Text-to-CAD AI: Turn Prompts Into Printable Models
Yes, AI can turn a sentence into a real 3D model you can print, but only some tools give you a model you can also edit. The split that decides everything is parametric versus mesh.
How to Turn a Photo Into a 3D Splat for the Web
Turn a single photo into an interactive 3D Gaussian splat you can embed on a live web page, using free open-source tools: TripoSplat, ComfyUI, and SuperSplat.
Maket AI Floor Plan Upload Turns Images Into 3D
Maket's new Floor Plan Upload uses AI to turn existing PDF, JPG, or PNG floor plans into editable, dimension-accurate 3D layouts in minutes.
ComfyUI Gets Native 3D Gaussian Splats with TripoSplat
ComfyUI added native support for TripoSplat on June 1, 2026.
Reallusion AI Studio: 3D Control Layer for AI Video
Reallusion launched AI Studio on May 25, 2026, pairing iClone 3D animation tools with ByteDance Seedance video generation for 3D-controlled AI video.
Antigravity 2.0 Beats Codex on 3D CAD Benchmark
Google Antigravity 2.0, the agent-first desktop platform from I/O 2026, took the top score on a new OpenSCAD 3D CAD benchmark over Codex 5.5 and the rest of the field.
Pixal3D Open-Sources Pixel-Aligned Image-to-3D Model
Tencent ARC open-sourced Pixal3D, a SIGGRAPH 2026 image-to-3D model generating high-fidelity meshes from single images.
Odyssey Agora-1: 4-Player AI World Model You Can Play
Odyssey released Agora-1 on May 18, 2026, a multi-agent world model that lets up to four people share and interact inside the same AI-generated simulation in real time. Built on GoldenEye, it splits simulation from rendering using a DiT model.
Image-Blaster: One Image to 3D Worlds for Claude Code
Open-source Claude Code skill turns one image into a fully meshed 3D scene with separate object meshes, Gaussian splat background, and ambient plus physics audio in under five minutes.
Tripo 3.1 Lands in ComfyUI: PBR 3D Assets in 3 Workflows
Tripo 3.1 is now available in ComfyUI via Partner Nodes, adding high-density geometry and PBR-ready 3D to text-to-model, image-to-model, and multiview workflows.
Claude for 3D Artists: Blender, Fusion, SketchUp Workflow in 2026
The April 2026 Claude for Creative Work launch covered three 3D apps: Blender, Fusion, SketchUp. This is the working 3D artist's complete pipeline guide.
Maxon Launches Cinema 4D for iPad Beta at NAB 2026
Maxon announced Cinema 4D for iPad at NAB Show 2026, opening beta registration for the first professional 3D application on iPadOS.
Alibaba Happy Oyster Lets You Walk Through AI-Generated 3D Worlds
Alibaba's Happy Oyster generates navigable 3D environments and interactive video from text prompts, letting creators walk through and direct AI-built worlds in real time.
Maxon Releases Autograph for Free: Motion Graphics Tool for Individual Creators
Maxon releases Autograph 2026.0 free for individual artists on April 15, 2026. USD-based motion graphics and compositing, no subscription required.
Sony XYN Spatial Capture Brings 3D to Virtual Production
Sony launched XYN Spatial Capture at NAB 2026 -- a three-app suite that converts Sony Alpha photographs into photorealistic 3DCG assets for virtual production LED walls, compatible with Unreal Engine and Disguise.
Meshy and Formlabs Open the Text-to-3D Loop
Meshy AI and Formlabs Form Now ship the first end-to-end text-to-physical 3D pipeline. Under five minutes from prompt to order, 48-hour delivery, 97% slicer pass rate. The moment AI 3D collapsed the screen-to-studio gap.
Sony Acquires AI Startup Cinemersive Labs for Photo-to-3D Tech
Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Cinemersive Labs, a UK-based startup specializing in AI-powered technology that converts ordinary photos and videos into immersive 3D volumetric experiences.
Apple LGTM Brings 4K 3D Scene Rendering Without Per-Scene Training
Apple researchers published LGTM on March 28, 2026, a method that enables 4K-resolution 3D scene rendering using Gaussian Splatting without requiring per-scene optimization.
Tripo AI Raises $50M to Scale 3D Generation Platform
Tripo AI raised $50 million from Alibaba and Baidu Ventures to scale its 3D generation platform, which now serves 6.5 million creators with 100 million 3D assets generated.
Spline Omma Bets on AI-Native 3D for the Web
Spline Omma generates production-ready 3D web experiences from natural language prompts using parallel AI agents, with a Code API that exports to React, Next.js, and XR.
Spline Ships Omma AI Canvas for 3D Web Design
Spline launched Omma on March 24, an AI canvas that generates interactive 3D web experiences from natural language prompts using parallel agents.
AI 3D Generation and Spatial Computing: State of the Art in 2026
The 3D Gaussian Splatting tools market hit 1.2 billion dollars in 2024 and is on track for 7.8 billion by 2033. AI 3D generation crossed a threshold in early 2026 with open-source models producing production-quality meshes in seconds.
NVIDIA Cosmos 3 Unifies World Simulation for Robots
NVIDIA unveiled Cosmos 3 at GTC, the first world foundation model that unifies synthetic world generation, physical AI reasoning, and action simulation.
NVIDIA CloudXR Streams RTX Graphics to Apple Vision Pro
NVIDIA CloudXR 6.0 now streams RTX-powered 4K graphics directly to Apple Vision Pro, enabling professional 3D design reviews and immersive workflows from any RTX workstation.