{"id":1351,"date":"2012-05-08T18:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T18:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1351-3d-modeling-sculpting-viewing-apps-for-your-smartphone-there-will-never-again-be-a-wasted-minute-of-your-day.html"},"modified":"2022-09-23T14:49:04","modified_gmt":"2022-09-23T18:49:04","slug":"3d-modeling-sculpting-viewing-apps-for-your-smartphone-there-will-never-again-be-a-wasted-minute-of-your-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-modeling-sculpting-viewing-apps-for-your-smartphone-there-will-never-again-be-a-wasted-minute-of-your-day","title":{"rendered":"3D Modeling, Sculpting, &#038; Viewing Apps for your Smartphone..there will never again be a wasted minute of your day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I love digital sculpture and 3D modeling, I do like to to step outside for some fresh air now and again.  So in the interest of avoiding growing my hair &amp; beard down to the ground &amp; using a pickle jar for a bathroom, I started looking for some apps that allow me to squeeze in some creative productivity while on the go, particularly during the everyday occasions of waiting &amp; wasted time (i.e. while stuck on the train, plane, bus, post office, DMV, spending the night in jail. etc.)  I do love my sketchbook but now I can actually do some rough sculpting &amp; modeling while not parked in front of a computer&#8230; glorious!<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m using an Android phone so here&#8217;s my list of what I&#8217;m goofing with.  What&#8217;s even better is these are all free (by the way, I am not affiliated or otherwise getting any sweet kickbacks for mentioning these products).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vEcSO9NWwbU\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My new favorite is <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=truesculpt.main\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TrueSculpt Virtual Sculpture<\/a> by Fabrice Boyer (like a lite version of Sculptris or Zbrush).  Offers symmetrical sculpting, polypainting, &amp; OBJ export.  Everything I would have asked for (had I been asked).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.Doktor3D.Sketcher3D&amp;feature=search_result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sketcher 3D LITE<\/a> is more of a box modeling type of app.  Still working on figuring this one out.  All the export functions are disabled unless you get the pro version. Also available for Apple devices.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Not modeling programs but still useful are <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.brakefield.idfree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infinite Design<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.brakefield.painterfree\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Infinite Painter<\/a> by Sean Brakefield, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.sketchbookexpress&amp;feature=search_result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SketchBook Mobile Express<\/a> by AutoDesk.  There are scads of sketching apps but these offer a symmetry function which sets them apart.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>There are many, many 3D viewers but I like the usability of <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.geometric.glovius&amp;feature=search_result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glovious Lite<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=moduleWorks.STLView&amp;feature=search_result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STL View<\/a>, &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.jtb.modelview&amp;feature=search_result\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">3D Model Viewer<\/a>.  As expected, file sizes are limited but these can come in handy nonetheless.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EXbUv1IlH4c\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately I can&#8217;t personally comment on the quality of these but here&#8217;s some for Apple devices (these are not free). Apple has quite a few apps in this arena so have a look around, you might find something new. I&#8217;d love to get some users feedback about which ones work well for you.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/forgerapp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Forger<\/a> by Javier Edo.  This one looks impressive.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/123dsculpt.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123D Sculpt<\/a> by Autodesk&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/volutopia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sculptmaster 3D<\/a> by Volutopia&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.phyzios.com\/eng\/products_i.html#jazzsculptor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Physios Sculptor<\/a> by Phyzios&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/cratesoft.com\/?p=ipad&amp;a=idough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iDough<\/a> by CrateSoft&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lostpencil.com\/?page_id=76\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iSculptor<\/a> by Lost Pencil&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Also worth a mention is <a href=\"http:\/\/relievos.appspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Relievos<\/a>.  Claims to convert photos into 3D reliefs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As much as I love digital sculpture and 3D modeling, I do like to to step outside for some fresh&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[510],"tags":[944],"class_list":["post-1351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-3d-printing-industry","tag-whats-hot"],"thumbnail":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>3D Modeling, Sculpting, &amp; Viewing Apps for your Smartphone..there will never again be a wasted minute of your day - Shapeways Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"As much as I love digital sculpture and 3D modeling, I do like to to step outside for some fresh air now and again. 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