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i recently found an ai that makes 3d models from text. ive been messing around with it a tiny bit but now i have a handful of 3d models that im not sure what to do with. the bad thing is i have like no skills and they are not the best looking either. i would 3d print them but i dont own a 3d printer because they are pricey.

so like what can i do with 3d models?

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[–] oldGregg@lemm.ee 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What AI is it?

There's companies you can find on Google, you send them the 3d model and they mail you the finished print

[–] QuietStorm@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

its called luma ai, i use there discord client and currently its free.

[–] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I hate the recent trend of funneling people into a Discord server to access software. This trend needs to stop.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

I've drawn my luddite line at Twitter and Discord. The twitter decision is seeming like a very good idea, and I assume the Discord one eventually will, too.

[–] droidiac@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You can get a decent 3D printer for ~$100 USD these days. Look for an original Ender 3 or one of the many clones of it. For double that you can get something pretty good. If that’s the route you want to go.

Otherwise learn some modeling software, if you’re going the 3D printing route then CAD can be useful, I like Fusion 360, some people find TinkerCad or FreeCad easier to start with. Tons of tutorials for all of these on YouTube.

If you just want to edit or make some fun models maybe learn something like Blender.

[–] dmention7@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This is totally random and off topic, but damn the idea that you can buy a $100 device decently replicates 3d mechanical objects still blows my mind.

[–] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

$100 3d printer is gonna cost you a lot more in your time fixing issues

[–] max@feddit.nl 11 points 10 months ago

Seeing a lot of recommendations for the ender 3 here. It’s a great printer, don’t get me wrong, I have one myself and I love it. BUT. You have to be ready to tinker with it. A lot. It is by no means comparable to a desktop inkjet or laser printer. You will be tinkering with it for tens or even hundreds of hours to make it better and better. If you like the printer itself being a project, then it’s honestly great. If you want a care-free 3D printer, then yeah, they are expensive.

[–] Toes@ani.social 11 points 10 months ago

Import them into Gary's mod and create 2005 era yt videos.

[–] TigrisMorte@kbin.social 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hoard them and giggle as you rub your hands together.

[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

My preciouses. They're mine. They're ALL MINE!

[–] applejacks@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

you can get an Ender 3 on sale for $100.

probably cheaper to invest in one rather than continuously pay for a service to print them off.

some libraries will 3D print stuff for very cheap though.

[–] GlitterInfection@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

If you're an Apple product user:

If you convert them to usdz files (RealityConverter can help with this) and you have an iPhone, you can open them up and it will throw them into an AR camera mode where you can take photos with them in it. You can also embed usdz files in web pages and it does this through safari. Check out some examples here: https://developer.apple.com/augmented-reality/quick-look/

Make a meme where your cat is fighting a 5-foot tall melty-looking mouse!

You also can import them into RealityComposer and make simple interactive AR applications without doing any coding.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

Import them into a game engine and make something weird? I dunno

[–] dumbcrumb@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I dont have any suggestions but I would like to add that 3d printers are cheaper than ever and can be easily found for under $200

[–] yurgenst@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Looks like a lot of people are encouraging 3d printing (of which I am a huge fan) but I'll go the other way. You could try making models for a video game or 3d environment. Any models that look a little meh you can throw into blender to try to touch up. Fire up unreal or Godot and see what you can make!

[–] perviouslyiner@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago

could also make them a available as asset libraries for other people to make into games - it seems hard to find consistent sets of 3d models for games

[–] DEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Share the models of thingiverse for others to use.

[–] brettvitaz@programming.dev 9 points 10 months ago

It would be better if they share the site/ai model they’re using so people can do this for themselves. Thingiverse doesn’t need an influx of likely unprintable random models

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Seconding the suggestion to see if your local public or maybe school library offers printing services.

[–] nix@merv.news 2 points 10 months ago

3D printing them would probably not give you decent models for now, even then what would you do with them?

Im a 3D modeler/animator and could theoretically use them for animations/backgrounds to fill a set without needing to take hours working on models that will be on screen for 5 seconds. I haven’t used them any 3D ai though and considering theres a ton of 3D modes available for free with higher quality topology there’s a lot of options already. I do see how they could be useful though