The Paint 3D replacement

3D Model Viewer and Editor for Windows

Make simple 3D models, reshape and paint them, and get them ready for a 3D printer. The everyday 3D app Windows no longer comes with.

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Evlar 3D Studio with a twisted ceramic vase, a brass sphere and a porcelain cube on the turntable

Open a model on the turntable, or build your own scene.

Twist, bend and taper any part, or reshape it with a lattice cage.

Open 32 kinds of 3D file, from STEP assemblies to glTF and STL.

Check the size and export STL or 3MF for your 3D printer.

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What happened to Paint 3D?

Microsoft stopped offering Paint 3D in the Microsoft Store in November 2024. If you used it to make simple models, put text in 3D, or get a shape ready for a 3D printer, there was nothing built into Windows to take its place.

Evlar 3D Studio does those jobs. Open a model or start from a shape, twist and paint it, check it will print, and export a file your slicer understands. Models you exported from Paint 3D as GLB, 3MF or FBX open directly.

How to get a 3D model ready to print on Windows

Evlar 3D Studio takes a model from a file or a few shapes to an STL or 3MF your slicer can read. The turntable has millimeter rings, so you can see the size as you work.

Open the model, or drag the file onto the window to add it to the scene.
Choose millimeters or inches, then move, rotate and scale with the X, Y and Z arrows, snapped to the millimeter if you like.
Use the measuring tape to check the distance between any two points.
Run the print check on the Print tab for the real size, the volume and whether the surface is closed.
Export as STL or 3MF; both are saved standing up and in millimeters, the way slicers expect.

Opening STEP, IFC and other 3D files without CAD software

More than 30 kinds of 3D file open on the turntable, including STEP and IGES parts, Rhino 3DM, compressed glTF and GLB, IFC building models and MagicaVoxel scenes. Textures beside the model are picked up on their own, and a model made of pieces keeps its parts, each of which can be picked and moved.

To look closer, use the view cube to turn to a side, or switch to wireframe or X-ray views to see inside. Take a PNG snapshot to share what you see, or export to USDZ for sharing as a 3D file.

Making simple 3D models and 3D text

Start from cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, pyramids and planes, or type 3D text. An SVG drawing can be raised into a 3D relief. Duplicate parts, group and ungroup them, split a mesh into its loose parts, or merge parts into one.

Then give each part a finish. There are ten, from cobalt glaze and porcelain to brass and chrome, or any color you choose, with how rough or metallic it looks shown in the studio light. Undo works for everything, so you can try a change and step back.

Evlar 3D Studio features

Over 30 formats openSTEP, IGES, 3DM, glTF, GLB, OBJ, STL, 3MF, FBX, IFC and more.
Parts kept separateModels that come in pieces can be picked and moved part by part.
Shapes and 3D textCubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, toruses, pyramids, planes and text.
SVG reliefRaise a flat SVG drawing into a 3D shape.
Twist, bend and taperReshape any part by dragging a slider.
Lattice cageDrag its points to push and pull a model by hand.
Ten finishes or any colorSet how rough or metallic each part looks.
Print checkReal size, volume and whether the surface is closed.
Slicer-ready exportSTL and 3MF saved standing up, in millimeters.
Export to 8 formatsGLB, glTF, OBJ, STL, 3MF, PLY, Rhino 3DM and USDZ.

From a shape to a print, in four tabs

Deform

Twist it, bend it, or push it by hand

Drag a slider to twist, bend or taper any part. For shapes a slider can't make, switch on the lattice cage and pull its points to reshape the model directly.

Paint

Ten finishes, or any color

Cobalt glaze, porcelain, brass, chrome and more, each with how rough or metallic it looks. Click a part and it's painted.

Know it will print before you slice it

The print check shows the real size in millimeters, the volume, and whether the surface is closed. STL and 3MF export standing up, the way slicers expect.

Opens more than 30 kinds of 3D file

CAD parts, game assets, scans and building models. Drop a file on the window to add it to the scene; textures beside it come along, and models made of parts keep them.

STEPIGESGLBglTFOBJSTL3MFFBXRhino 3DMIFCColladaUSDZPLYMagicaVoxelSVG relief

Saves as GLB, glTF, OBJ, STL, 3MF, PLY, Rhino 3DM and USDZ.

Who it's for

Former Paint 3D users

Shapes, 3D text and color, without learning a professional 3D package.

Home 3D printing

Open a download, check its size and that it's closed, fix the orientation, export STL or 3MF.

Opening a file someone sent you

A STEP part from an engineer or an IFC building model, viewed and measured without CAD software.

Also in the box

Measure between any two points on a model
Move, rotate and scale with X, Y and Z arrows, snapped to the millimeter
Group, ungroup, split into loose parts, or merge into one
Undo for everything, and a dark or light theme

Questions

Anything else? Ask us

Is this Paint 3D?

No. Evlar 3D Studio is an independent app by EvlarSoft that covers the same everyday jobs: shapes, 3D text, color, and printing.

Will my old models open?

Anything you exported as GLB, 3MF, FBX, OBJ or STL opens, along with more than 20 other formats.

Does it work with my 3D printer?

It exports STL and 3MF in millimeters, standing up the way slicers expect, so any printer's slicer can take it from there.

Do I need an account or the internet?

No. It works offline, and your models stay on your PC.

Which versions of Windows does it run on?

Windows 10 (version 1809 or later) and Windows 11.

Is it a subscription?

No. Evlar 3D Studio is a one-time purchase of $9.99, and updates are included.

How do I get it?

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