Interactive, electronic guides for an object may include one or more 3D models, and one or more associated tasks, such as how to assemble, operate, or repair an aspect of the object. A user electronic device may scan an encoded tag on the object, and transmit the scan data to an electronic guide distribution server. The server may receive an electronic guide generated by an electronic guide generator having a 3D model repository and a task repository, the guide associated with the encoded tag. Guide managers may add or modify 3D models and/or tasks to broaden the available guides, and tag producers may generate encoded tags using new and/or modified 3D models and tasks and apply tags to objects.