3D Sketch

Draw beyond the page.

Draw, build, and compose directly in 3D. Combine hand-drawn marks, Grid Rider paths, shapes, photographs, and painted surfaces into original illustrations and sculptures, then refine the scene and capture it from different perspectives.

3D Sketch artwork example
3D Sketch artwork example

What you can do

  • Drawing that occupies space

    Make spatial drawings from freehand marks, curves, and solid forms. Lines can surround objects, shapes can intersect, and a sketch can have a different silhouette from every side.

  • Shape the composition

    Refine the composition through object and point editing, shaping the geometry and placing each element within the scene.

  • Photographs meet geometry

    Build photo sculptures with image planes and images on compatible faces, then paint surfaces to combine photographic and drawn artwork.

  • Explore new variations

    Explore generated groups and controlled variations, light the result, and capture finished views or export the editable scene and geometry.

What you can make

  • Spatial illustration

    Spatial illustration, sculptural lettering, wireframe compositions, geometric objects, and abstract architectural sketches.

  • Photo constructions

    Photo constructions: combine image planes with solid forms, map different photographs onto faces, or distribute images along a path.

  • Sculpture variations

    Procedural scenes and sculpture families: generate a group, preserve selected properties, and explore controlled mutations.

  • Painted objects

    Painted 3D objects, multi-angle presentation sheets, and geometry studies for further work outside the app.

  • Covers and promotional imagery

    Combine photographs and drawn or solid forms into a strong spatial composition, then capture the view that best fits the design.

  • Multi-view artwork presentations

    Show a scene from several angles to reveal its composition and construction, or export geometry for further work in another tool.

Project ideas

  • Hand-drawn lines surround a painted solid form to create an illustration that changes as the viewer moves around it.

  • Photographs placed on planes and object faces become a spatial cover composition with several distinct viewpoints.

What sets it apart

  • Make a drawing that occupies space: combine hand-drawn marks, solid forms, and images, then move around the artwork instead of working from one fixed view.

  • Edit the objects, points, surfaces, and arrangement to develop a scene or sculpture. Capture finished views, save the editable project, or export geometry for further work.

Supporting capabilities

  • Save an editable project to continue shaping the scene; image captures and geometry exports provide different finished outputs.

Why use 3D Sketch?

  • Spatial drawing, shapes, point forms, and Grid Rider movement drawing in one scene.

  • It connects with the wider Panospace creative workflow, so results can keep evolving across compatible apps.

Inputs and exports

Supported inputs

  • Local images and image collections

  • Compatible PAX scenes

Available outputs

  • PNG and custom images

  • Dimension sequence sheets

  • Editable PAX projects

  • PLY, STL, and OBJ geometry

Continue your creative workflow

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