Generate 3D graphic models

Learn how to generate 3D graphic models from images with 3D AI Studio.

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Tool: 3D AI Studio Topic: Graphic DesignTopic: Creative

2024-11-13

For creative teams, generating 3D objects and models is often a time-consuming and expensive process. This just got a whole lot easier with tools like 3D AI Studio, where you can go from text or image to 3D graphic, and further refine the 3D graphic with simple button clicks, text prompts, and settings.

In this tutorial, we’ll go from a prompt to an image of a flower, and then turn that image into a 3D model. Finally, we’ll refine the 3D graphic and export it for a future project. Creating 3D graphics has never been more approachable.

Steps we’ll follow in this tutorial:

Generate and upload an image
Generate a 3D model from an image
Refine the 3D model
Export the 3D model

Step 1: Generate and upload an image

To get started, navigate to 3D AI Studio and launch the studio for free.

We’re going to create an image from a text prompt to start, which we’ll use in an ensuing step to generate a 3D model. We’re going to create an image of a flower. Put your prompt in the top right text box and click “Generate Image”.

Sample prompt:

A delicately wilting rose, the petals fading into soft pastel hues while still holding a fragile beauty. The slender stem bends slightly under the weight of the flower, nestled in a charmingly weathered clay pot. This exquisite photograph captures the contrast between the flower's fading charm and the rustic elegance of the container, creating a bittersweet visual narrative. The image is rich in detail, showcasing the intricacies of the rose's texture and the organic imperfections of the pot. Each element is meticulously composed, evoking a sense of tranquility and nostalgia for fleeting moments of natural beauty.

💡 Tip: The 3D AI team recommends using the Image to 3D vs. Text to 3D, as you can often get a better, higher quality result that matches your intention.

Once the image is generated, you can click the “Download and use in Image to 3D” to use this image as your 3D model input.

💡 Tip: If the image doesn’t download from this button, you can find it on your homepage dashboard and download it from there.

Step 2: Generate a 3D model from an image

Now that our image is generated, go to the “Img to 3D” tab to upload your image and generate a 3D model for it. To do this, click the “Browse File” button to upload your image.

Then the “Generate 3D Model” button at the bottom of the page.

💡 Tip: If you run into an image size issue, you can use a free image compressor like Image Resizer to compress the image before generating the 3D model. Or, you can convert the image to a jpg file format using a free service like Cloud Convert.

In less than a minute, a 3D model of your image should be generated and appear in the center window of the screen!

Step 3: Refine the 3D model

You can refine the 3D model (which is similar to upscaling in image generation) by clicking the “Refine” button at the bottom of the page.

You can find your refined 3D model in your home dashboard once complete. It will have the “Refined” tag above it.

💡 Tip: This process can take up to 10 minutes to complete. So go grab a coffee while your 3D model is being refined!

Step 4: Export the 3D model

Finally, with the 3D model refined, you can take a closer look at it by clicking the “Eye” icon on the 3D model in your homepage.

A pop-up window will appear with your refined 3D model. You can click and drag to get a 360 view of it.

Finally, you can download your 3D model from the home dashboard as a GLB file to use for your art, gaming, or creative project by clicking the “Download” button.

💡 Tip: Additionally, you can remesh the 3D model to export it in different file formats like FBX, OBJ, STL, and more.

This tutorial was created by Garrett.

Generate 3D graphic models

Step 1: Generate and upload an image

Step 2: Generate a 3D model from an image

Step 3: Refine the 3D model

Step 4: Export the 3D model

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