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Coming soon Photo to 3D model

Keep the shape of the things you love.

Upload a still photo of an object. ShapeStudio builds a 3D model of it in minutes and emails you when it is ready: a watertight STL and 3MF at the size you choose, ready to slice, or a textured model for your archive with an online viewer and phone AR.

No. 001 · Vessel, from a single photograph

Reconstruction, glazed stoneware

Height as entered: 120 mm. Sides the camera could not see are inferred. Standard tier.

Input
1 photo, 2 to 4 optional
Output
STL, 3MF, GLB, OBJ, USDZ
Status
Coming soon
  • Ready in minutes, by email
  • STL and 3MF to print
  • GLB, OBJ and USDZ to keep
  • Private, no public gallery

01How it works

Three steps, and a few minutes in between.

No modeling software, no turntable rig. A clear photo is enough to start, and you can add angles when you have them.

  1. Upload a photo

    One sharp, still photo of the object, ideally against a plain background. Two to four more angles of the same object improve the result.

  2. We build the model

    ShapeStudio reconstructs the shape and surface from what the camera saw and fills in the rest. It takes minutes. We email you when the model is ready, so there is nothing to keep open.

  3. Download for printing, or keep it

    Take a watertight STL and 3MF at the size you choose, ready to slice. Or keep a textured model in your archive, with an online viewer and phone AR. Or both.

02Two uses

Print it. Or keep it.

The same photo can become a print file for the workbench or a textured model for the record. Choose when the model is ready.

For 3D printing

A watertight STL and 3MF at the size you choose, ready to slice.

Enter a height, width, or depth and the file is sized to it. Every print file is checked to be watertight before it reaches you. Very thin features may not print on every printer, so scale up or thicken them in your slicer if your machine needs it.

Formats
STL and 3MF
Sizing
To the number you enter
Check
Watertight, manifold mesh

For your archive

A textured model you keep: GLB, OBJ, USDZ, with an online viewer and phone AR.

For the pieces you cannot print and would not want to: an heirloom, a collection, a museum object. Turn it in the browser, hold it up in AR on your phone, and keep the files in your own storage for as long as you like.

Formats
GLB, OBJ, and USDZ
Viewing
Online viewer and phone AR
Privacy
Private to you, no public gallery

03Tiers

Choose the detail.

Tiers differ in geometry detail and texture resolution. Three work from a single photo; the fourth measures the object from many. Pricing announced at launch.

  • Single photo

    Standard

    Everyday prints and keepsakes.

    Geometry detail

    Texture resolution

    Input1 photo, 2 to 4 optional

    Best for desk models, gifts, replacement knobs and parts you will sand and paint anyway.

  • Single photo

    High

    Finer texture, for archival color and detail.

    Geometry detail

    Texture resolution

    Input1 photo, 2 to 4 optional

    Best for collection records, colored keepsakes, and prints where the surface shows.

  • Single photo

    Ultra

    Finest surface detail and texture, for large prints and museum-grade archives.

    Geometry detail

    Texture resolution

    Input1 photo, 2 to 4 optional

    Best for large-format prints, exhibition copies, and archives that will be looked at closely.

  • 20 to 300 photos

    Scan mode

    True photogrammetry, for heirlooms where accuracy matters.

    Geometry detailMeasured

    Texture resolutionFrom your photos

    Input20 to 300 photos

    Best for the one object in the family that has to be right: walk around it, take 20 to 300 photos, and the model is built from all of them.

Add angles

Two to four photos of the same object improve a single-image model. It is still a reconstruction, not a measurement.

Pricing

Announced at launch, per tier. Join the waitlist and you will hear it before anyone else.

04In plain words

What one photograph can and cannot tell us.

We would rather you know this before you upload than after you print.

  • 01

    A model from one photo is an AI reconstruction. The sides the camera could not see are inferred, not measured.

  • 02

    Sizes are estimates unless you enter one. Tell us a height, width, or depth and the print file is sized to it.

  • 03

    Every print file is checked to be watertight, but very thin features may not print on every printer.

  • 04

    Your models are private to you. There is no public gallery, and we do not show your objects to other users.

  • 05

    When accuracy matters, use Scan mode. It measures the object from many photos instead of inferring it from one.

Plan view: the camera sees the front of the object; the back is inferred. SEEN INFERRED plan view
The camera records the front. ShapeStudio infers the back from the front and from what similar objects look like, then blends the two. Scan mode replaces the inference with photos of every side.

05House rules

Responsible use.

Short, and not negotiable. Uploads that break them are refused, and accounts that keep trying are closed.

  1. Your photo, or your permission

    You must own the photo or have the right to use it.

  2. No weapons

    No firearms, firearm parts, other weapons, or replicas of them.

  3. No keys or lock-bypass tools

    Keys, picks, bump keys, and anything else made to open a lock you do not own.

  4. No protected designs without permission

    No copyrighted characters, logos, or branded designs unless you hold the rights.

  5. Likeness only with consent

    A real person's likeness, in a figure or a bust, only with that person's consent.

  6. 18 and over

    You must be 18 or older to use ShapeStudio.

  7. No explicit content

    Not as an upload, and not as a model.

  8. Takedown requests

    Email support@summitnet.io and we will act on it.

06Questions

A short FAQ.

Anything else, email support@summitnet.io.

What kind of photo works best?

A sharp, well-lit photo of one object against a plain background, taken from slightly above the front. Avoid glass, mirrors, strong reflections, and motion blur. Two to four extra angles of the same object help.

How long does it take?

Minutes. We email you when the model is ready, so you do not need to keep the page open. Scan mode takes longer because it works from many photos.

Will it print?

Print files are checked to be watertight and sized to the number you enter, so they slice without repair. Very thin features may not print on every printer. If your machine struggles, scale the model up or thicken those parts in your slicer.

How accurate is a single-photo model?

It is a reconstruction. The front matches the photo closely; the sides and back are inferred, and sizes are estimates unless you enter one. For an heirloom that has to be right, use Scan mode with 20 to 300 photos.

What is the difference between Add angles and Scan mode?

Add angles gives a single-image model two to four photos to work from. It improves the result, but the sides no camera saw are still inferred. Scan mode is true photogrammetry from 20 to 300 photos: measured rather than inferred, for heirlooms where accuracy matters.

Who can see my models?

Only you. Models are private to the person who made them. There is no public gallery, and we do not use your objects to promote ShapeStudio.

Which formats do I get?

For printing, STL and 3MF. For archiving, GLB, OBJ, and USDZ, plus an online viewer and phone AR. You can take both sets from the same model.

When does it open, and what will it cost?

ShapeStudio is coming soon, and we have not announced a date. Pricing is announced at launch, per tier, with Standard as the entry point and High, Ultra, and Scan mode stepping up in detail. The waitlist hears first.

07Waitlist

Be first through the door.

ShapeStudio is coming soon. Leave your name and we will email you when it opens, with the pricing for each tier.

  • Print files and archive files from one photo
  • Standard, High, Ultra, and Scan mode
  • Pricing announced at launch
  • We email you when it opens

We’ll email you here when ShapeStudio goes live.

A keepsake, a part, a piece from a collection. Up to 200 characters.