{
  "name": "Printytron",
  "alternateName": [
    "Printytron.com"
  ],
  "url": "https://printytron.com",
  "description": "Printytron is a free web app that turns a plain-English description of a physical part into a downloadable, 3D-printable STL file. An AI agent builds the model live, iterates with you in chat, and self-corrects before showing results.",
  "category": "AI 3D modelling / CAD web app",
  "foundingType": "independent project",
  "status": "alpha",
  "pricing": {
    "model": "free",
    "paidTier": false
  },
  "output": {
    "format": "STL",
    "unsupportedFormats": [
      "STEP",
      "OBJ",
      "3MF"
    ],
    "sliceCompatibility": [
      "Bambu Studio",
      "PrusaSlicer",
      "Cura",
      "OrcaSlicer"
    ],
    "materials": [
      "PLA",
      "PETG",
      "ABS",
      "ASA",
      "resin"
    ]
  },
  "capabilities": [
    "Describe a physical part in plain English and receive a 3D-printable STL file",
    "AI agent builds the model live and iterates with you over chat",
    "Real millimetre dimensions, holes, and units",
    "Reviews its own work and corrects obvious mistakes before showing results",
    "Automatic below-plate correction so parts sit flat on the print bed",
    "Interactive, part-aware colour-coded 3D preview with labelled components",
    "Typography using roughly 1,900 Google fonts",
    "Remix any public model to start a new design"
  ],
  "bestFor": [
    "Functional parts (brackets, clips, holders, mounts, fittings)",
    "Replacement parts (knobs, caps, spacers)",
    "Name plates and typography",
    "Novelty and decorative prints"
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Not a sculpting tool or full CAD replacement",
    "One model per session — no multi-part assemblies or moving mechanisms",
    "No image input yet",
    "Refuses copyrighted characters, branded IP, and real-person likenesses",
    "Not a slicer"
  ],
  "fontCount": 1930,
  "tiers": {
    "anonymous": {
      "promptsPerModel": 5,
      "modelsPerMonth": 10,
      "accountRequired": false
    },
    "signedIn": {
      "promptsPerModel": 25,
      "modelsPerMonth": 50,
      "price": "free"
    }
  },
  "auth": {
    "methods": [
      "email + password (with email verification)",
      "Google sign-in"
    ],
    "note": "Work built anonymously carries over when you sign up."
  },
  "privacy": "Build sessions, prompts, and chats are never public. Only models you download and choose to show in the gallery become public, and the gallery shows only the name and description you picked — never your prompts.",
  "contact": {
    "email": "sayhi@printytron.com"
  },
  "sameAs": [
    "https://bsky.app/profile/printytron.com"
  ],
  "updatedAt": "2026-07-25"
}