3D-print softwarePrototype2026
A child's drawing becomes a glossy 3D charm that snaps onto a bracelet.
- from drawing to charm
- 1 tap
- from drawing to charm
- fed straight into Bracelet Studio
- →
- fed straight into Bracelet Studio
The problem
What people put up with
Kids draw all the time. Turning a drawing into something they can wear usually needs an adult who knows CAD.
The odd angle
The insight
The shortest path from a drawing to a printable object is an outline. If the drawing is a path, extrusion does the rest, and the snap-on animation makes the result feel like a toy, not a tool.
The approach
How we built it
- 1
A toy, not a tool
Pastel lighting, soft shadows, a framed camera and one big button. Children explore. Parents export.
- 2
Prove the idea before building the kernel
This prototype showed us that people want custom charms. That led to the full geometry kernel and the image-to-charm feature in Bracelet Studio.
What it does
Features
- SVG to 3D extrusion with bevelled edges
- Animated snap-fit into the bracelet socket
- Candy colour palette
- 3MF export
The hard parts
What fought back
Messy real-world SVGs
Children's drawings come with open paths and overlapping shapes. We merge the shapes and fix the outlines before extruding.
What's next
On the roadmap
- Folded into Bracelet Studio as the image-to-charm feature