Turn a photo, scan or 3D file into a brick model you can print or build.
3D tools that run in your browser. Scan an object with your phone, load a 3D file or pick a photo, and get a brick model with print files and a parts list.
Our tools
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AI imageScan an object into bricks
Scan almost anything with your phone camera, or load a 3D file, and see it rebuilt as a brick model.
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AI imageMap to bricks
Type a place and get a brick-built map of its streets and buildings.
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AI imageName plate and photo mosaic
Type a name for a brick sign or key ring tag and download the STL free. Or turn a photo into a picture made of studs.
Scan, photo or 3D fileBrick modelPrint or build
Turn a photo, scan or 3D file into a brick model you can print or build.
3D tools that run in your browser. Scan an object with your phone, load a 3D file or pick a photo, and get a brick model with print files, a parts list and a shopping list for the bricks.
- Phone scanSpin an object in front of your camera
- 3D fileGLB, OBJ or STL, from any scanning app
- Photo mosaicA photo as a picture made of studs
- LithophaneA photo that shows when lit from behind
- Name plateA typed name as a brick sign or tag, free STL
- City mapAny place as a brick-built map
- OrnamentA brick-style Christmas ornament
- Advent calendar24 printable brick-style boxes
- Freeto try every maker: scan, 3D file, mosaic, lithophane, name plate, ornament, advent calendar
- 0subscriptions: free to try, Pro is pay once
- 14 daysto ask us for a fix or a refund
What do you want to do?
I want to scan something
Spin it, or walk round it, in front of your phone camera. The photos stay on your phone.
Scan with my cameraI have a 3D file
GLB, glTF, OBJ or STL, for example from Polycam or Scaniverse. It stays on your device.
Choose a 3D fileCamera scan or 3D file
Scan an object, get a brick model
Scan something with your phone camera, or load a 3D file, and see it rebuilt in bricks. The photos stay on your phone.
- Free
- The 3D brick model, the brick count and the parts list on screen
- ProIncluded in Pro
- STL print files, the parts lists and a building manual. Notify me when Pro is available again
Real bricks
Buy the real bricks
Every scanned model comes with a shopping list for BrickLink.com, a big online shop for single bricks. Download the list, upload it on BrickLink (Want, then Upload) and buy from the shops that have the parts.
- ProIncluded in Pro
- The shopping list, parts list and building manual for a scanned model. Notify me when Pro is available again
Make a brick model
Scan an object, load a 3D file or pick a sample. Everything up to the downloads is free.
1Choose an object
2Adjust it
Drag to rotate · pinch to zoom
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Choose an object aboveAdjust the model
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Drops the bricks nobody can see: far fewer to buy or print one by one. Where one wall would leave parts loose it keeps a double wall, and a few extra bricks tie nearby loose parts on. The one-piece print file stays solid inside.
3Save the files
Three ways to use the same model. Saving the files is part of Brickalike Pro, and works for every model you make. Notify me when Pro is available againEvery download below is included in your Pro.
Print it in one piece
One 3D print file, printed in one go. Looks like bricks, but doesn’t come apart.
Print tips
The file is solid inside (even with Hollow inside on), so your slicer fills it with its own light infill: a sealed empty space in the middle could not be printed cleanly. The file has no colours, so it prints in whatever colour is in your printer. The colours on screen are for buying bricks. A multi-colour printer can paint it, but you pick the colours yourself in your slicer (the app that gets a file ready to print).
The STL has no colours. The multi-colour 3MF saves each brick colour as its own part, named for its colour (Red, Blue, …), in the same shape and size. Bambu Studio keeps the parts together and sets each to its own filament number (1, 2, 3 …): add that many filaments and pick a colour for each. That was checked there only. That file is for Bambu Studio only; OrcaSlicer is built like it and probably works, but it was not checked. PrusaSlicer has its own button: the same model as one object with a part for each colour, named for it and set to its own extruder (1, 2, 3 …). That was checked with PrusaSlicer's command line (the parts, their names and extruders survive a save), not in its window. Use the button for your slicer. In the wrong one, the Bambu Studio file opens in PrusaSlicer as separate loose objects, one per colour, with no extruders set, and the PrusaSlicer file opens in Bambu Studio as one part with no colours (both checked). A slicer holds at most 16 filaments: with more colours than that, the rarest share the filament of the nearest colour, and the page tells you which.
Studs (the bumps on top) are only added where you can see them. The file is upright, flat on the print bed and in millimetres. Print at 0.2 mm layers. Stepped sides usually print without supports; big overhangs still need them.
Print the actual bricks
Separate bricks that you print, then press together. Five fit settings tune the grip to your printer.
Bricks too loose or too tight? Print the free fit test (10 small plates, 1–5 dots), see which clicks best, then pick that fit here.
Fit 1 is our tested fit (on a Bambu P1S) and the loosest we offer; 2 to 5 grip tighter. Parts loose? Pick Fit 2 or 3.
Print the free fit test first: ten small plates marked with 1 to 5 dots, from our tested fit (1) to the tightest (5). Try each on a stud. Then set the fit above to the number of dots on the one that clicks on firmly and still pulls off by hand. Bricks grip on their walls, pegs and tubes, so a loose part usually means thin walls: raise the flow a little or pick a higher number.
Buy the real bricks
Parts list plus a layer-by-layer building manual. No printer needed.
The price is a rough guess for used parts, without postage. BrickLink.com is a big online shop for single bricks; the colours in its list may be off, so check them before you pay. CSV files open in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
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Brickalike Pro
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Everything on this page is free to try. Pro is one payment, and adds the paid downloads in both tools.
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| What you get | Free | Pro |
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| Scan or 3D file: the brick model in 3D, the brick count, the parts list on screen | Yes | Yes |
| Scan or 3D file: STL print files, the brick kit, parts lists (CSV), BrickLink list, building manual (PDF) | — | Yes |
One payment, no subscription. Up to 3 browsers at a time; the code doesn’t expire. Email us within 14 days for a fix or a refund. Payment is paused while we move to a new payment provider; VAT included where it applies.
- Everything is digital: nothing is posted to you.
- Printed parts don’t clip together like moulded ones. Print one and test the fit first.
- Made in Ireland. Independent: not affiliated with any brick or toy maker.
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New features and sets, no more than a couple of emails a month. We email you once to confirm, and every message has an unsubscribe link.
Questions
Do I need a 3D printer?
No. You can buy every part instead: each set and each scanned model comes with a shopping list for BrickLink.com. The STL files are for people who have a printer.
What is free, and what does Pro cost?
Scanning, previewing and the free print files are free. Pro is a one-off €11.99 for print-ready plates, the printing guide, and the one-piece STL, parts list and building manual for your own scans. No subscription. Most tools need no account; some free downloads (the set print files, the brick tray and the videos) need a free, email-only account. Pro never needs one.
What is an STL file?
A 3D print file. You open it in a slicer (the app that gets a file ready for your printer, like Bambu Studio, OrcaSlicer or Cura) and print it from there.
Are my photos uploaded anywhere?
Not for camera scans. Your photos stay on your device and the model is built in your browser. The two exceptions are the optional "From one photo" route, which sends that single photo to an AI service (Tripo or Meshy) using your own free key, and "Describe it", which sends your sentence there. Both pass through a relay that does not store them.
Will printed parts fit real bricks?
They use standard stud spacing, but home printers vary: parts can come out a little loose or tight. Print one part first to check the fit. Resin printers get closest.
Is this an official brick-maker product?
No. Brickalike is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to any brick or toy manufacturer.
Are the printed bricks safe for children?
They are not toys. Printed bricks are small parts and a choking hazard: not for children under 3. They are not tested to toy safety standards and the plastic is not tested for mouth contact, so an adult should print and check every part. See the terms.