There are four main ways to share a 3D model online: send a share link from the service you made it with, upload it to a 3D sharing site like Sketchfab, embed it on your own website, or post a turntable video on social media. The first three let people rotate the model themselves in their browser. Which one fits depends on who you want to show it to, and whether you're happy for the original illustration to be seen alongside it.
This guide compares the four options in a table, then covers how to share with Figmee's share link, what you need to put a model on Sketchfab or your own site, what people can see once it's public and what stays around after you unpublish, the rights to check before publishing, and a few ways to help people actually look at it.
Note: Figmee currently offers figurine-style images created from your drawings, 3D model data (GLB / 3MF), and turntable videos of your 3D models. Ordering physical 3D prints is Coming Soon. Figmee can't turn photos into 3D models — it works from drawings.
What are the ways to share a 3D model online?
If you want people to rotate the model in their browser, use a share link, a 3D sharing site, or your own website. If you want it to catch someone's eye in a social media feed, use a turntable video. The quickest option is simply sending the share link from the service you used to make the model.
| Where it lives | What viewers can do | What you need | Who can see it | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Figmee share link | Rotate the 3D model in a browser and see the original illustration | A 3D model made with Figmee | Anyone with the link, plus the "Community Gallery" | Showing a model you made with Figmee right away |
| A 3D sharing site such as Sketchfab | Rotate the 3D model in a browser | An account on the site and a file such as GLB | Public only on the free Basic plan (private models need Pro or above) | Keeping models from different tools in one place |
| Your own website | Rotate the 3D model inside your page | A site, somewhere to host the GLB, and the ability to edit HTML | Whatever your site allows | People who already run a portfolio site |
| Turntable video on social media | Watch the video (they can't rotate it themselves) | A turntable video (MP4 or WebM) | Whatever the platform allows | Catching attention in a feed |
You may also come across VRoid Hub, a sharing service for 3D avatars. It launched as a place to post 3D models in VRM format (source: pixiv announcement of VRoid Hub, December 21, 2018). Figmee saves models as GLB and 3MF only and can't export VRM, so you can't put a Figmee model on VRoid Hub as it is.
How do you show a 3D model with a Figmee share link?
Turn on the switch next to "Share your work" on the work page, and a share link appears. Anyone who has the link can open it in a browser and rotate the 3D model. There's only one switch: turning it on makes the share link work and lists the work in the "Community Gallery" at the same time.
If the work already has a 3D model, follow these steps. If it doesn't, create one first by following how to turn your original character into 3D.
- Open the work (about 1 minute): From "Gallery" in the menu at the top of the screen, open "Works" and select a work with a 3D model.
- Spin it and check (about 2 minutes): Before publishing, rotate the model in the viewer on the work page — sides and back included — and look for anything you'd rather not show. The share page also displays the original illustration you uploaded, so this is the moment to confirm you're allowed to make that drawing public.
- Flip the switch (a few seconds): Turn on the switch next to "Share your work". "Your work is now public" appears, along with the "Public" badge and the share link.
- Send the link (about 1 minute): Use the buttons under "Share this creation" to send it to LINE, X, or Facebook, or copy the link and paste it wherever you like.
- Check it as a visitor (about 2 minutes): Open the share link in a browser where you're not logged in (a private window works), and make sure the title, display name, and original illustration look the way you expect.
Generating a 3D model on Figmee uses 5 tokens (your first model per account is free). Gallery storage is free with no limit on the number of works, and exporting a turntable video or downloading the GLB doesn't use any extra tokens.
If you want to show several works together, turn on "Publish as a creator" in My Page (it's off by default). That gives you a profile page listing your published works, and visitors can reach it from the creator info on a share page. For which drawings translate well into 3D, see the complete guide to turning an illustration into 3D.
How do you put it on Sketchfab or your own site?
To host the model outside Figmee, first download the GLB from the work page. A GLB bundles the shape and colors into a single file, and it works both on Sketchfab and on your own site. For what's inside a GLB and how to open one, see what is a GLB file.
Putting it on Sketchfab
Sketchfab is a 3D sharing site that lets people rotate your uploaded models in their browser. glTF (.gltf) and GLB (.glb) are among its recommended upload formats (source: Sketchfab Help Center, "Supported 3D File Formats", as of November 2026). According to its plans page, the free Basic plan allows 10 uploads per month at up to 100 MB per model, and only Pro and higher plans can make models private (source: Sketchfab Plans, as of November 2026).
Ownership moved to KitBash in August 2026, but Sketchfab's official blog says models and embeds keep working as before and that pricing and plans aren't changing (source: Sketchfab, "KitBash Acquires Sketchfab and ArtStation", August 10, 2026). The old Sketchfab Store for selling models closed in October 2024, and sellers were pointed to Fab instead (source: Sketchfab, "Sketchfab Update: What You Need To Know Now That Fab's Live", October 22, 2024). As a place to show your work, Sketchfab is still available.
- Create an account (about 3 minutes): Sign up for Sketchfab.
- Upload the GLB (about 2 minutes): On the upload screen, choose the GLB you downloaded from Figmee.
- Add a title and description, then publish (about 5 minutes): Check how the model displays, fill in the details, and publish. Your original illustration isn't included automatically, so if you want it shown alongside, add it yourself, for example in the description.
Because models on the free Basic plan can't be made private, it isn't the right choice when you only want certain people to see your work.
Putting it on your own website
If you have a portfolio site, you can place the 3D model right inside a page. Google's "model-viewer" web component can display 3D models in glTF and GLB format (source: Google for Developers, "model-viewer", as of November 2026). You'll need to host the GLB on your site's server and add the component to the page's HTML, so this suits people who are comfortable editing HTML. It may not work on hosted blog platforms that don't let you write your own HTML.
You can also simply send the GLB file to someone. The ways they can open it are covered in 5 free ways to view 3D models.
What can people see once it's public, and what stays after you unpublish?
When you publish on Figmee, the share page shows not just the 3D model but also the original illustration you uploaded. Unpublishing hides the share page, but anything you posted on social media and anything other people saved won't disappear.
| What's visible | Where | What to check |
|---|---|---|
| The work's title | Share page | Nothing in the title you'd rather keep private |
| The 3D model (rotatable on screen) | Share page | Flaws on the sides and back |
| The original illustration you uploaded | Share page | Whether you're allowed to publish it (commissioned art, for example) |
| Creation date | Share page | — |
| Display name | Share page (if you've set one in your profile) | Whether you're happy to show that name |
| The work itself | "Community Gallery" | Your name appears as the creator only if you've turned on "Publish as a creator" in My Page |
If you'd rather not show your name, check your profile's display name before publishing. Even if you only mean to send the link to a few people, remember that publishing also lists the work in the "Community Gallery", where anyone can see it.
To unpublish, turn off the switch next to "Share your work" on the work page. The work is removed from the "Community Gallery" and the share page is no longer shown. If you publish it again later, the same share link works again. Some things, however, live outside Figmee and don't vanish when you unpublish:
- Posts you made on social media (delete them yourself on each platform)
- Link previews shown on social media (the image and title may stay there for a while)
- Images other people saved and screenshots they took
A GLB you uploaded to Sketchfab or your own site also stays until you remove it there. Keeping a note of where you've put it saves trouble if you decide to take it down later.
What rights should you check before publishing?
If the 3D model comes from a drawing you created entirely yourself, publishing it is generally your call. If it comes from commissioned art, a picture made with a maker tool such as Picrew, or a drawing of someone else's character, check the relevant terms or the rights holder's conditions first. What follows is general information, not legal advice.
- Commissioned art: Paying for a commission usually doesn't transfer the copyright — it typically stays with the artist. For example, the terms of Skeb, a Japanese commission platform (revised December 1, 2023), state that rights to delivered work remain with the creator and that the client may use it within limits such as personal viewing and as a social media profile picture (Article 5-2(5); source: Skeb Terms of Service, Japanese PDF). Other platforms and individual artists set their own terms. Since publishing on Figmee also shows the original drawing on the share page, ask the artist before you publish.
- Pictures made with Picrew and similar makers: On Picrew, each image maker sets its own usage scope (personal, non-commercial, commercial, editing), and redistributing images made with it — as they are or edited — is prohibited (source: Picrew support page on usage scope, Japanese, as of November 2026). The page doesn't say where turning an image into 3D or publishing it falls, so read the maker's description, and hold off if it's unclear.
- Drawings of someone else's character (fan art): Check how the rights holder's guidelines treat 3D works and publishing data. We explain the approach in fan art, 3D models, and copyright.
Figmee itself only accepts drawings you made yourself or images you have permission to use from the rights holder. Photos, and images that look like photos, can't be turned into 3D. For the full picture of how the source drawing affects your rights, see 3D model copyright basics.
How can you get people to actually look at it?
Publishing alone doesn't guarantee that people will see your model. One approach is to work in two steps: catch attention in the feed with a turntable video, then invite people to spin the model themselves through the share link.
- Put the turntable video and the link in the same post: Post the turntable video and add the share link to the same post. You can export the video with "Create 360° video" on the work page: it's a square clip of about 6 seconds in which the model turns twice, with the Figmee logo in the bottom right corner, and it doesn't use tokens. Exporting works in Chrome and Edge on a computer and in Chrome on Android; it may not work in Safari (including on iPhone and iPad) or Firefox.
- Say which angle to look at: A line like "I modeled the knot in her hair at the back" points to something the flat drawing couldn't show, and gives people a reason to open the link and rotate it.
- Show it next to the original drawing: Pairing the original illustration with the 3D version makes it clear what became 3D. Figmee's share page shows the original illustration too, so the pairing carries over to the link. For post formats that show your work from the sketch onward, see how to post your art process.
- Give your work a home: If you're sharing several pieces, turning on "Publish as a creator" in My Page lets visitors move from one work to the others.
Reactions depend on many factors, such as when you post and what your audience is interested in, so no method can promise attention. If an angle doesn't hold up when rotated, choosing not to publish is a valid call too.
FAQ
Do people need a Figmee account to view my share link?
Anyone who has the share link can open it in a browser and rotate the 3D model. Publishing also lists the work in the "Community Gallery", so assume people you didn't send the link to may see it as well.
If I unpublish, can no one see it anymore?
It disappears from the share page and the "Community Gallery". However, Figmee can't remove what you posted on social media, link previews that linger there, or images other people saved. If you publish it again, the same share link works again.
Can I put a 3D model I made with Figmee on another site?
Yes. Download the GLB from the work page and you can upload it to Sketchfab or your own site; downloading doesn't use extra tokens. Check the destination's terms and the rights to the original drawing (for commissioned art, the artist's conditions) before publishing. Figmee models can't go as they are to places that require VRM.
Summary
There are four ways to share a 3D model online: a share link, a 3D sharing site, your own website, or a turntable video on social media. For a model made with Figmee, one switch on the work page gives you a share link — but the share page also shows the original illustration and your display name, and the work appears in the "Community Gallery". Rotate it to check the sides and back, confirm the rights to the original drawing, and post the turntable video together with the link. Following that order means you only show what you mean to show.
Related guides
- How to Turn Your Original Character into 3D (2026): The Shortest Route Without Reference Sheets
- How to Turn an Illustration into 3D (2026 Guide): Bring Your Lineart to Life with AI
- What Is a GLB File? How to Open, Use, and Convert It, Explained Simply
- 5 Free Ways to View 3D Models
- How to Post Your Art Process
- 3D Model Copyright Basics
