PrintPal Vase Generator
Free browser vase maker with 12 presets, many profiles and textures
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About PrintPal Vase Generator
PrintPal's Vase Generator is a free tool that runs fully in your browser, so nothing is uploaded and there is no sign-up or usage limit. You start from one of twelve presets, such as a Greek amphora, twisted tower or lotus bowl, or build your own from a profile such as straight taper, convex bulge, concave neck, hourglass, S-curve or wave.
Surface options are the fun part: ribbed, wavy, honeycomb, faceted, spiral, knurled, dragon scales and organic noise, each with depth and scale sliders. You can set height, top and bottom diameters, wall thickness, twist up to 720 degrees, rim flare and helical ridges. The page shows triangle count, file size and estimated PLA weight before you download the STL, and setting the base thickness to zero gives an open-bottom planter sleeve.
It suits anyone who wants a decorative vase without an account, and it works with vase mode in the common slicers. The same site hosts a free lithophane generator and AI 3D tools.
What you can make
- Decorative vases
- Textured vases
- Twisted vases
- Open-bottom planter sleeves
How to use it
- Open the vase generator
- Pick a preset or a profile shape
- Add a texture and adjust height, twist and wall
- Download the STL and print in vase mode
Good
- No account, runs locally in the browser
- Wide range of textures and profiles
- Shows weight and file size before export
Not so good
- STL only, no 3MF
- Aimed at decorative pieces rather than functional pots
What you'll need to print it
Materials and parts that give the best results with PrintPal Vase Generator.
Silk PLA for vases and ornaments
Silk PLA's glossy, metallic sheen turns simple vase-mode prints and ornaments into gift-worthy pieces with no painting or post-processing.
- Bambu Lab PLA Silk+Stronger layer adhesion than typical silk blends, so thin-walled ornaments are less brittle.
- Polymaker Panchroma Silk PLASuccessor to PolyLite Silk, reformulated to print faster and more reliably.
- eSUN PLA-SilkLong-running, affordable silk with a strong shine in many colours.
Matte PLA for signs and Gridfinity
Matte filament hides layer lines and cuts glare, so raised lettering on signs and nameplates stays readable from any angle and a drawer full of bins looks uniform.
- Bambu Lab PLA MatteWide colour range with AMS-ready RFID, ideal for multi-colour signs.
- Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA (formerly PolyTerra)The former PolyTerra line under a new name: soft matte look and good value for printing Gridfinity in bulk.
- SUNLU Matte PLALow-cost matte option for large batches of bins and baseplates.
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