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Rodin
✓ verifiedFree trial
AI 3D-model generator turning text or images into game- and print-ready meshes, with texture, avatar and format tools.
1.3M visits/mo21K saves
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Tripo Studio
✓ verifiedFreemium
AI 3D asset generator turning text, images, or sketches into production-ready models with one-click texturing and auto-rigging.
28M visits/mo25K 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
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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
Pricing
No public pricing
Free trial available
Pro: $13.93/mo billed annually at $167.16/year, or $19.90/mo (3,000 credits/month, up to 120 models)
Max: $53.94/mo billed annually at $647.28/year, or $89.90/mo (25,000 credits/month, up to 1,000 models)
Team: $54.93/mo per seat billed annually at $1,978.20/year, or $109.90/mo (45,000 credits/month, up to 1,800 models)
No public pricing
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦Image-to-3D generation
- ✦Text-to-3D generation
- ✦ChatAvatar creation
- ✦AI texture and HDRI generation
- ✦3D mesh editor and SVG-to-3D converter
- ✦3D model search engine
- ✦API and DCC plugins (Blender, Unity, Unreal, Maya)
- ✦Text-to-3D and image-to-3D model generation
- ✦Segmentation to split models into structured, editable parts
- ✦One-click 4K PBR texturing with 'Magic Brush' local repaint
- ✦Automatic rigging and animation with export-ready files
- ✦Batch generation and bulk export on paid tiers
- ✦Credit-based usage with monthly model quotas per plan
- ✦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
- ✦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
Use cases
- →Creating game development assets
- →3D printing models
- →Animation and character design
- →E-commerce and AR/VR assets
- →Game developers needing quick production-ready 3D assets
- →3D printing hobbyists converting sketches or images into printable models
- →Product designers and animators prototyping assets without manual modeling
- →3D printing from images
- →Game and film asset creation
- →Art and sculpture modeling
- →Rapid concept prototyping
- →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
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