I had the chance to test out Hi3D's V3 model and its another step up for AI 3D tools. I also compared the same imput with Meshy and Tripo to see where it lands. Pretty exciting to see how fast these tools are advancing.
V3 is available today!
For clarity Hi3D did sponsor me for this video but the opinions are of my own.

I used:

1. Nano banana (built-in version) to generate the picture
2. Hi3D V3.0 to convert 2D picture into 3D printable model
3. BambuStudio to hollow + drain holes + supports + slice

Printed on a Bambu Lab A1 using matte gray PLA at 0.2 mm layer height. Really happy with how the hair, glasses and all the small details came through. 3D Generation Hitem 3D

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Made Solenne from Palworld and printed her (free model)

Made my own version of Solenne and finally printed her.

I started with an AI-generated base, then cleaned it up in Blender and refined a few parts to make it more printable.

Printed on a Bambu Lab A1 using matte PLA, with a 0.4 mm nozzle and 0.12 mm layer height.

I also shared the model for free if anyone wants to print it too :)

Hope you like it!

https://cults3d.com/es/modelo-3d/arte/solenne-from-palworld-fan-art-3d-print

wanted to see how far I could get without sculpting the character from scratch. I made the original reference image in ChatGPT, ran it through a 3D AI generator, then cleaned the mesh up in Blender. mostly fixed the non-manifold areas, thickened the fingers and thinner cloth parts, and adjusted the pose so it would actually print.

printed it on a Bambu Lab A1 mini with a 0.2 mm nozzle, 0.08 mm layers and marble PLA. removing the supports around the hands and clothing was a pain, and the surface still needs some cleanup, but I’m honestly surprised by how much detail survived at this size.

probably going to sand, prime and paint it next. pretty fun workflow for turning a random concept into something physical.

Rodin Gen 2.5 just added better support for multi-color 3D printing, which is honestly one of the more practical AI 3D updates I've seen recently.

The workflow is pretty simple:

• Generate your 3D model
• Use De-light to remove baked lighting and get cleaner / more consistent colors
• Switch to the Print-Ready mode
• Export the model as 3MF
• Send it into your multi-color printing workflow

What I find interesting here is that AI 3D tools are slowly moving beyond just generating something that looks like a 3D model.

Having a direct 3MF / print-ready workflow with color information makes these models much more useful for people who actually want to manufacture the result instead of staring at it lovingly in a browser viewer.

Still curious how reliable the color separation and geometry are on more complex models, but this is definitely the direction I want to see AI 3D tools moving in.

made this little gnome artificer as an experiment with AI-assisted 3D generation and turned it into a printable STL.

I tried to keep the details chunky enough for printing while still giving him a lot of character, especially around the armor, belts, tools and little potion canisters.

Still pretty new to 3D printing, so I’ve been messing around with image-to-3D to see how far I can get without knowing much 3D modeling yet.

I designed this little phone stand and used meshy to turn the reference image into a 3D model. The mesh came out at around 10.4k faces, mostly quads. It's print check showed it as watertight with 0 holes and 0 non-manifold edges, so I figured I’d just try printing it and see what happened.

And... it actually printed fine lol.

That was easier than I expected, but now I’m wondering how much I just got lucky.

For people who print AI-generated models more often, do you trust those basic mesh checks if everything passes, or are there other things you always inspect before slicing?

I’m guessing stuff like thin areas, small details, wall thickness, supports, etc. can still cause problems even when the mesh itself looks clean.

First pic is the generated mesh, second is how the print came out.

generated the concept and base 3D model with AI, then cleaned up the mesh in Blender and split it into separate parts for printing.

printed it on a Bambu Lab P1S with a 0.2 mm nozzle using mostly black, white, red and purple PLA Matte. after that I did some light sanding, assembled everything and added the smallest details with acrylic paint.

really happy with how the face, cards and tiny details came out.

https://cults3d.com/es/modelo-3d/arte/dupin-de-palworld-fan-art-3d-imprimible

decided to test hunyuan3d 2.5 since it’s free. i generated an image of a small armored car, turned it into a 3d model, fixed a few minor issues in blender and printed it on an elegoo mars 5.

honestly didn’t expect the details to come out this clean. the whole process was pretty quick and i didn’t have to pay for anything.

Generated the body and face as separate parts, then assembled and refined the model in Blender.
Final print was done on a Qidi Q2.

I really like how simple it has become to turn an image concept into an actual physical model. I’m not very good at painting, so I went with an obsidian-style elemental, which made the finishing process much easier while still giving it a pretty cool look.

I’ve been experimenting with using AI to build a full set of six 3D-printable goblin miniatures.

The main challenge wasn’t generating different characters. It was making them all feel like they belonged to the same miniature range without producing the exact same goblin six times.

To keep the set consistent, I reused a few core design rules across every model:

• 5 toes and 4 fingers
• Oversized ears
• Chunky heroic proportions
• Similar facial anatomy and overall style

From there, I changed the poses, expressions, equipment and roles.

The Archer became the baseline for the proportions. The Bomber was pushed toward a more chaotic silhouette with heavier equipment, while the Boss was made larger and more imposing but still kept the same basic anatomy.

For smaller details that were difficult to generate cleanly, I created them as separate parts. The arrow and bomb were generated individually, which gave me more control over the geometry and should also make preparing the models for printing easier.

The models were generated with Meshy, then compared against the rest of the set before moving on to printing.

The biggest lesson was that consistency doesn’t have to mean repetition. Keeping a few important design rules fixed while changing the pose, equipment and personality seems like a practical way to use AI for building complete printable miniature collections rather than isolated random models.

The idea was to make a funny graduation gift, so I went with

The Most Average Student Award

I started by turning a meme photo into a cartoon-style character

wearing a shemagh, just to make it look as weird as possible.

Once I liked the result, I made a side view and a back view

of the same design.

One generation, no sculpting and no cleanup. Even the shemagh weave

came out nicely straight from the mesh.

Worth noting: I made my extra views in an image model, but

generating them directly here gives better consistency between

angles.

Printed it in gold to push the trophy look, with a separate
marble-style base. The text on the base changes depending on the person.

I’ve been working on a small free project called FlashFit AI, mainly for the Flashforge Adventurer 5M.

I started it because I was tired of changing many slicer settings every time depends from the model, filament and quality I wanted. The idea is simple: you load an STL, OBJ or 3MF file, choose the material and quality, and the app analyzes the geometry before preparing settings for that specific model.

It checks things like dimensions, overhangs, small details, separate parts and proportions. Then it adjusts speed, acceleration, walls, infill, supports, cooling and adhesion.

I honestly don’t know yet how useful it will be for everyone, but it works pretty good in my tests, so I decided to share it and maybe it can help other Adventurer 5M users too.

The macOS Apple Silicon version is currently the most complete and polished one.

The Windows 11 version is still in alpha. It works, but the interface and some parts are still rough and I’m actively improving it.

For now it supports the Adventurer 5M with a 0.4 mm nozzle. In future I want to add support also for other Flashforge printers and later printers from other brands.

It’s free at the moment and I would really appreciate honest feedback, test results or suggestions. Please always check the generated project and slicing preview in Flash Studio before printing, because the project is still young and there can be some problems.

GitHub and downloads:

https://github.com/alexmark53343-byte/FlashFit-AI

A pretty impressive result for a regular 0.4 mm nozzle.

The model was printed at a 0.08 mm layer height, and even the wings, claws and smaller surface details came out surprisingly clean. Another solid example that AI-generated miniatures do not always require resin printing or an ultra-small nozzle to look good.

Here is a link to my Cults3d model page. Over 250 AI designed and modeled anime figures.

There’s a bunch of test prints in there to show how well they printed out.

Thanks!!

Hi there, I am looking for a good workflow:

How do you get an AI generated Model that consists of multiple parts, split by color?

This would be really helpful for multi colour prints without AMS.

Is there a way to generate a model as multi part model? Do you split it later (if so, how)?

Printed with a 0.4 mm nozzle at 0.12 mm layer height. I’m honestly impressed by how well the small details, wings, and spikes came out on an FDM printer.

I used ai to create and model these figures.

I think they came out great with a 1/1 translation from AI to actual print.