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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
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Mappedin
✓ verifiedFreemium
Indoor mapping and wayfinding platform that turns floor plans into interactive maps for venue navigation, operations and safety.
153K visits/mo8.6K 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
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
Free: $0 (unlimited floors, map editor, AI mapping)
No public pricing
No public pricing
Core features
- ✦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
- ✦AI mapping from floor plans
- ✦Indoor navigation and wayfinding
- ✦Web-based map editor
- ✦Real-time team collaboration
- ✦Share, embed and PDF export
- ✦LiDAR scanning via Mappedin Scan app
- ✦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
- →Advertising campaign previsualization
- →Film cinematography and previs
- →Retail merchandising and store design
- →Event and activation design
- →Guide visitors through large venues
- →Manage venue operations with live map data
- →Improve accessibility and safety routing
- →Publish embeddable indoor maps
- →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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