3D printing tools / image converters / maker workflows

Practical browser tools for 3D printing.

Convert images into printable 3MF and STL models. Start with multicolor 3MF for logos, keychains and plates, vectorize PNG logos to SVG for OrcaSlicer modifiers, or use heightmap relief for single-material embossed prints. Free to use, with no account or sign-up required.

Main tool

Apply Image to Model

Open an STL or 3MF, load a PNG or JPEG, choose the filament color count and project it onto a selected face for AMS-style multicolor printing. Free, no sign-up.

Open Model + Image
Main tool

Image to 3MF

Convert PNG or JPG images into multicolor 3MF files for OrcaSlicer and Bambu Studio. Supports color quantization, transparent PNG cutouts, flat multicolor mode and raised color relief. Free, no registration required.

Open Image to 3MF
New tool

Image to Heightmap

Convert image brightness into printable relief height. Export a solid heightmap model as STL or 3MF for bas-relief plates, embossed photos and terrain-like surfaces. Free, no sign-up.

Open Image to Heightmap
Backlit prints

Image to Lithophane

Convert a photo into a backlit lithophane model. Dark areas become thicker, bright areas become thinner, with smoothing and STL/3MF export. Free, no sign-up.

Open Image to Lithophane
Logo workflow

PNG to SVG

Vectorize PNG or JPG logos into SVG paths for OrcaSlicer modifiers, decals, stickers and clean 3D printing artwork.

Open PNG to SVG
Examples

What the tools create

These real screenshots show the browser preview and slicer output before choosing a workflow: projected artwork on an existing model and a multicolor 3MF generated from an image.

Browser preview of color artwork applied to an existing STL model
Apply Image to Model: browser preview while placing artwork on an existing STL or 3MF.
OrcaSlicer preview of multicolor artwork applied to a 3D model
Apply Image to Model: OrcaSlicer preview of the exported 3MF.
Browser preview of a multicolor license plate generated from source artwork
Image to 3MF: browser preview of a raised multicolor plate.
OrcaSlicer sliced preview of a multicolor 3MF license plate
Image to 3MF: exported 3MF inspected in OrcaSlicer sliced preview.
Guides

3D printing workflows

These short guides cover the decisions that affect real prints: color count, transparent cutouts, slicer thin lines, AMS-style workflows, heightmap resolution and the difference between STL, SVG and 3MF.

Why MakerTools3D?

Focused tools instead of generic converters

Generic image-to-STL converters often lose color, transparency or slicer context. MakerTools3D keeps each workflow separate so the defaults match the print: multicolor 3MF for logos and keychains, heightmaps for relief, and lithophanes for backlit photos.

The tools are free and do not require registration. Uploaded images and models are processed for conversion workflows, and the public pages include practical print checks so users can understand why a file may look correct before slicing but fail in sliced preview.