sizes({{4.f, 2.f, 1.0f}}).with_fill_mode(rerun::FillMode::Solid),
+        rerun::Transform3D().with_axis_length(10.0)
+    );
+
+    for (int deg = 0; deg <= 45; deg++) {
+        step++;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+
+        auto rad = truncated_radians(deg * 4);
+        // TODO(cmc): update_fields
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            rerun::Transform3D().with_rotation_axis_angle(
+                rerun::RotationAxisAngle({0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f}, rerun::Angle::radians(rad))
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    for (int t = 0; t <= 45; t++) {
+        step++;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            rerun::Transform3D().with_translation({0.0f, 0.0f, static_cast<float>(t) / 10.0f})
+        );
+    }
+
+    for (int deg = 0; deg <= 45; deg++) {
+        step++;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+
+        auto rad = truncated_radians((deg + 45) * 4);
+        // TODO(cmc): update_fields
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            rerun::Transform3D().with_rotation_axis_angle(
+                rerun::RotationAxisAngle({0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f}, rerun::Angle::radians(rad))
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    step++;
+    rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+    // TODO(cmc): clear_fields
+    rec.log("box", rerun::Transform3D().with_axis_length(15.0));
+}
diff --git a/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..531f04255020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes."""
+
+import math
+
+import rerun as rr
+
+
+def truncated_radians(deg: float) -> float:
+    return float(int(math.radians(deg) * 1000.0)) / 1000.0
+
+
+rr.init("rerun_example_transform3d_axes", spawn=True)
+
+step = 0
+rr.set_time_sequence("step", step)
+
+rr.log(
+    "box",
+    rr.Boxes3D(half_sizes=[4.0, 2.0, 1.0], fill_mode=rr.components.FillMode.Solid),
+    rr.Transform3D(axis_length=10),
+)
+
+for deg in range(46):
+    step += 1
+    rr.set_time_sequence("step", step)
+
+    rad = truncated_radians(deg * 4)
+    # TODO(cmc): update_fields
+    rr.log(
+        "box",
+        rr.Transform3D(
+            # TODO(cmc): we should have access to all the fields of the extended constructor too.
+            rotation_axis_angle=rr.RotationAxisAngle(axis=[0.0, 1.0, 0.0], radians=rad),
+        ),
+    )
+
+for t in range(51):
+    step += 1
+    rr.set_time_sequence("step", step)
+    # TODO(cmc): update_fields
+    rr.log(
+        "box",
+        rr.Transform3D(translation=[0, 0, t / 10.0]),
+    )
+
+for deg in range(46):
+    step += 1
+    rr.set_time_sequence("step", step)
+
+    rad = truncated_radians((deg + 45) * 4)
+    # TODO(cmc): update_fields
+    rr.log(
+        "box",
+        rr.Transform3D(
+            # TODO(cmc): we should have access to all the fields of the extended constructor too.
+            rotation_axis_angle=rr.RotationAxisAngle(axis=[0.0, 1.0, 0.0], radians=rad),
+        ),
+    )
+
+step += 1
+rr.set_time_sequence("step", step)
+# TODO(cmc): update_fields(clear=True)
+rr.log(
+    "box",
+    rr.Transform3D(axis_length=15),
+)
diff --git a/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ca1754e59a24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+//! Log different transforms with visualized coordinates axes.
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let rec = rerun::RecordingStreamBuilder::new("rerun_example_transform3d_axes").spawn()?;
+
+    let mut step = 0;
+
+    rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+    rec.log(
+        "box",
+        &[
+            &rerun::Boxes3D::from_half_sizes([(4.0, 2.0, 1.0)])
+                .with_fill_mode(rerun::FillMode::Solid) as &dyn rerun::AsComponents,
+            &rerun::Transform3D::default().with_axis_length(10.0),
+        ],
+    )?;
+
+    for deg in 0..=45 {
+        step += 1;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+
+        let rad = truncated_radians((deg * 4) as f32);
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            &rerun::Transform3D::update_fields().with_rotation(rerun::RotationAxisAngle::new(
+                [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+                rerun::Angle::from_radians(rad),
+            )),
+        )?;
+    }
+
+    for t in 0..=50 {
+        step += 1;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            &rerun::Transform3D::update_fields().with_translation([0.0, 0.0, t as f32 / 10.0]),
+        )?;
+    }
+
+    for deg in 0..=45 {
+        step += 1;
+        rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+
+        let rad = truncated_radians(((deg + 45) * 4) as f32);
+        rec.log(
+            "box",
+            &rerun::Transform3D::update_fields().with_rotation(rerun::RotationAxisAngle::new(
+                [0.0, 1.0, 0.0],
+                rerun::Angle::from_radians(rad),
+            )),
+        )?;
+    }
+
+    step += 1;
+    rec.set_time_sequence("step", step);
+    rec.log(
+        "box",
+        &rerun::Transform3D::clear_fields().with_axis_length(15.0),
+    )?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn truncated_radians(deg: f32) -> f32 {
+    ((deg.to_radians() * 1000.0) as i32) as f32 / 1000.0
+}
diff --git a/docs/snippets/snippets.toml b/docs/snippets/snippets.toml
index d911b5f21f6c..35cb04b3802c 100644
--- a/docs/snippets/snippets.toml
+++ b/docs/snippets/snippets.toml
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ quick_start = [ # These examples don't have exactly the same implementation.
 "archetypes/transform3d_hierarchy" = [ # Uses a lot of trigonometry which is surprisingly easy to get the same on Rust & C++, but not on Python/Numpy
   "py",
 ]
+"archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates" = [
+  "cpp", # TODO(cmc): remove once C++ partial updates APIs have shipped
+  "py", # TODO(cmc): remove once Python partial updates APIs have shipped
+]
 "archetypes/instance_poses3d_combined" = [ # TODO(#3235): Slight floating point differences in point grid.
   "cpp",
   "py",
diff --git a/lychee.toml b/lychee.toml
index 7342caee577e..dbe1ae32f097 100644
--- a/lychee.toml
+++ b/lychee.toml
@@ -160,4 +160,7 @@ exclude = [
   'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/points3d_partial_updates_legacy.cpp',
   'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/points3d_partial_updates.rs',
   'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/points3d_partial_updates_legacy.rs',
+  'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.py',
+  'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.cpp',
+  'https://github.com/rerun-io/rerun/blob/main/docs/snippets/all/archetypes/transform3d_partial_updates.rs',
 ]