Synthetic Wanda, are
you making another video about converting images
to 3D models? Another one? Certainly! AI solutions keep improving
and this is the latest open source app for
converting images to 3D models. I'm talking about Era3D, an
app similar to Wonder3D, and I'll be giving it a test run on
Google Colab and Kaggle. Starting off with the
easy-to-use Colab notebook, I'll make sure to give
it access to a GPU. Then kick off installation. If you selected the option to
download the Python environment to drive, you only need to wait
for the download the first time. An installation will complete
much faster in future runs. You can even run this step on a CPU
runtime just to save the files to drive. With the installation complete, it's
time for the first step of mesh generation. Creating images and normals. Start up the web UI with your tunnel
of choice. I'll go with local tunnel. You can copy the IP
address here and use it as a key to enter the UI as
soon as it's up and running. Have a look at the output and wait for the
line that says it's running on a local URL. This can take a minute.
Then switch back to the UI tab. Now select a sample image or upload
your own and let the magic unfold. When the app is done
generating the images, stop the web UI and scroll down to
the mesh generation step. I recommend saving these to drive in case
the runtime disconnects while you're away. By default, this step will generate
the mesh from the last set of images. If you want, you can
change this by giving the exact path to the set of
images you want to use. You can find and copy them
from the file browser on the left. It's worth noting that
this step takes longer the first time in each session,
but is much faster later, so it's worth using the opportunity to
generate several meshes in the same run. You'll find the generated
mesh in the save folder, which will be either on your
drive or in the output folder. And here's our cute plushie. If your environment of
choice is Kaggle, follow the link to the notebook,
create your own copy, set the session options
to use a T4 GPU, keep the files, switch on Internet,
and it's ready to go. First time installation can
take a while to download files, but in future runs, this step will
complete in under two minutes. Fire up the web UI and wait for that magic
line that says it's running on a local URL. Then click the pinky link to reach the UI. When you're done creating
the images and normals, stop the web UI and head
over to Mesh Generation. Below you'll find a file browser web UI to
easily grab your outputs and free up space. Here's how Era compares to some of
the other 3D generation apps we've used. We've tested Unique3D,
Instant Mesh, Wonder3D, and Era3D on the same three
images to see the results. It's worth noting that the seed
value plays a role as well, so the output might have been a
little different with another seed. Also, we haven't tweaked
any apps default parameters. [Music] [Music]. Want to import the generated mesh
into Blender or other 3D editing software? To get those gorgeous colors to show
up, make sure Viewport Shading is selected. Add a material, click
the yellow dot next to the base color, and
select Color Attribute. If you need the model in GL
transmission format for other 3D programs, you can now
easily export it via the File menu. If you want to check out
Instant Mesh, which gives you the texture as a PNG image,
check out this video here. [Music] [Music] [ Music ].
