Dust3D

Free plan

What the maker publishes

Animation

The site says it generates tweakable walk, run, attack, idle, and death cycles per creature type. source

Animation tools

Yes source

Export formats

The manual lists export to OBJ, GLB, and FBX, including GLB or FBX with per-bone WAV files. source

Founded

2018 source

Free plan

Yes source

Intended use

The project describes Dust3D as a cross-platform tool for creating low poly models for video games, 3D printing, and more. source

License

Dust3D is released under the MIT License. source

macOS limitation

The prebuilt macOS binary requires Apple Silicon and does not support Intel Macs. source

Maintenance

The site says Dust3D is created and maintained by Jeremy Hu and developed by contributors. source

Model pipeline

The app includes UV unwrap, texture, rigging, animation, and export in one tool. source

Platform access

desktop source

Platforms

The site provides Windows ZIP, macOS DMG, and Linux AppImage download instructions. source

3D print export

Yes source

Product

Dust3D is an open source low poly 3D modeling tool. source

Reference images

The manual says users can set front and side reference images on the canvas. source

Render engine

built-in source

Rigging

Dust3D infers a skeleton from labeled edges and computes skin weights automatically. source

Support and learning

The site links to a video tutorial, reference manual, and mailing list. source

Workflow

Users sketch nodes and edges on a 2D canvas and a 3D mesh generates in real time. source

Checked against the maker's pages on 11 Oct 2026.