If your hardware is powerful enough for the task, rendering 3D objects isn't too difficult to do with Windows, a Kinect device and some free apps.

Add texture to your 3D object Paint 3D contains various textures and materials, including sparkling gold, stained hardwood, or soft grass, allowing you to add another dimension to your 3D object.

Microsoft's Paint moves beyond its 2D roots with Paint3D preview, an app that makes 3D content creation relatively intuitive, clever, and even fun.

But as part of a Windows 10 Creators Update, Microsoft introduced Paint 3D, which includes support for creating 3D objects — which are compatible in Windows Mixed Reality — and sharing them ...