3D
rodin-tools
A 3D model from up to five photos, or from words.
<!-- Generated by apps/docs/scripts/gen-tools.mjs. Do not edit here: the words live in apps/web/src/lib/tools/rodin.tool.json (agent, hint) and packages/shared/src/tools/setting-hints.ts. --> On the rail as **rodin-tools**. ## When to use it Making a textured 3D model from up to five photos of one object, or from a few words, with a choice of quality, mesh density, material and pose. ## When to reach for something else Photos of different objects make a muddled model, and a side no photo shows is invented. Higher quality, finer detail and HD textures cost more, and a quad mesh is smooth where fine detail needs triangles. ## How to use it 1. Drop one or more pictures onto the card's **Image** slot. 2. Write what you want in **Prompt**. 3. Set **Quality** on the card. 4. Pick a mode on the card: **image-to-3d**, **text-to-3d**. 5. Pick a model in the pill at the top of the card, or keep **Gen-2.5**. 6. Press **Run**. ## On the card | Control | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Image | The pictures the tool works from. Drop them from the board or your computer, then refer to each one by number in the prompt. | Several pictures | | Prompt | What you want, in your own words. The card sends it with your inputs. | Your words | | Quality | The overall quality level. Higher looks better but is slower and pricier. | Minimum, Extreme Low, Low, Medium, High, Extreme High | | Run | Starts the run. The number on it is what this run costs in credits, worked out before you press. | | | ×1 | Runs the card several times in a row with the same settings. | 1 to 99 | ## Modes ### image-to-3d Up to five photos become a model Models in this mode: **Gen-2.5**, **Gen-2.5 Fast**. ### text-to-3d A few words become a model Models in this mode: **Gen-2.5**, **Gen-2.5 Fast**. ## Models The pill at the top of the card picks the model. **Gen-2.5** is the one a new card starts on. | Model | Good for | | - | - | | [Gen-2.5](#gen-25) | Production-ready geometry with PBR textures from up to five photos of one object plus an optional prompt, quality tiers, mesh presets from 4K quad to 2M triangle, a T or A pose, and Box Gen, where a drawn box sets the proportions. | | [Gen-2.5 Fast](#gen-25-fast) | A quick, low-cost textured 3D draft from up to five photos of one object, with an optional prompt, meshes up to 20K faces, a T or A pose for characters and baked-light removal. | | [Gen-2.5](#gen-25-1) | Text-to-3d on the rodin card and on the Box Gen pill: production-ready geometry with PBR textures from a prompt alone, the same tiers, meshes, HD texture and T or A pose as the photo path, and in Box Gen a drawn box setting proportions. | | [Gen-2.5 Fast](#gen-25-fast-1) | A quick, low-cost textured 3D draft from a few words, with meshes up to 20K faces, a T or A pose for characters and baked-light removal. | ### Gen-2.5 **Not the one for:** With no prompt it writes one from the photos; photos of different objects make a muddled model; higher tiers, finer detail and HD textures cost more, and quad presets are smooth while fine detail needs triangle presets. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 50K Quad, 100K Quad, 200K Quad, 2K Triangle, 20K Triangle, 50K Triangle, 150K Triangle, 500K Triangle, 1M Triangle, 2M Triangle | | Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None | | HD texture | Outputs sharper, higher-resolution surface art. | On or off | | T or A pose | | On or off | | Remove baked light | | On or off | | Finer detail | | On or off | | Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number | ### Gen-2.5 Fast **Not the one for:** It stops at the Low tier and 20K faces and has no HD textures, so a final model with fine detail belongs on the full Gen-2.5; photos of different objects make a muddled model. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, up to 20K, 1K Quad, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 20K Quad, 2K Triangle, 4K Triangle, 8K Triangle, 10K Triangle, 20K Triangle | | Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None | | T or A pose | | On or off | | Remove baked light | | On or off | | Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number | ### Gen-2.5 **Not the one for:** It takes no reference image, so a photo you want matched belongs on the Image to 3D side of the pill; higher tiers and HD textures cost more, and Force bounding box stretches the model to the box instead of keeping its true proportions. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 50K Quad, 100K Quad, 200K Quad, 2K Triangle, 20K Triangle, 50K Triangle, 150K Triangle, 500K Triangle, 1M Triangle, 2M Triangle | | Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None | | HD texture | Outputs sharper, higher-resolution surface art. | On or off | | T or A pose | | On or off | | Remove baked light | | On or off | | Finer detail | | On or off | | Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number | ### Gen-2.5 Fast **Not the one for:** It takes no reference image, so a photo you want matched belongs on image-to-3d; it stops at the Low tier and 20K faces and has no HD textures, so a final model with fine detail belongs on the full Gen-2.5. Behind the settings button: | Setting | What it does | Choices | | - | - | - | | Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, up to 20K, 1K Quad, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 20K Quad, 2K Triangle, 4K Triangle, 8K Triangle, 10K Triangle, 20K Triangle | | Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None | | T or A pose | | On or off | | Remove baked light | | On or off | | Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number |On the rail as rodin-tools.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”Making a textured 3D model from up to five photos of one object, or from a few words, with a choice of quality, mesh density, material and pose.
When to reach for something else
Section titled “When to reach for something else”Photos of different objects make a muddled model, and a side no photo shows is invented. Higher quality, finer detail and HD textures cost more, and a quad mesh is smooth where fine detail needs triangles.
How to use it
Section titled “How to use it”- Drop one or more pictures onto the card’s Image slot.
- Write what you want in Prompt.
- Set Quality on the card.
- Pick a mode on the card: image-to-3d, text-to-3d.
- Pick a model in the pill at the top of the card, or keep Gen-2.5.
- Press Run.
On the card
Section titled “On the card”| Control | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Image | The pictures the tool works from. Drop them from the board or your computer, then refer to each one by number in the prompt. | Several pictures |
| Prompt | What you want, in your own words. The card sends it with your inputs. | Your words |
| Quality | The overall quality level. Higher looks better but is slower and pricier. | Minimum, Extreme Low, Low, Medium, High, Extreme High |
| Run | Starts the run. The number on it is what this run costs in credits, worked out before you press. | |
| ×1 | Runs the card several times in a row with the same settings. | 1 to 99 |
image-to-3d
Section titled “image-to-3d”Up to five photos become a model
Models in this mode: Gen-2.5, Gen-2.5 Fast.
text-to-3d
Section titled “text-to-3d”A few words become a model
Models in this mode: Gen-2.5, Gen-2.5 Fast.
Models
Section titled “Models”The pill at the top of the card picks the model. Gen-2.5 is the one a new card starts on.
| Model | Good for |
|---|---|
| Gen-2.5 | Production-ready geometry with PBR textures from up to five photos of one object plus an optional prompt, quality tiers, mesh presets from 4K quad to 2M triangle, a T or A pose, and Box Gen, where a drawn box sets the proportions. |
| Gen-2.5 Fast | A quick, low-cost textured 3D draft from up to five photos of one object, with an optional prompt, meshes up to 20K faces, a T or A pose for characters and baked-light removal. |
| Gen-2.5 | Text-to-3d on the rodin card and on the Box Gen pill: production-ready geometry with PBR textures from a prompt alone, the same tiers, meshes, HD texture and T or A pose as the photo path, and in Box Gen a drawn box setting proportions. |
| Gen-2.5 Fast | A quick, low-cost textured 3D draft from a few words, with meshes up to 20K faces, a T or A pose for characters and baked-light removal. |
Gen-2.5
Section titled “Gen-2.5”Not the one for: With no prompt it writes one from the photos; photos of different objects make a muddled model; higher tiers, finer detail and HD textures cost more, and quad presets are smooth while fine detail needs triangle presets.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 50K Quad, 100K Quad, 200K Quad, 2K Triangle, 20K Triangle, 50K Triangle, 150K Triangle, 500K Triangle, 1M Triangle, 2M Triangle |
| Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None |
| HD texture | Outputs sharper, higher-resolution surface art. | On or off |
| T or A pose | On or off | |
| Remove baked light | On or off | |
| Finer detail | On or off | |
| Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number |
Gen-2.5 Fast
Section titled “Gen-2.5 Fast”Not the one for: It stops at the Low tier and 20K faces and has no HD textures, so a final model with fine detail belongs on the full Gen-2.5; photos of different objects make a muddled model.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, up to 20K, 1K Quad, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 20K Quad, 2K Triangle, 4K Triangle, 8K Triangle, 10K Triangle, 20K Triangle |
| Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None |
| T or A pose | On or off | |
| Remove baked light | On or off | |
| Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number |
Gen-2.5
Section titled “Gen-2.5”Not the one for: It takes no reference image, so a photo you want matched belongs on the Image to 3D side of the pill; higher tiers and HD textures cost more, and Force bounding box stretches the model to the box instead of keeping its true proportions.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 50K Quad, 100K Quad, 200K Quad, 2K Triangle, 20K Triangle, 50K Triangle, 150K Triangle, 500K Triangle, 1M Triangle, 2M Triangle |
| Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None |
| HD texture | Outputs sharper, higher-resolution surface art. | On or off |
| T or A pose | On or off | |
| Remove baked light | On or off | |
| Finer detail | On or off | |
| Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number |
Gen-2.5 Fast
Section titled “Gen-2.5 Fast”Not the one for: It takes no reference image, so a photo you want matched belongs on image-to-3d; it stops at the Low tier and 20K faces and has no HD textures, so a final model with fine detail belongs on the full Gen-2.5.
Behind the settings button:
| Setting | What it does | Choices |
|---|---|---|
| Mesh | The detail budget and surface type in one pick. Higher numbers mean finer detail and a heavier file. | Auto, up to 20K, 1K Quad, 4K Quad, 8K Quad, 18K Quad, 20K Quad, 2K Triangle, 4K Triangle, 8K Triangle, 10K Triangle, 20K Triangle |
| Material | What kind of surface to output: realistic PBR, simple shaded, or both. | PBR, Shaded, All, None |
| T or A pose | On or off | |
| Remove baked light | On or off | |
| Seed | The starting dice roll. The same seed and settings give the same result every time; change it for a fresh variation, or leave it at -1 for a new random one. | A number |