3D Studio — the complete guide

Step by step: build a cake in 3D, decorate it like a professional cake designer and show it to your customer.

🎂 1. Build the cake

1. On the left panel, choose the Shape (round, square, heart, hexagon, star…) and the number of Tiers (1 to 5).
2. Tier height: low for a tart or cheesecake, high for a tall modern cake. Size drop sets how much smaller each tier is.
3. Work on tier: press All to change every tier at once, or 1, 2, 3… to change only one tier (1 = bottom).
4. Cake color and Cake surface: fondant, buttercream, velvet, matte, satin, mirror glaze, glitter, pearl shimmer, and the metals — Metallic, Liquid metal (mirror-bright), Brushed metal, Chrome mirror and Lustre dust.
5. Cake board: none, gold, silver, white or black.
6. Turn the cake with the mouse (or one finger), zoom with the wheel (or two fingers).

🥐 2. Pastry & desserts: slices, cupcakes, donuts, croissants…

1. At the top of the left panel, What are you making? choose: Cake, Slice, Bar · entremet (opera, pavé), Mille-feuille, Swiss roll (bûche), Cupcake, Verrine (mousse cup), Donut, Croissant (and pain au chocolat), Sponge cake, Ice cream or Chocolates.
2. Sponge cake: a round génoise with a slice cut out on a plate, or sponge squares. Ice cream: a cone with 1–3 scoops, soft serve, a cup with a wafer, an ice cream bar on a stick (chocolate coating, with or without almonds), a fruit popsicle, a cakesicle (striped, gold crumbs) or a luxury cup (black & gold). Chocolates: rose bonbons, truffles, squares with a sugar flower, hearts, chocolate cups, gold chocolate-covered cookies or a mix — one piece or a gift box of 9 or 16 (gold, black, red, white, navy or pink box).
3. Each product has its own options under it: How many (1, 3 or a box of 6) for cupcakes, verrines, donuts and croissants; the frosting (1M swirl, star, dome), the cupcake and paper liner colors, the glass, the dough color…
4. Slices, bars, mille-feuilles, rolls and verrines show their layers: choose them in Layers inside (sponge, cream, mousse, ganache, strawberry, puff pastry…).
5. The color under the options changes the frosting, glaze, icing or pastry of the product.
6. Decorate with 👑 Luxe → 🍓 Fruits (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries, cherries, kiwi and orange slices, mint) — click to place one, or Cover the top with fruits — and 🍫 Drizzle (dark, milk, white, caramel, pink, gold). Sugar flowers, numbers, sprinkles and cream work too.
7. For a long sheet cake with fruits, choose Cake and the Long (sheet) shape.
8. 👑 Luxe → Pastry & desserts — ready-made builds 13 examples in one click: chocolate slice, opera bar, mille-feuille, cherry cupcake, box of 6 cupcakes, verrines, strawberry roll, chocolate bûche, donuts, pains au chocolat, chocolate croissant, long fruit cake.

🔪 3. Layers inside & cut slice

1. In Layers inside the cake, pick a preset (Black forest, Opera, Triple chocolate…) or add your own sponge, cream, mousse, jam or ganache layers.
2. Press 🔪 Show a cut slice (round cakes) to open a slice and show the layers to your customer.
3. Borders, coatings, cream and flowers stop exactly at the cut: nothing hangs in the empty part. Press the button again to close the slice.

👑 4. Luxe: ready-made designs

1. Open the 👑 Luxe tab on the right. Ready-made designs build a whole cake in one click: wedding roses, emerald & gold, navy tuxedo 50, royal crown, pearl curtain wedding, princess gown, golden ruffles…
2. Every design is a starting point. Under the designs, 🎨 Recolor the whole cake changes every detail in one click: the tiers (white satin, champagne, rose gold, copper, silver, black, burgundy…), their finish (satin, pearl, chrome, metal, glitter), the metal details (gold, rose gold, silver, copper, champagne, bronze, black chrome), the flowers, the drapes & bows and the pearls. ↩️ Undo goes back.
3. Color themes recolor the tier chosen on the left (emerald & gold, navy & gold, black & gold, ivory, burgundy, blush…).

🔢 5. Age, numbers & words

1. In 👑 Luxe → Age, numbers & words tap the gold keys 0–9, a ready age (18, 30, 40, 50, 60…) or a word (Happy Birthday, Mr & Mrs, Love, Queen). You can also type anything.
2. Choose the finish (gold, silver, rose gold, glitter, black, white) and the font: Classic, Elegant, Script (handwriting), Modern or Bold.
3. Choose where: On top, On sticks (like an acrylic topper) or On the side of the tier chosen on the left. Then press ➕ Add it to the cake.
4. The text is selected right away: drag it to move it, use ➕ ➖ for the size, ⟲ ⟳ to turn it, 👁 Face me to turn it towards you.
5. To change it later, just click it: change the words, the font or the color in the card at the bottom and press Update.

🌹 6. Sugar flowers, gold leaves, balls & bows

1. Sugar flowers: sugar rose, garden rose, peony, magnolia, tulips, orchid, succulent, blossoms. Pick one, its color, finish and leaves, then click on the cake where you want it. Click again to add more.
2. 🌸 Cascade arranges flowers flowing down the tiers; 👑 Bouquet makes a bouquet on the top tier.
3. Gold leaves, palm spears, gold spears, pleated fan: click on the cake to place them.
4. Sugar & chocolate balls: 10 color mixes (gold + black, gold + emerald…), as a cluster or a cascade on the side.
5. Satin bow (click on a tier) and 🎗 Silk sash that wraps around the whole cake.

💎 7. Borders: from pearls to Lambeth scrolls

1. Open 💎 Borders, choose the type, Top edge or Bottom edge, the size and the color, then Add border. It follows the exact shape of the cake (round, heart, star, long…).
2. Classic: pearls, double pearls, shells, stars, rosettes, rope, drip, satin ribbon, fondant drape, ruffle.
3. Gold: Gold lace band (with a row of pearls), Gold leaf flakes, Mirror tiles, Art deco lines, Gold leaf garland (leaves and pearl swags) and Gold flutes.
4. Bling & crystal: Rhinestones (the whole side covered with sparkling stones), Diamond band, Pearl & crystal drops, Quilted pearls (a dragée at every crossing), Basket lattice and Fairy lights.
5. For mirror tiers choose the surface Chrome mirror (or the quick buttons Silver, Rose gold, Champagne and Copper chrome); Crystal is the finish for clear stones.
6. Luxe: Lambeth scrolls (royal-icing over-piping), Pearl swags & drops, Baroque gold band, Ribbon & bow, rose and blossom garlands, gold leaf garland, pearl curtains, gold spikes.
7. Pastry: Chocolate fingers all around the side (great with fruits on top) and a Macaron ring at the bottom or on the top edge.
8. A satin ribbon or a ribbon & bow added after a coating or cream goes over them.

👗 8. Ruffles, drapes, gown, tuxedo & crown

1. 〰️ Ruffle skirt: soft ruffles on the tier chosen on the left.
2. 🌊 Waterfall drape: click on a tier, the fabric falls to the board with real folds.
3. 👑 Crown on top: a tiara in one metal — choose Gold, Silver or Rose gold under the button. 👗 Princess gown: a slim bride with long hair, a white tulle veil and a bouquet.
4. 👗 Princess gown: a bride seen from the back on the top tier, her train flowing down the front.
5. 🤵 Tuxedo: choose the tier on the left and its color (black, navy, burgundy…), then press Tuxedo: white shirt, lapels, bow tie and buttons.
6. 👑 Gold crown: a jewelled crown on the top.

◐ 9. Two-tone tiers & patterns

1. In 👑 Luxe → Two-tone & patterns: diagonal split, half & half, ombre sparkle, gold vein, gold brush strokes, speckles, pinstripes, quilted, stencil lace, marble, polka dots, combed ridges.
2. Choose the second color, its finish and the edge (gold, silver, rose gold, black, white or none). The slider moves the split or changes the density.
3. 🔄 Turn it to face me puts the split or the vein in front of you.

🧁 10. Cream, borders, coating & extras

1. 🧁 Cream: choose a tip (star, rosette, 1M swirl, meringue kiss, shell, petal ruffle, basket weave, leaf, rose…) and draw on the cake. Press 🔄 Rotate (or double-click, or hold Space) to turn the cake, then ✏️ Draw again.
2. 💎 Borders: pearls, garlands, shells, rope, drip, ribbon, ruffle, drape, and the luxe borders: rose garland, blossom ring, ball border, gold leaf garland, pearl curtain, diagonal pearls, gold spikes. Choose top or bottom edge, size and color, then Add border.
3. 🍫 Coat: chocolate, nuts, coconut, crumbs, dragées, gold or silver leaf, gold foil, sugar crystals, chocolate shards, rose petals — on the sides, the top, a band, the rim or the base.
4. ✨ Extras: sprinkles, gold flakes and sugar pearls on the top.

✏️ 11. Change, move or delete a decoration

1. In any tab, click a flower, bow, drape, balls, number or border: it is selected (pink frame) and a card opens at the bottom.
2. Drag it on the cake to move it, or use ◀ ▶ ▲ ▼. ➕ ➖ change the size, ⟲ ⟳ turn it.
3. Change its main color (petals, fabric, balls) and its second color (leaves, centre, trim) and its finish. The cake keeps its own color.
4. The card at the bottom is small on purpose: arrows move it, ➕ ➖ size, ⟲ ⟳ turn, 🎨 opens the colors, ⧉ copies, 🗑 deletes, ✓ closes.
5. Cream lines too: press 🔄 Rotate (or open another tab) and click the cream you piped — make it bigger or smaller, change its color or delete it. Check everything before you download.
6. ↩️ Undo / ↪️ Redo always stay at the top of the screen, so you never have to scroll to find them.
7. At the top of the right panel: 🆕 New starts again from a plain cake; ♻️ Reset removes every decoration but keeps your cake (shape, colors, layers); ↩️ Undo (Ctrl+Z) and ↪️ Redo (Ctrl+Y).

📷 12. Picture for your customer

1. Press 📷 Picture: a live preview opens on the right.
2. Turn the cake on the left (or choose Front, 3/4, Top), set the cake size in the picture and the format (1:1, 4:5, 9:16, 16:9).
3. Background: a color, your own photo, or no background (transparent PNG, with or without the shadow). Quality up to 4K. Add your bakery name or @instagram.
4. ⬇️ Download (PRO).

🎬 13. 360° video & video that follows your moves

1. Open 🎬 360° Video at the top. Choose Square, Vertical (Reels, TikTok) or Wide, the length, the quality and the background.
2. Camera Auto frame or Like my view: the camera makes one full turn around the cake.
3. Camera 🖐 Follow my moves: press Record, then turn the cake with the mouse or your finger and zoom — the video records exactly what you do. Press ⏹ Stop when you are done, or Cancel to throw it away.
4. Watch the video right away; ⬇️ Download is PRO. 🔁 Record again is right under the video.

📂 14. Open your own 3D file

1. Press 📂 Open 3D at the top (or drop the file anywhere on the studio).
2. Supported: GLB (best: one file with colors), glTF, OBJ, STL, FBX, PLY.
3. Choose On top of my cake (a topper, a figurine) or Look at it alone. Then click it to move it, resize it or change its color.
4. Your file is opened in your browser only — it is never uploaded.

🧊 15. Download the 3D model

1. 🧊 Download 3D model (PRO): .GLB (Android AR, Windows 3D Viewer, Blender, websites), .USDZ (AR on iPhone and iPad), .GLTF (Unity, Unreal), .OBJ + .MTL (3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, SketchUp), .STL (3D printing, in millimetres).
2. Patterns painted on the tiers show in pictures and videos; the 3D file keeps the main colors.

🖼 16. Ready-made models & your ideas

1. Every ready-made design has its own page on 3dstudio.multiproductx.com/models, with a picture and a link that opens it in the studio. Share a link with a customer, or post the picture on Instagram.
2. In the studio, 👑 Luxe → Ready-made designs and Pastry & desserts build the same models in one click.
3. Have an idea, a photo of a cake you want, or something to improve? Press 💡 Ideas at the top: write your idea, add up to 4 photos (and a picture of your current design if you like) and send. Our team reads every message.

⭐ 17. Trial & PRO

1. The trial is free and opens every tool: design, preview pictures, record and watch videos, open 3D files. Pictures and videos made in the trial show the 3D Studio logo.
2. You get one free download in the trial (a picture or a video, with the logo): when you press Download, choose 🎁 Use my free download. It is remembered for your device.
3. 3D Studio PRO ($80/month) lets you download pictures, videos and 3D models, on up to 3 devices. Cancel anytime.
4. After buying, your license key is in the Gumroad email (and your Gumroad Library). Press ⭐ Go PRO, paste the key, Activate: the download you asked for starts by itself.
5. Questions? Ask the 🤖 helper (bottom right) or write to support@multiproductx.com.