Image to 3D in Unreal Engine
Take a 2D image — concept art, a sketch, a photo, or a render — and convert it into a 3D model directly inside Unreal Engine. AI-powered image-to-3D bridges the gap between concept and production, turning art direction into game-ready assets.
Supported Providers
Five different AI providers offer image-to-3D through GenAI Model Generator:
- Meshy AI — reliable image-to-3D with clean topology and PBR textures
- Hyper3D Rodin — 4 quality tiers from fast draft to ultra-detail, up to 300K triangles
- Tripo AI — fast generation with good organic shapes and characters
- fal.ai (Hunyuan3D) — Tencent's Hunyuan3D v2.1 for high-quality reconstruction
- fal.ai (TripoSR) — fast single-image 3D reconstruction
- fal.ai (Trellis 2) — advanced generation with configurable parameters
Use Cases
- Concept art pipeline. Art director sketches a character → AI generates a 3D model → modeler refines. Cuts days off the pipeline.
- Player content. Players upload images of real objects → game generates 3D versions. Custom items from photos.
- Rapid prototyping. Screenshot a reference image from the internet → generate a 3D placeholder in minutes.
- Asset variation. Take one photo, generate 3D models from different providers to compare styles and quality.
Features
- Export as GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, or STL
- Configurable polygon counts (100 to 300,000 triangles)
- PBR and shaded material options
- Real-time progress tracking
- Blueprint and C++ APIs
- Built-in editor tool for codeless generation