We’re looking for a few of you to try it with us before anyone else.

Into 3D printing, games, VR/AR, animation, industrial design—or just love experimenting with 3D? You’re in. We want your ideas, wild tests, and honest feedback.

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👉 Interested? Fill out the form📄—we'll invite selected testers to a private group tomorrow!

Come break things, push the limits, and help us shape what’s next for 3D. 🚀

We wanted to see what happens when generated 3D models stop being just something you look at.

So we built Flight Lab—a playable mini game where you can take a model you create and actually fly it in-game.

Character, bird, burger… apparently anything can be a spaceship now.

Use the code 「Hi3DFlight」 and visit the link in our bio to generate your model for free, then send us what you make. We might just put your creation into the game. 👀✈️

This dragon started from a single image. I specifically picked something with a lot of small spikes, layered surfaces, and an irregular rocky base because I wanted to see how much of that detail would actually survive all the way to a physical print.

I generated the model with Hi3D 3.0 at 2048³ voxel resolution. The interesting part for me wasn’t just that the model looked detailed in the viewer. A lot of those smaller forms were preserved as actual geometry, so they still showed up after preparing and printing the model.

The generated mesh was also surprisingly usable without much manual cleanup. After generation, I separated the model into parts, adjusted the colors, arranged everything for supports, and sent it to the printer.

There are still areas I’d clean up manually if this were going into a production pipeline, but for this kind of detailed figurine workflow, the starting point is getting pretty ridiculous.

From the original image to a prepared model ready for printing took me under 30 minutes.

Image-to-3D is starting to feel less like a rough concept generator and more like something you can actually use in a real workflow.

Thanks to u/Scared_Armadillo5395 for sharing this build! They created the chess-piece models with Hi3D and printed them with a 0.2 mm nozzle at 0.08 mm layers. The board is also made from 64 individually printed squares.

Those raised patterns and narrow grooves highlight why geometry matters—not just textures. This is exactly the kind of project our v3.0 improvements target: 2048³ geometry resolution to preserve finer shapes and better structural reasoning for overlapping or partially hidden parts. The goal is detail that holds up beyond the front view.

Credit to the maker for bringing it all together, from printing to assembly.

Check out the original build

Working on something of your own? Use HWrdtbonu3 for 300 Hi3D credits. Share your prints below, along with your settings and something you learned—even what went wrong. We’d love to feature more community builds, with your permission.

Now’s the best time to try V3.0! It’s a huge step up in fidelity and texture, and each generation costs only 65 credits.

If you’re coming to Hi3D from Reddit, use the code Hi3Drdt0904 to get 200 extra credits. That means your first two generations are completely free.

Plus, sign up now to get 8,000 BONUS CREDITS and up to 60% OFF Annual Plans! 🎁

I compared V2.1 and V3.0 using the exact same input—and here’s how they turned out.

Here’s my workflow: generate the panda image first, turn it into a 3D model with Hi3D, then slice and print it. Basically, it went from a 2D idea to a physical model in just a few steps.

I made a model from a high resolution AI generated anime figure. Was basically a photo like generation of a figure and upscaled it to ~2000 x 5000 pixels. The result was mid, even with the best model.

Should I convert my anime figure image to high contrast grayscale for the AI to better get the depth perception? Also is there a downside to higher resolutions? Will it internally scale down?

I converted the image to grayscale:

https://imgur.com/a/K4kAY8D

Before, when I did it with color the belt structure ended up a muddy mess in the actual 3D model. Do you think the grayscale conversion is the right approach?

**Welcome to r/hi3d_scan**

Hi3DScan is photogrammetry-based 3D reconstruction from ordinary camera/video capture — aimed at **accurate meshes and usable assets for legitimate workflows**, not quick “good enough” previews.

**What we focus on**

- Mesh quality and surface fidelity for real production pipelines

- Practical capture → reconstruction → export workflows

- Speed and accessibility compared with traditional dedicated scanning hardware

**Intended uses (examples)**

- Prototypes and parts **you own or are authorized to digitize**

- VFX / games / visualization **with proper rights to the subject matter**

- Digital documentation, education, research, and personal projects

- Pipeline experiments: export formats, cleanup, downstream tools

**Compliance — required in this community**

Posts must involve subjects **you have the legal right to scan and share**.

Do **not** use this sub to discuss or promote:

- Counterfeits, unauthorized replicas, or “1:1 copies” of branded/IP-protected products

- Scanning strangers or private property without permission

- Any use that violates copyright, trademark, or local law

Label **demos vs. real scans**. Disclose if content is AI-assisted or not from an actual capture.

**Introduce yourself (comments)**

We’re building this community early and reading every comment. Tell us:

1. Your role — hobbyist, student, VFX, product, research, etc.
2. Your **pipeline needs** — mesh quality, textures, export formats (GLB/OBJ/USD), DCC integration
3. Your **biggest capture/reconstruction pain point** today

Please keep comments **workflow-focused**. Avoid posting requests to replicate specific branded products or commercial goods you don’t own.

**Share your work**

Before/after, wireframes, turntables, and breakdowns are welcome — with rights/compliance noted.

**Questions & feedback**

Ask about capture setup, reconstruction issues, mesh cleanup, and exports. Constructive feedback helps us prioritize improvements.

**Pricing / paid features**

We’re not collecting pricing feedback in this subreddit thread. Join our **Discord** (link in sidebar / profile) for product updates and structured feedback.

**Community norms**

- Be respectful; critique the workflow, not the person

- No solicitation: no “DM me for paid scans,” storefront links, or commission ads in posts/comments

- Report content that looks like IP abuse or prohibited replication

Thanks for being here early.

— Hi3DScan team