3D AI Generators for Miniatures.

 Review of 3d Figure AI generators.

I buy a lot of 3d files to print, and love the manufacturers that I purchase from.  At times though, I can't find what I am looking for.  So, from time to time I use an AI 3d generator to create some of the figures I can't get on my own.

I tried my hand at digital sculpting, but don't have the time to master it, so this is a good option...

I have tried 4 different generators, and here is a brief review of them.

MeshyAI  Link

HunyuanAI (A website in Chinese)  Link

Hitem3d   Link

Tripo3d  Link

A few notes about the generators.

Meshy AI - Has a paid version which gives multiple generations per month.  It costs about 20 points to generate.  Their Version 6 is still in test, but is quite good.

Hunyuan - This one is completely free, but you don't have a license on the figures.  It is good for personal use.

Hitem3d - No free version, and can be the most expensive.

Tripo3d - You get some free credits to start with, but you need the pro to do anything good.

Some Images.  

I used this same image to create figures in all of these.

This is the base image that I used.  Note that the image doesn't show the entirety of the feet.  That comes to play in a couple of these.

This first image is a group shot of all of them.  The first is Hitem.  Second is Hunyuan.  Third is Meshy, and fourth is Tripo.  

I think the first three all did a good job of generting a figure.  The last one is the Tripo, and I have tried it a few times and never gotten a great result.  

Hitem.

Here is a front shot of the Hitem.  It does a nice job on faces and has smooth textures where it needs them and sharp features where they are needed.  It did a great job.

The face is good, but not great.

However, it doesn't have a lot of creativity.  The image didn't have the full feet, and this figure was done in exactly the same way.

The lack of creativity comes to play in the back area.  here it did well with the hair, but the bottom of the cloting is just flat.

Hunyuan

Hunyuan did a great job on the details of the face, and smooth textures.  It did a great job of creating the rivets or buttons for the armor.

Once again, it didn't create the feet.

The back was very similar to the Hitem. Decent hair texture, but lack of detail on the clothing.

Meshy

Meshy did a great job on the front.  It had smooth details.  It is more creative than the others, so it added the entirety of the feet.  

It doesn't always catch all of the fine details, such as the buttons on the armor, but it is still quite good.

Meshy did the best on the back.  It used a bit of creativity and modivied the clothing and has good looking hair.  It will print well and be able to paint well.

Tripo

I did a slight close up of this one.  The face was horrible.  The textures not right anywhere.  It looks like a horribly deformed person.

It did an ok job on the hair, and clothing, but still looks bad.  

Overall, I haven't gotten a single useful figure out of Tripo.  I can't recomend it in the least!

Conclusion

For a free product, Hunyuan does a great job.  Hunyuan and Hitem have one feature that Meshy doesn't have yet.  The ability to do images from different angles.  You can do sides, front and back.  That way you can get the results you want, which would have helped on the backsides of the miniatures that I created with them.

Hitem did good, but not great.  The face wasn't quite right, but the armor and everything else looked good.  However, its price is rather high.  

Overall, Meshy is probably the best working product right now, because the AI does a good job of filling in the missing parts.