Four simulators that model real ceramic behaviour: a parametric pottery wheel, a glaze painting surface, a section cutter and a firing curve builder. Everything runs locally in your browser — nothing is uploaded, nothing is installed.
These tools are teaching models, not design software. They use standard ceramic relationships to illustrate how a variable affects an outcome. Real firing behaviour depends on your kiln, your body and your glaze — always follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Each simulator is a genuine parametric model with measurable outputs, and each one falls back to a working 2D view if your browser cannot run WebGL.
A parametric pottery wheel. Drag the clay to change height and diameter, tune the rim, neck and wall thickness, then read off capacity, dimensions and the clay weight you will need.
| Technology | Three.js · LatheGeometry · custom clay shader |
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| Outputs | Capacity (ml), height, diameter, suggested clay weight |
Paint glaze straight onto a rotating 3D pot. Eight preset glazes, a brush, a sponge, a dip tank and a wax resist, all mapped to a live texture as you work.
| Technology | Three.js · CanvasTexture · brush engine |
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| Outputs | Coverage %, estimated glaze mass (g), PNG export |
Slide a cutting plane through a thrown form and inspect the section. Read wall thickness, base thickness and cavity depth, then score how even the wall really is.
| Technology | Three.js · clipping planes · section metrics |
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| Outputs | Section dimensions, wall uniformity score, trim advice |
Build a firing curve segment by segment, then play it back and watch the kiln climb. Presets cover bisque, glaze, raku and stoneware schedules.
| Technology | Canvas 2D · GSAP · schedule maths |
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| Outputs | Total time, segment nodes, suggested cone, energy estimate |
The 3D simulators are built for a mouse and a reasonable GPU. They run on modern phones, but the panels are tighter and the frame rate is lower. On small screens the tools default to their 2D fallback view with a button to switch to 3D.
If WebGL is unavailable, every simulator swaps to a working 2D schematic — a section drawing, an unwrapped surface or a static curve — and the controls and calculations continue to function.
Auto-rotation, particle effects and tweened transitions are all disabled automatically when your system reports a preference for reduced motion.
There is no server involved. Geometry is generated in the browser, textures are drawn to a canvas, and nothing you do is transmitted anywhere.
Every model is generated procedurally from primitives and parametric profiles. No downloaded models, no external texture files, no CDN requests.
Each simulator reports measurable outputs: capacity, clay weight, wall thickness, coverage, total firing time and energy. Write them down and take them to the bench.