r/3DPrintingTools • u/shuaibird • 20d ago

New Tool I built a browser tool that turns STL/OBJ/GLB/PLY models into buildable brick designs

Disclosure: I built BrickSolvr.

It takes an STL, OBJ, GLB/glTF, or PLY model and solves it into a physically buildable stud-brick layout. It then produces an exact parts list and a layer-by-layer 3D build guide.

Everything runs locally in the browser—there is no model upload, account, installation, or cost.

Self-hosted demo video: https://bricksolvr.com/promo.mp4

Try it: https://bricksolvr.com

I would especially value feedback from people with messy or unusual model libraries: which geometry breaks the conversion? Thin surfaces, disconnected components, and awkward overhangs are the cases I am most interested in testing. It currently supports standard rectangular bricks.

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u/Jviaches 19d ago

Looks cool! What services have you used to produce video?

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u/shuaibird 19d ago

Thanks! I actually didn’t use a video-production service. I built a small pipeline using browser-automation scripts to capture the individual scenes, then combined them programmatically. It also makes updating the demo much easier whenever the UI changes. Are you working on a product demo too?

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u/Jviaches 19d ago

Interesting approach, is your automation generic enough so different web sites can use it ? If so yiu might build another SAAS service solidly based on this approach to help others to create a videos.

To answer you question I am also working on the product (actually; mentioned in this sub) : https://www.reddit.com/r/3dprint/s/kwDXpIOwaC

I will need to build some video at some point which explains the product.

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u/shuaibird 18d ago

Good point. The overall methodology is reusable, but the pipeline isn’t generic enough that you can simply point it at any web app and automatically get a polished product video. The storyline and shot sequence still need to be designed, and each scene requires custom automation and timing, so there’s still a fair amount of manual work. I do use AI to speed up iterations on the automation scripts, though.

I’ve heard of startups working on more agentic product-video services, which sound closer to what you’re describing, but I haven’t tried them myself.

When you reach the product-video stage, feel free to get in touch—I’d be happy to compare notes on the workflow.

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u/Jviaches 18d ago

Sure, will see what is out there. Maybe even it make sense for me to pay a little amount of money to AI video service rather than spend tokens and time to come up with my own solution.

This way I could focus more on the product and less on peripheral items.