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Img2STL

AI photo and text to 3D model as STL or GLB, plus model splitting, texturing and auto-rigging, paid with credits

Img2STL is a freemium browser tool for quick AI models from a photo, with splitting and rigging on the side. 60 free credits on signup (one model); a model costs 60 to 90 credits, packs from $4.99 for 500 credits. Exports STL and GLB; an account is needed to download. Last checked .

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What is Img2STL?

Img2STL is a browser-based AI 3D studio. You upload a photo (JPG, PNG or WEBP), optionally describe the model in a sentence, and its AI builds a 3D mesh that you download as an STL for printing or a GLB. Text-to-3D works the same way, starting from a description only.

Beyond generation, the studio bundles several AI tools that work on a model you upload: a component split that separates a multi-part model into individual pieces (handy for printing in parts or in different colors), texture and PBR material generation, low-poly retopology, UV unwrapping, auto-rigging of humanoid characters, and a text-to-animation tool. A free format converter turns models into other formats, and a separate Pet 3D page focuses on figures of pets.

Everything runs on credits. A model costs 60 credits, or 90 at the best-quality setting, and a new account gets 60 free credits, enough for one model at the standard setting; after that, packs start at $4.99 for 500 credits (no subscription, and failed jobs are not charged). Splitting a model costs 100 credits and rigging 60. The terms allow commercial use of the models you generate, including selling prints. As with any AI-generated mesh, check it in your slicer for thin parts and holes before printing.

What you can make

  • 3D models from photos
  • 3D models from text
  • Pet figures from photos
  • Models split into separate parts
  • Rigged characters

How to use Img2STL

  1. Sign up and open the studio
  2. Upload a photo or type a description
  3. Generate the 3D model and check the preview
  4. Download the STL and check it in your slicer

Img2STL pros

  • Photo or text to STL in a few steps, no 3D skills needed
  • Extra AI tools in one place: splitting into parts, textures, retopology and rigging
  • Credit packs without a subscription, failed jobs are free, commercial use allowed

Img2STL cons

  • The free credits cover only one model, and splitting costs 100 credits
  • Needs an account
  • AI meshes still need checking in a slicer before printing

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