Work · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to 3D Ref (BETA)
Use 3d models as reference while you sculpt, draw or paint
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. 3D Ref (BETA) launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Refbox▲171Collect, organize and float your references. Refbox is a fast reference board app for Mac, Windows and iPad.
Nov 2025 · ref.box · its alternatives →
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Dilay - a 3D sculpting application
2018 · abau.org · its alternatives →
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3D Transformer▲406Turn your frame into a beautiful 3D mockup online & in Figma
2021 · 3dtransformer.com · its alternatives →
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3DAiLY Beta▲263Gen-AI powered platform with a marketplace for 3D industry
2024 · 3daily.ai · its alternatives →
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Angle 4▲146Create presentations with a library for Figma, Sketch and XD
2021 · angle.sh · its alternatives →
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Hey all, You've probably seen projects that add objects to an image from a style or text prompt, like InteriorAI (levelsio) and Adobe Firefly. The prevalent issue with these diffusion-based inpainting approaches is that they don't yet have great conditioning on lighting, perspective, and structure. You'll often get incorrect or generic shadows; warped-looking objects; and distorted backgrounds. What is Fill 3D? Fill 3D is an exploration on doing generative fill in 3D to render ultra-realistic results that harmonize with the background image, using industry-standard path tracing, akin to…
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Dust3D 1.0 is finally released — about 10 years after the first commit in December 2016. I posted a preview version here in April 2018 and a beta in December 2018. Back then I thought 1.0 was just around the corner, but I kept adding new features that I could barely find time to finish as a weekend side project. I finally got it done with GitHub Copilot, using models including Claude Opus 4.6, Raptor mini (Preview), Claude Haiku 4.5, and Claude Sonnet 4.6. It's a cross-platform low-poly 3D modeling app focused on making it fast to create game-ready characters and objects from scratch. Source…
2018 · dust3d.org · its alternatives →
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3D line art engine. Contribute to fogleman/ln development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Angle▲443200+ Android & iOS vector device mockups for Sketch
2016 · designcode.io · its alternatives →
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2021 · 3dasd.com · its alternatives →
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The easy to use pose maker for artists! Adjust the 3D drawing model to create your own custom poses. Combine them with many props to use as a drawing reference
2021 · setpose.com · its alternatives →
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Amara▲316Imagine, create and iterate 3D environments instantly
Feb 2026 · amara.01c.ai · its alternatives →
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Hi all This has been my hobby project for quite a few years now It started as a small engine to serve as a sandbox to try out new 3d graphics ideas After adding many features through out the years and re-writing the entire engine a few times, this is the latest state It currently supports loading models with animations, textures, lights, shadow maps, normal maps, and some other goodies I've also recently added voxel raymarching as an alternative renderer, along with a fun physics simulation :)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Get 3D models for your projects, designs and games
2019 · flatpyramid.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! We're Ben and Izak, founders of Repaint (YC S23). Repaint is like Figma, but for creating real websites. It has panning, zooming, and dragging elements around. The settings closely follow html/css. We think an open canvas is a big improvement over other website builders. Everything is easier: styling, consistency, responsiveness… But making it work was hard! We thought HN would appreciate the tech behind it: - A custom WebGL rendering engine (w/text, shadows, blurs, gradients, & opacity groups) - A partial implementation of the css spec - A custom text editor & text shaper…
2024 · repaint.com · its alternatives →
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Reference▲102An online tool to help you sketch human figures.
2020 · reference.riteshkr.com · its alternatives →
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Render 3D models (OBJ, glTF, GLB, STL, .vox) as ASCII art — in the browser, in React or Vue, or straight in your terminal. A three.js-style API with no WebGL and no canvas: just text in a single <pre>.
Jun 2026 · glyphcss.com · its alternatives →
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Angle 2 Mockups▲203A giant Sketch Library for creating app presentations
2018 · designcode.io · its alternatives →
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