Wax vs FormWright 3D

Make 3D props, characters and scenes on iPhone and iPad. Start with a shape, import a model, or open one of five editable examples. MODEL Edit vertices, edges and faces. Extrude faces, inset details, bevel edges and add loop cuts. Mirror, Subdivision Surface, Array and Smooth modifiers stay editable. SCULPT AND PAINT Push, pull and smooth a mesh with brushes, symmetry and masks. Paint vertex colors on separate layers with Normal, Multiply, Screen, Overlay and Add blend modes. Adjust opacity, lock coverage with Alpha Lock, and hide or reveal paint with editable layer masks. Sample colors with the eyedropper, reorder layers, and merge visible paint while keeping hidden layers. Visible-surface painting protects the far side of thin models. Subdivide for finer vertex detail; this is not UV texture painting. Add image textures and reference images. Apple Pencil pressure can control brush size and strength. ANIMATE Keyframe position, rotation and scale. Adjust timing on the timeline and motion in the curve editor. Add cameras to frame your scene. KEEP YOUR PROJECT EDITABLE Save and share .waxproject files with the full scene, including paint layers, layer masks, materials, textures, modifiers and animation. Open them on another device to keep working. Older .wax projects still open, and importing a project creates a separate copy. Import OBJ and self-contained GLB or glTF models. GLB/glTF files must contain their own mesh data and textures; separate buffer and image files are not supported. Model import does not bring in animation. Use Wax project files to transfer an editable Wax scene. FREE TO USE Modeling, sculpting, painting, animation, modifiers, model import and unlimited projects are free. Export editable Wax projects, OBJ, STL, SDS and PNG images without buying Pro. WAX PRO • Combine shapes, cut holes and find intersections with booleans. • Rebuild a mesh for sculpting with voxel remesh. • Export animations and turntables as MP4 videos. • Export GLB files with materials and animation for use in other 3D apps, games and the web. • Export USDZ files to view your models in AR. Wax Pro is a one-time purchase with Family Sharing. No subscription. LEARN BY EDITING Open a robot, spacecraft, painted creature, speaker or animated example and change it yourself. Guided modeling and paint-layer tours, gesture help, keyboard shortcuts and a left-handed layout are included. No account is required. Projects are stored on your device and are available in Files.

Make a character. Build a precise prop. Bring it to life. FormWright 3D brings modeling, sculpting, painting and animation together on iPad and iPhone. Move from an idea to a textured model, a performance or a camera take in one local project. One purchase, with no subscription or in-app purchases. MAKE: SHAPE YOUR IDEA Model with points, edges and faces, modifiers, instances and symmetry. Sculpt a clay sphere or grow organic forms with Branch Forms. Paint directly on models with texture layers and symmetry, then explore live procedural materials. Retopo Draw on regular iPad layouts helps you lay out loops and strips and refine topology. MAKE: WORK WITH DIMENSIONS Use Solid for sketches, circular-arc paths, extrusions, cuts, fillets, chamfers, insets, pockets and repeated patterns. Create Flat, Rounded or Tapered ring blanks with an exact inside diameter, wall thickness and band width in millimeters. Inspect details with close-up navigation. Export exact Solid geometry as STEP, or bake a mesh for Sculpt and Paint while retaining the Solid source. MOVE: RIG AND ANIMATE Start with guided Auto Rig, adjust landmarks and weights, and test a pose. Face Auto Rig offers expression starting points for suitable meshes. Use keyframes, curves, ghosts and trails, or record movement in Perform and layer it into your animation. Preview supported rigid-body reactions and bake them to editable keys. Auto rigs and face shapes are editable starting points; results depend on your model and topology. SHOOT: LIGHT AND SHARE Set lights, shadows and photo-based environments. Frame camera takes, add imported audio or optional voice recordings, and export video. On supported hardware, explore handheld camera control, mixed reality and body, hand or face motion capture. Footage tracking estimates camera movement and may drift with blur, occlusion or low detail. A WORKSPACE THAT FITS Use full-screen iPad controls or compact iPhone panels. Arrange and pin supported panels on regular iPad layouts. Keep photo references nearby. Optional time-lapse captures silent editing snapshots after you start it; recordings stay on this device and can be exported separately. YOUR PROJECTS, YOUR FILES Save locally and share editable .da3 projects with referenced assets. Open older .fw3d and .formwright projects as separate copies. Exchange supported geometry, materials and animation through USDZ, GLB, OBJ and FBX; export STL or 3MF for printing. Formats preserve different parts of a scene, with guidance for baking or simplified output. ONE PURCHASE No FormWright account, subscription, ads or tracking SDKs. Creative processing stays on your device. Existing owners receive version 1.3 as an update. Your original work can be used in personal or commercial projects; imported assets retain their owners' terms. BEFORE YOU START Apple Pencil is optional; hover needs compatible hardware. Retopo Draw needs a regular iPad layout. AR and capture features depend on device capabilities; room scanning needs supported LiDAR hardware. The optional Watch companion provides lightweight previews and orientation control through a paired iPhone; direct Watch-to-iPad control is not included. Solid uses direct modeling with a read-only feature record. Changing an earlier sketch does not rebuild an extrusion. Ring dimensions remain editable until another Solid operation changes the shape. Full sketch constraints, automatic tangency, revolve and shell are not included. Keep backups before updating important projects; earlier app versions may not open newer project data. Complex geometry and exports can take longer. Privacy, support and open-source acknowledgments are available in Settings and on the developer website.