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3DPEA
✓ verifiedFree
Free online tool that converts PNG images into 3D-printable STL models, part of 3DPEA's wider file-conversion suite.
174K visits/mo
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Spline
✓ verifiedFreemium
Browser-based collaborative 3D design tool for building and exporting interactive 3D/2D experiences to web, iOS and Android.
818K visits/mo12K 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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Intangible.ai
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI 3D studio for directing pro-quality renders and scenes, aimed at advertising, film, retail, events and architecture teams.
174K visits/mo
Pricing
No public pricing
Free: $0/month (limited files, watermarked web exports)
Starter: $12/seat/month billed annually or $15/month billed monthly (unlimited files, no watermark)
Professional: $20/seat/month billed annually or $25/month billed monthly (video/code export, unlimited variables/APIs), plus optional AI add-on at +$5/seat/month for 2,000 AI credits
Free: $0 (300 credits/mo)
Pro: $10/mo (10000 credits/mo)
Max: $20/mo (30000 credits/mo)
Free: $0/mo (150 one-time credits, 1 project)
Explorer: $35/mo (250 credits/mo, watermark-free)
Business: $65/mo (1,000 credits/mo, team features)
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦PNG-to-STL conversion via pixel height mapping
- ✦Standard and extrude (with color) conversion modes
- ✦Controls for size, resolution, border and thickness
- ✦Color merging, smoothing and transparency handling
- ✦Supports many other image and 3D format conversions
- ✦No file storage; runs in the browser on any OS
- ✦Real-time collaborative 3D editor with primitives and modeling tools
- ✦Layer-based materials and a ready-made material library
- ✦Interactivity/animation via states, events and physics
- ✦Multi-platform export to web, iOS and Android
- ✦2D design canvas (Hana) with vector networks and effects
- ✦AI 3D generation, texture generation and style transfer add-on
- ✦Variables, APIs and webhooks for dynamic data
- ✦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
- ✦Build 3D sets from references and CAD
- ✦Direct cameras and simulate animation
- ✦AI rendering without hallucinated geometry
- ✦Spatial Intelligence Engine for 3D control
- ✦Export scenes and images to production pipelines
- ✦Team collaboration on higher tiers
Use cases
- →Turning logos or images into 3D-printable models
- →Creating custom reliefs and lithophane-style prints
- →Prototyping simple 3D objects from 2D artwork
- →Converting between assorted image and 3D formats
- →Designers adding interactive 3D elements to websites
- →Product teams prototyping 3D UI or product visualizations
- →Brand/marketing teams creating animated 3D visuals
- →Agencies building AR/XR or gamified web experiences
- →Generating 3D assets for games
- →Creating models for 3D printing
- →AR/VR and metaverse content
- →Product design prototyping
- →Advertising campaign previsualization
- →Film cinematography and previs
- →Retail merchandising and store design
- →Event and activation design
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