Text to 3MF with AI Colour 3D printing files, free
Free. Use your own Anthropic or OpenAI key.
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Watch how it works
How it works
- 1. Describe it or add a photoType what you want in plain words, with sizes if you know them, or add a photo as a reference. Describe an object or a person.
- 2. The AI builds and checks itThe AI writes an OpenSCAD program for an object, or sets up the character generator for a person. It looks at six rendered views of the result and fixes what is wrong, up to five builds per message.
- 3. Refine and exportThe model opens in the viewer at real size. Ask for changes in the chat, move the sliders, then download it or pick a format from the Export menu.
Why make it with AI here
- 3MF keeps the colours the AI gives each part, which helps when you assign filaments on an AMS or MMU.
- Units are stored in the file, so there is no guessing between inches and millimetres.
- You can ask for separate coloured parts, like a red lid on a white box, and see them before printing.
Prompts to try
Click one to open it in the AI panel, then change the sizes to suit.
Getting a 3MF into your slicer
- Open the Export menu and choose 3MF.
- Open the file in Bambu Studio, PrusaSlicer, OrcaSlicer or Cura.
- Map each colour to a filament slot and slice.
3MF keeps colours and the model's units. Colours come across as per-part colours; slicers may ask you to confirm how they map to filaments.
Best export formats: 3MF, STL
Good to know
Colour is assigned per part, so painted detail or gradients on one surface are not possible. Very fine text under about 1 mm stroke may not print cleanly.
Cost and privacy
You use your own Anthropic or OpenAI API key. It is stored only in your browser and sent only to that provider, which bills you directly: a model typically costs $0.05 to $0.30 at Standard quality and up to about $1 at Detailed, and Innerscene charges nothing. Your key and prompts are not sent to Innerscene; we record anonymous usage statistics such as the steps used, the model chosen, token counts, a cost estimate and whether a model was made.