3D explainers
A 3D explainer video generator for ideas with depth
Switch an explainer from flat to 3D: the same scenes, placed in a space with volume, light and camera moves. Still clean motion design, still timed to the voice.
- 500 free credits at sign-up
- Free storyboard review
- 45–180 s, vertical 9:16
- 8 voices, 10 languages
Your idea
9:16 · 1080×1920“How do noise-cancelling headphones work? For curious buyers. Must show: the sound wave and its mirror image.”
- Length
- 90–120 s
- Look
- Night
- Voice
- Brian
- Rendering
- 3D · English
Storyboard · 6 scenes
- 0–6 sHook. A pair of headphones floats in a dark space and the camera circles it. Title: “Silence is a sound wave.”
- 6–24 sThe noise. A plane engine hum travels toward the ear as a glowing wave, rendered with depth so it rolls past the camera.
- 24–48 sInside the cup. The ear cup splits open in 3D; a tiny microphone on the outside lights up as it picks up the hum.
Some subjects are spatial. The layers inside a battery, the parts of an engine, the way a signal bounces through a building: on a flat diagram, viewers have to imagine the depth. In 3D, the camera can glide around the object, pull a layer apart, or dive inside it, and the structure explains itself.
In Motiongist, 3D is a rendering option, not a different product. You write the same brief and get the same storyboard; the engine then places the scenes in a space with perspective, shading and camera moves. It adds 100 credits to the quote, because it is heavier to render. It is not photorealistic CGI: objects stay stylised and readable, the way a good technical illustration is.
How it works
How a 3D explainer gets made
- Step 1
Describe the object or the process
A topic, a script or a document. Name the parts that matter in your must-show notes, like “the ear cup cut open” or “the three layers of the battery”.
- Step 2
Choose 3D rendering
Pick 3D instead of 2D, then a look: Light, Night or Illustrated, your brand colors, or a custom look. The quote shows the extra 100 credits as its own line.
- Step 3
Review the scenes
The storyboard is the same as in 2D: one line and one visual per scene. Fix the order or the wording for free before rendering.
- Step 4
Render with camera moves
The engine adds depth, light and camera motion, then delivers a vertical MP4 with captions, music and sound effects.
Example
How noise-cancelling headphones erase sound
What you give: “How do noise-cancelling headphones work? For curious buyers. Must show: the sound wave and its mirror image.”
What the video shows, scene by scene
- 0–6 s
Hook. A pair of headphones floats in a dark space and the camera circles it. Title: “Silence is a sound wave.”
- 6–24 s
The noise. A plane engine hum travels toward the ear as a glowing wave, rendered with depth so it rolls past the camera.
- 24–48 s
Inside the cup. The ear cup splits open in 3D; a tiny microphone on the outside lights up as it picks up the hum.
- 48–72 s
The trick. A chip creates the mirror image of the wave; the two waves meet and flatten into a straight line.
- 72–92 s
The limit. Low, steady sounds flatten well; a sudden voice gets through partly, shown as a spike the mirror can’t follow.
- 92–105 s
Takeaway. The camera pulls back to the whole headphone: “It doesn’t block noise, it cancels it.”
An illustrative storyboard for this brief (Night look, 3D). Motiongist writes its own scenes from your input, and you can edit them for free before rendering.
Why Motiongist
Why choose 3D for an explainer
Depth that carries meaning
Exploded views, layers and insides of objects are easier to grasp when the camera can move around them.
A clear surcharge
3D adds 100 credits to the base price, shown as a separate line in the quote before you confirm. Nothing hidden.
Same storyboard as 2D
You plan and review exactly as you would in 2D, so trying both on the same subject is easy.
Stylised, not uncanny
Shapes stay simple and lit like a technical illustration. No glossy stock renders, no melting objects.
Readable on a phone
Captions and key labels stay flat and legible on top of the 3D scene, inside the vertical safe zones.
2D or 3D: how to choose
Choose 2D for ideas that are logical rather than physical: a process, a comparison, a set of numbers. Flat motion design is crisp, quick to read and slightly cheaper.
Choose 3D when the shape of the thing is the point (hardware, anatomy, architecture, a product with parts) or when you want a more cinematic feel for a launch. If in doubt, render the same storyboard both ways and keep the one that reads better.
Start faster
Templates that fit
Each template is a ready-made brief: an example subject, a target length, a look and notes. Open one and change the subject.
What it costs
One credit balance. A short video is 400 credits, a standard one 700, a long one 1,000, plus 1 credit per 10 narrated characters for the final voice.
Free
$0
500 credits at sign-up
To try it out: a first video, draft voice, discreet watermark.
Solo
$19 / month
3,000 credits / month
To post every week: final voice, clean exports, your brand.
StudioMost popular
$49 / month
30,000 credits / month
To produce at volume: priority rendering, custom looks, API and MCP.
Team
$149 / month
100,000 credits / month
For teams and agencies: 5 seats, 4 renders in parallel, one invoice.
Prices before tax, in US dollars. Yearly billing is 35% cheaper. Failed renders are refunded automatically.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Is it photorealistic 3D?
No. It is motion design with volume: stylised objects, light and camera moves. It won’t produce realistic people, products or places.
How much more does 3D cost?
3D adds 100 credits on top of the base price (400 for a short video, 700 for a standard one) and the final voice. The studio shows the exact total before you render.
Can I turn an existing 2D video into 3D?
Yes: switch the rendering option on the project and run it again. You see the new price in the quote before confirming.
Can I show my own product model in 3D?
No. You can’t upload 3D files, photos or videos; the engine draws objects from your description. Your logo and brand colors can be applied from the Solo plan.
Is 3D available in horizontal format?
Not yet. All videos, 2D or 3D, are vertical 9:16 for now; 16:9 is coming soon.
Ready to make your first one?
500 free credits at sign-up. Review the storyboard for free, see the exact price, then render.
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