--- title: Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying... description: SketchForge is a browser-based 3D modeling tool that runs entirely locally without requiring an account or external services. It supports primitive shape... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/browser-based-3d-editor-covers-the-basics-while-staying-local-qvzhw9rsf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying Local | daily.dev og:description: SketchForge is a browser-based 3D modeling tool that runs entirely locally without requiring an account or external services. It supports primitive shape... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/browser-based-3d-editor-covers-the-basics-while-staying-local-qvzhw9rsf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/QVzhW9RSF.png og:image:alt: Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying Local og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying Local **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SketchForge is a browser-based 3D modeling tool that runs entirely locally without requiring an account or external services. It supports primitive shape assembly, 2D sketch extrusion/revolution, and STEP format export for compatibility with other CAD programs and 3D printer slicers. Comparable to Tinkercad in concept but fully local, it offers a lightweight alternative to full CAD suites. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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