Text to OBJ with AI Free 3D model generator

Describe what you want and the AI builds the model in the viewer at real size. Export OBJ, the simplest common 3D format, as a zip with its MTL material file.

Free. Use your own Anthropic or OpenAI key.

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How it works

  1. 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. 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. 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

  • OBJ opens in almost every 3D program ever made, which makes it a safe hand-off format.
  • The zip includes the MTL file, so colours come with the mesh.
  • Generated people keep their texture images in the OBJ zip.

Prompts to try

Click one to open it in the AI panel, then change the sizes to suit.

Exporting OBJ

  1. Open the Export menu and choose OBJ.
  2. Unzip the download, keeping the .obj, .mtl and any images together.
  3. Import the .obj in your 3D program.

OBJ stores geometry and simple materials but no units, so set the scale on import if your program assumes metres or inches.

Best export formats: OBJ, GLB

Open OBJ files in the free OBJ viewer

Good to know

OBJ has no hierarchy beyond groups and no animation. Sculpted organic objects are simplified.

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.

How to get an Anthropic or OpenAI API key

Read the full guide: API keys, refining and exporting

Questions

▶Why is the OBJ a zip file?
The zip holds the .obj mesh, the .mtl material file and any textures, which need to stay together.
▶Does OBJ keep colours?
Yes, through the MTL file in the zip.
▶What scale is the OBJ in?
OBJ files have no unit field. The model is built at real size, so set your program's import unit to match.
▶Can I 3D print the OBJ?
Yes, most slicers read OBJ, though STL or 3MF is the more usual choice for printing.

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Floor plans and layouts

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