Free + paid plan

VASE 3D

Browser studio for shaping vases, jars and teapots like clay, with lids, handles and patterns, exported as STL or 3MF

VASE 3D is a freemium browser tool for vases, jars and pots with a shape of your own. Free plan with 19 patterns, 25 saved pieces and a VASE logo and QR code pressed into the base; Maker $29 a month ($15 a month billed yearly) for a clean base and lids; Foundry $79 a month ($29 a month billed yearly) for handles, legs and your own mark. Exports STL, 3MF, OBJ and GLB; an account is needed to download. Last checked 18 October 2026.

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At a glance

Price: Free plan with 19 patterns, 25 saved pieces and a VASE logo and QR code pressed into the base; Maker $29 a month ($15 a month billed yearly) for a clean base and lids; Foundry $79 a month ($29 a month billed yearly) for handles, legs and your own mark
Runs on: Browser
Exports: STL, 3MF, OBJ, GLB
Multicolor: No, single color
Account: Required to download
Open source: No
Skill level: Easy: a few settings to tune
Best for: Vases, jars and pots with a shape of your own
Selling prints: Allowed The plan comparison says that on every plan you own what you make and can sell it.
How we checked: Opened the generator Opened the Studio without an account, saw the Draw and Throw modes and the point controls, and read the plan comparison; we did not sign up or export a file; found on Reddit (Oct 2026)
Checked by: Mike Janssen
Last checked: 18 October 2026

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What is VASE 3D?

VASE 3D is a browser studio for shaping vessels, built by an industrial design student who wanted parametric control that feels like working with clay. You start from a gallery piece, draw the side curve by moving a few smooth points, or throw it by pushing and pulling the wall where your pointer touches. The outline shows the height, width and diameter at each point, and you can also trace a photo, round corners or add a bottom lip.

On top of the shape you can layer surface patterns, and paid plans add surface skins, fitted lids, screw-on lids with the thread cut into the opening, handles, lugs and legs. Every piece stays one closed solid, so it works as a print, or as a master for a plaster slip-casting mold, which is what the site was first built around. A glaze room previews colors on screen. Every plan exports STL, OBJ, GLB or 3MF.

The Free plan has 19 patterns and 25 saved pieces, but presses a VASE logo and QR code into the base. Maker ($29 a month, or $15 a month billed yearly) gives a clean base, 86 patterns and lids; Foundry ($79, or $29 a month yearly) adds handles, legs and your own mark. It suits makers who want a vase, jar or pot with a shape of their own rather than a preset profile.

What you can make

Vases and bud vases
Jars with fitted or screw-on lids
Teapots, sugar bowls and pots with handles
Masters for slip-casting molds

How to use VASE 3D

Open the Studio and pick a gallery piece, Draw or Throw
Shape the outline by dragging points or pulling the wall
Add patterns, and on a paid plan lids or handles
Create a free account to save the piece
Export it as STL or 3MF and slice it

What you'll need to print it

Filament and parts that suit what you make with VASE 3D.

Matte PLA

Bambu Lab PLA Matte (affiliate link) Amazon
Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA (formerly PolyTerra) (affiliate link) Polymaker EU: 3DJake (affiliate link)
Code gives 15% off your first order at Polymaker.

Silk PLA

Translucent filament

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VASE 3D pros

Shape by drawing the curve or pushing the wall, which feels closer to clay than sliders
Screw-on lids with a cut thread, fitted lids and handles that grow out of the wall
Every plan exports STL, OBJ, GLB or 3MF, and you own and can sell what you make