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Meshy AI
✓ verifiedFreemium

3D generative AI toolbox for creating models from text or images, with AI texturing, auto-rigging and an API.

27M visits/mo8.2K saves
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Fast3D
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI generator turning text or images into 3D models in seconds, with PBR textures and formats for games, AR/VR and 3D printing.

225K visits/mo4.3K saves
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Sloyd
✓ verifiedFreemium

Generates unlimited 3D models from text, images, or parametric templates for game devs and 3D printing, without credits.

440K visits/mo
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Cascadeur
✓ verifiedFreemium

3D keyframe animation tool with AI posing and physics; strong for game and character work, with free, indie and pro licenses.

225K visits/mo2.7K saves
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Hitem3D
✓ verifiedFreemium

AI generator that turns images into print-ready, high-detail 3D models with PBR textures for makers and studios.

1.1M visits/mo
Pricing

No public pricing

Free: $0 (300 credits/mo)
Pro: $10/mo (10000 credits/mo)
Max: $20/mo (30000 credits/mo)

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Free trial available

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Free trial available

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Core features
  • Text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation
  • AI PBR texturing for existing models
  • Auto-rigging and character animation
  • AI multi-view image generation
  • API and plugins for Blender, Unity and Bambu Studio
  • Export in common 3D formats
  • Text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation
  • Roughly 10-second generation
  • PBR material and texture synthesis
  • Exports GLB, FBX, OBJ and STL
  • Adjustable mesh density and quality
  • Credit-based usage
  • Text-to-3D model generation
  • Image-to-3D conversion from photos or reference art
  • Customizable parametric templates with sliders
  • One-click AI rigging and animation
  • AI texturing and topology/polygon count control
  • Plugins for Unity, Unreal Engine, and Blender
  • Built-in Roblox avatar creator
  • AI AutoPosing for faster natural poses
  • AutoPhysics for realistic motion
  • Quick rigging and standard-skeleton support
  • Animation unbaking to make baked clips editable
  • Video motion capture and secondary motion
  • FBX/DAE/USD compatibility
  • Image-to-3D model generation
  • Print-ready clean mesh and sharp edges
  • 4K PBR AI texturing and de-lighting
  • Hidden-structure reconstruction
  • Multi-format export (FBX, GLB, OBJ, STL, USDZ)
  • One-click send to 3D slicers
Use cases
  • Generate game-ready 3D assets fast
  • Create models for 3D printing
  • Texture and animate existing 3D models
  • Integrate 3D generation into a product pipeline
  • Generating 3D assets for games
  • Creating models for 3D printing
  • AR/VR and metaverse content
  • Product design prototyping
  • Rapid prototyping and concept exploration for 3D artists
  • Producing production-ready game assets with controlled geometry
  • Preparing manifold models for 3D printing
  • Creating custom Roblox avatars
  • Generating consistent art-style asset sets for a project
  • Animate game and film characters
  • Clean up and edit motion-capture data
  • Retarget animations between characters
  • 3D printing from images
  • Game and film asset creation
  • Art and sculpture modeling
  • Rapid concept prototyping
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