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Polycam

LiDAR + photogrammetry reality capture on iOS/Android, not generative-only

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What Polycam does

  • LiDAR + photogrammetry reality capture on iOS/Android, not generative-only
  • Gaussian splat and floor-plan generation
  • Free AI 3D model generator, texture generator, and viewer tools

Polycam — straight answers

What is Polycam?

Polycam is listed under 3D & CAD Generation, in the Content & Media Generation category on Flocci AI Tools. LiDAR + photogrammetry reality capture on iOS/Android, not generative-only. It is freemium — a usable free tier with paid plans above it, and it lives at poly.cam.

Is Polycam free?

Polycam is freemium: there is a free tier you can work in and paid plans above it. It is one of 426 freemium tools in the catalog, all labelled the same way so you are never surprised by a paywall.

Can I use Polycam in a browser, or is there an app?

Polycam works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on iOS, Android and the web.

What can Polycam do?

Polycam does 3 things the catalog singles out: Lidar + photogrammetry reality capture on ios/android, not generative-only; gaussian splat and floor-plan generation; free ai 3d model generator, texture generator, and viewer tools.

What is the best free alternative to Polycam?

CADAM (Adam) is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same 3D & CAD Generation sub-category and is free. Copilot 3D, Hunyuan3D-2 (Tencent) and HunyuanWorld 1.0 also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.

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