Hacker News with Generative AI: 3D Modeling

Teaching LLMs how to solid model (willpatrick.xyz)
It turns out that LLMs can make CAD models for simple 3D mechanical parts. And, I think they’ll be extremely good at it soon.
Generative AI, 3D Modeling
314 points by wgpatrick 2 days ago | 105 comments
UniK3D: Universal Camera Monocular 3D Estimation (lpiccinelli-eth.github.io)
To address this, we present UniK3D, the first generalizable method for monocular 3D estimation able to model any camera.
Computer Vision, 3D Modeling, Machine Learning
46 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 12 comments
TripoSG – Text to 3D Model (github.com/VAST-AI-Research)
TripoSG is an advanced high-fidelity, high-quality and high-generalizability image-to-3D generation foundation model.
3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning
30 points by taikon 20 days ago | 4 comments
We Built an AI Tool to Create High-Quality 3D Models from Regular Videos (ycombinator.com)
We're a team of AI researchers passionate about simplifying 3D modeling. We've built an easy-to-use tool that generates detailed, high-quality 3D models directly from regular videos.
Artificial Intelligence, 3D Modeling, Computer Vision
14 points by unrealizex 23 days ago | 2 comments
Glubux's Powerwall (2016) (secondlifestorage.com)
A quick presentation of my project.
Virtual Reality, Second Life, 3D Modeling
389 points by bentobean 25 days ago | 273 comments
The Wrong Way to Use a Signed Distance Function (SDF) (winterbloed.be)
Disclaimer: there’s nothing wrong with using a sdf this way.
Computer Graphics, Programming, 3D Modeling, Software Development
49 points by AnthonBerg 27 days ago | 6 comments
Blender releases their Oscar winning version tool (blender.org)
Blender 4.4 is all about stability. During the 2024–2025 northern hemisphere winter, Blender developers doubled down on quality and stability in a group effort called “Winter of Quality.”
Software, Open Source, 3D Modeling, Film, Design
811 points by babuloseo 30 days ago | 283 comments
Roblox releases code for Cube 3D Mesh Gen model (github.com/Roblox)
Foundation models trained on vast amounts of data have demonstrated remarkable reasoning and generation capabilities in the domains of text, images, audio and video. Our goal is to build such a foundation model for 3D intelligence, a model that can support developers in producing all aspects of a Roblox experience, from generating 3D objects and scenes to rigging characters for animation to producing programmatic scripts describing object behaviors.
3D Modeling, Generative AI, Roblox, Foundation Models, AI
20 points by moneil971 37 days ago | 0 comments
Hunyuan3D-2-Turbo: fast high-quality shape generation in ~1s on a 4090 (github.com/Tencent)
Generative AI, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Hardware
180 points by dvrp 37 days ago | 77 comments
Bolt3D: Generating 3D Scenes in Seconds (szymanowiczs.github.io)
Feed-forward 3D scene generation in 6.25s on a single GPU.
3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computer Graphics
290 points by jasondavies 37 days ago | 53 comments
Blender 4.4 (blender.org)
Improved animation workflow, better modeling, new sculpt brush, and smoother video editing, plus over 700 issues fixed.
New Releases, Software, 3D Modeling, Video Editing, Animation
13 points by antome 38 days ago | 0 comments
Roblox Open-Sourcing Cube 3D Mesh Gen Model (roblox.com)
We are releasing our Cube 3D foundational model for generative AI.
Generative AI, Open Source, 3D Modeling, Roblox
13 points by moneil971 40 days ago | 1 comments
BlenderMCP: Blender Model Context Protocol Integration (github.com/ahujasid)
BlenderMCP connects Blender to Claude AI through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), allowing Claude to directly interact with and control Blender. This integration enables prompt assisted 3D modeling, scene creation, and manipulation.
Blender, 3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Claude AI
54 points by admp 43 days ago | 1 comments
Laplacian Mesh Smoothing by Throwing Vertices (nosferalatu.com)
In this blog post, I’ll talk about smoothing and blurring 3D meshes using Laplacian mesh smoothing.
3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Mesh Processing, Laplacian Smoothing
42 points by nosferalatu123 44 days ago | 10 comments
Soft body procedural animation [video] (youtube.com)
Procedural Animation, Computer Graphics, Video, 3D Modeling
5 points by ibobev 47 days ago | 0 comments
Thoughts on Signed Distance Functions for CAD (incoherency.co.uk)
I've got into signed distance functions recently and am interested in their application to CAD software.
3D Modeling, Mathematics
7 points by surprisetalk 47 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Immersive Gaussian Splat experience of Sutro Tower, San Francisco (vincentwoo.com)
Welcome to my 3D model of San Francisco's Sutro Tower. Feel free to explore it at your own pace. If you're on a phone, you can also engage the AR mode by clicking the little cube, it'll let you explore the scene by walking around and waving your phone.
3D Modeling, San Francisco, Augmented Reality, Interactive Art
825 points by akanet 64 days ago | 193 comments
WonderHuman: 3D avatars from single-view video (arxiv.org)
In this paper, we present WonderHuman to reconstruct dynamic human avatars from a monocular video for high-fidelity novel view synthesis.
Computer Vision, 3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Animation
38 points by jinqueeny 65 days ago | 6 comments
Building a Mesh Using Spherical Embedding (andrews.wiki)
When trying to build a 3D model of an object in the real world, the goal is most often to construct a connected mesh of triangles or quadrilaterals that represents that object's surface.
3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Geometry, Algorithms
55 points by CarpeQueso 85 days ago | 6 comments
Hunyuan3D 2.0 – High-Resolution 3D Assets Generation (github.com/Tencent)
We present Hunyuan3D 2.0, an advanced large-scale 3D synthesis system for generating high-resolution textured 3D assets.
Generative AI, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, AI, Machine Learning
323 points by TheGuyWhoCodes 94 days ago | 142 comments
FreeCAD 1.0 (freecad.org)
FreeCAD is an open-source parametric 3D modeler made primarily to design real-life objects of any size.
Open-source, 3D Modeling, Software, Design, New Releases
14 points by barrettondricka 94 days ago | 1 comments
Infinigen (infinigen.org)
Infinigen is a procedural generator of 3D scenes, developed by Princeton Vision & Learning Lab.
3D Modeling, Procedural Generation, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision
319 points by galaxyLogic 97 days ago | 35 comments
Physically Based Rendering: From Theory to Implementation (pbr-book.org)
Photorealistic computer graphics are ubiquitous in today's world, widely used in movies and video games as well as product design and architecture.
Computer Graphics, Rendering, 3D Modeling, Visual Effects
218 points by ahamez 103 days ago | 67 comments
AI-Powered 2D to 3D Model Generator (3dify.space)
Artificial Intelligence, 3D Modeling, Software, Tools
9 points by ice45571 105 days ago | 2 comments
Cesium for Unreal – Bring the Real World to Unreal Engine (cesium.com)
Built on open standards and APIs, Cesium for Unreal combines the 3D geospatial capability of Cesium with the high-fidelity rendering power of Unreal Engine, unlocking the 3D geospatial ecosystem for game engines.
3D Modeling, Game Development, Unreal Engine, Geospatial Data
158 points by doodlesdev 115 days ago | 56 comments
High-Fidelity 3D Mesh Generation at Scale with Meshtron – Nvidia Technical Blog (nvidia.com)
Meshes are one of the most important and widely used representations of 3D assets. They are the default standard in the film, design, and gaming industries and they are natively supported by virtually all the 3D softwares and graphics hardwares.
3D Modeling, Graphics, NVIDIA, Software, Technology
35 points by rbanffy 131 days ago | 8 comments
Trellis – 3D mesh generative model (trellis3d.github.io)
We introduce a novel 3D generation method for versatile and high-quality 3D asset creation.
3D Modeling, Generative AI, Machine Learning
445 points by tarr11 137 days ago | 80 comments
Genie 2: A large-scale foundation world model (deepmind.google)
Today we introduce Genie 2, a foundation world model capable of generating an endless variety of action-controllable, playable 3D environments for training and evaluating embodied agents.
Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, 3D Modeling, Computer Vision, Embodied Agents
1247 points by meetpateltech 143 days ago | 410 comments
World Labs: Generate 3D worlds from a single image (worldlabs.ai)
3D Modeling, Artificial Intelligence, Image Processing, Computer Vision
487 points by dmarcos 145 days ago | 135 comments
picoCAD – a tiny modeler for tiny models (steampowered.com)
A tiny modeler for tiny models! Unleash your creativity in retro 3D and find a fun, easy, and accessible way into 3D modelling by focusing on the bare essentials.
3D Modeling, Software, Retro, Creative Projects
221 points by johanpeitz 149 days ago | 32 comments