About ButterySpace
ButterySpace is an independent web tool that turns everyday images into files makers can actually print and cut. It is free to start, requires no install, and is built and maintained by DialUpDuo.
01What we make
ButterySpace is a small toolkit. Drop in a photo, sketch, SVG, or STL and get back files that drop straight into the software makers already use:
- 3D bookmarks. Upload an image and get a slicer ready bundle: a 3MF project file plus a matched single body STL, both in shared millimetre coordinates so they line up in mainstream slicers.
- Rounded STL edges. Upload an STL and soften its sharp edges with a slider, so the print feels nicer in the hand and looks less blocky. Download a smoothed STL, ready to slice.
- Clean SVGs. Convert an image to a vector that imports cleanly into Cricut Design Space, Silhouette Studio, Glowforge, LightBurn, Illustrator, and Inkscape.
- Color Book pages and reliefs. Turn a drawing into a clean coloring page and a 3D relief tile. Print the relief in one solid color, then color it in by hand, both between the raised lines and over the lines themselves.
- An SVG file doctor. Paste in an SVG that a cutter rejects and we flag the machine-specific traps (missing canvas size, stroked outlines, embedded photos, unsupported effects) that make a technically valid file fail on import.
The whole point is that you should not need Illustrator, Inkscape, or a CAD seat to get a clean, maker ready file. Drop it in, convert, download.
02Who builds it
ButterySpace is built and run by DialUpDuo, a small independent maker studio. There is no big company behind it. It is a focused tool made by people who print, cut, and tinker, and who got tired of fighting file formats before every project.
Because we are small, the roadmap is shaped directly by the people who use the tool. The fastest way to reach us, suggest a feature, or report something broken is the contact page or our Discord community.
03Why we built it
Most "image to SVG" or "image to 3D" tools stop at producing a file. They do not tell you whether that file will actually open in your slicer or import into your cutter. So you find out the hard way, after the export, when the machine throws an error you have to go and decode.
We built ButterySpace around the last mile instead: geometry and formats that match what real maker software expects, plus honest checks that flag the problems before you waste material. We would rather tell you a file has an issue than pretend every conversion is perfect.
04How we keep it free
The core tool is free to start, with a few free conversions per day. We keep it free with advertising, served through Google AdSense, and we are honest about that: it is why you see ads on the guides and inside the tool.
We show a cookie consent banner on your first visit and you can change your choices any time using Cookie settings in the footer. A Pro tier with no daily limit and no ads, plus a developer API, are on the way. You can join the waitlist to hear first.
05What we commit to
- Your files are yours. We process the image you upload, return the result, and delete the files automatically. By default they live at most 24 hours on Cloudflare R2, then they are gone. See the Privacy Policy for the full detail.
- Never sold. We do not sell your images or use them to train third-party AI models. There is an entirely optional product improvement opt-in, explained in the privacy policy, that lets us keep a session's files for up to 30 days and use them to improve our own algorithms. The tool works exactly the same whether you join it or not.
- Honest about limits. We tell you what the tool does and does not do, in the guides and on the tool itself, rather than over-promising.
06Learn and explore
We publish practical, maker-focused guides on the things that actually trip people up: why a valid SVG still fails in Cricut, print settings for 3D bookmarks, adding color in Bambu Studio, STL versus 3MF, and more. Browse them on the Guides page, or jump straight into the tool.
07Get in touch
Questions, feedback, or a file that will not behave? Head to the Contact page. We read everything.