Drop an STL to light it.
Example model
Preview shown in one flat colour · this file's real colours appear on the Studio render below
A studio-lit photo of your own model: three adjustable lights (key, fill and rim), a real camera lens, and a material you control, rendered as a clean PNG. Export instantly from the browser with a transparent background, or queue a photoreal Blender render on our server for the sharpest result.
| Setting | Quick export | Studio render |
|---|---|---|
| Where it renders | Your browser | Our render server |
| Wait | Instant | Under a few minutes, usually |
| Look | Very good real-time 3D | Path-traced: soft real shadows, physically based light |
| Best for | Iterating on the lighting | The final image for a listing or page |
Turn Ambient light down and Key intensity up for more contrast, or increase Key softness for a bigger, more visible contact shadow. The studio render always keeps a real shadow under a transparent background.
Raise the Key light's intensity, or lower its elevation slightly so it rakes across the surface instead of pointing straight down. A Fill light above about 80% also tends to flatten the shading - most presets keep it well under the key.
The server renderer is either busy or temporarily unavailable; the quick export keeps working regardless.