Stays true to the source
pixal3d keeps the silhouette, proportions and surface style of your reference picture rather than drifting toward a generic stock shape.
pixal3d Turns Any Photo into an Accurate 3D Model
Image-to-3D right in the browser
Drop in one picture, choose a quality level and let pixal3d hand back a textured GLB mesh.
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60-second survey
Which 3D task slows you down the most?
Point us to the step in your modeling routine that wastes hours, and tell us what an app or web tool ought to handle for you.
Why creators pick it
What makes pixal3d different
Pixel-to-space alignment
Every pixel of the flat input is tied to a location in 3D, which helps pixal3d return cleaner, more readable meshes.
Fine structural detail
Edges, contours and small parts survive reconstruction, so you avoid the blobby, oversimplified forms older converters tend to output.
Physically based materials
pixal3d bakes PBR textures that give believable GLB previews and assets you can carry straight into real production work.
Quick iteration loop
Run a draft to test an idea, then step up to a higher quality level once the overall shape looks right.
Idea gallery
Sample subjects to spark your next pixal3d build
FAQ
What exactly is pixal3d?
pixal3d is an image-to-3D generator that rebuilds a textured model from a single reference picture. Under the hood it relies on the open-source Pixal3D research that TencentARC published under the MIT license.
Does pixal3d need more than one photo?
No. One sharp shot of a single object is enough for pixal3d to reconstruct a GLB mesh you can inspect in the browser.
Which pictures give the best results?
Choose one subject on a plain backdrop with a crisp outline and visible surface detail. Crowded scenes and tight crops are much harder to reconstruct.
What file format do I get back?
Models are saved as GLB, a compact binary format that opens in Blender, game engines and web viewers, and converts easily for 3D printing.
Using and exporting your 3D file
See how to create a model with pixal3d, export it cleanly, and pick the right format for editing, game engines or a printer.
Export a model→Other ways to run pixal3d
Quick notes on local setup, quantized GGUF weights, low-memory graphics cards and node-based ComfyUI pipelines.
Install pixal3d on your own machine→
Clone the repository, create a Python environment and install its requirements before pulling the weights.
GGUF weights and ComfyUI loading→
Quantized checkpoints trim memory use; load them through a compatible GGUF loader node.
Low-VRAM tips for cards like the RTX 2070→
Turn on model offloading and stay at 1024 resolution when an 8 GB card runs short of memory.
A pixal3d ComfyUI graph with GLB output→
Chain an image loader, the pixal3d node and a mesh save node to write GLB files into your project folder.