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Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by xnx »

wincy wrote: post #21
abraxas wrote: post #16

What's the technical underpinning of this? Is this a novel prompt to 3D technique or is this a user interface on something preexisting?

I’d hazard a guess that this is using the Microsoft Trellis [0] open source project released last week. You can download the weights and the code right now, just need an Nvidia GPU with at least 16GB vram. I saw people doing this manually on X last Friday, using FLUX diffusion model -> Trellis -> Blender [0] https://trellis3d.github.io/

Yes. Creator confirms: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42400537

Re: BlenderGPT

#92

Post by rco8786 »

rvz wrote: post #87
knowitnone wrote: post #81

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why does it matter how it works? Either it works and people pay for it or it doesn't. Does every company owe you, the end user, an explanation on how their product works? While you're at it, maybe you can get all the secret recipes.

> why does it matter how it works? So we don't get another Theranos grift if this eventually raises money from private investors?

Big difference since this product appears to demonstrate that it does work.

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by simonw »

It did quite well on my "a pelican riding a bicycle" test: https://static.simonwillison.net/static/2024/a-pelican-ridin...

The 2D loading indicator it showed me was even better! https://blendergptv2-jobs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/generat... - anyone know what BlenderGPT uses for that? Might be FLUX or similar.

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by simonw »

gd3kr wrote: post #72
fourside wrote: post #40

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Sorry to sound like a party pooper but this project gives off strong “fake it till you make it” vibes. Most AI projects I’ve seen share some type of information on how they work, yet this is completely devoid of it. Is this a new approach to mesh generation or is it using existing tooling? Then you’ve got the “we think it’s really good” line when it’s really just you. Like, why the hand waviness, the use of “GPT” whe…

Understandable. For context, the GPT in the name comes from an earlier version of this project ( https://github.com/gd3kr/blendergpt ) which actually used GPT-4 to write python scripts that Blender would then execute. This would allow GPT-4 to program operations like instantiating primitives with the Blender Python API given only a text prompt (ex. "create 50 cubes") The new version of BlenderGPT (lets call this v2)…

What did you use for the 2D loading images? This one is really nice: https://blendergptv2-jobs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/generat...

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by oefrha »

takinox2 wrote: post #39
bogwog wrote: post #30

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I thought the exact same thing, especially considering how bare bones the site/app is. It's as if someone rushed to turn that into a subscription-based app as quickly as possible. I wouldn't even be surprised if the app itself was AI generated!

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If you want to support OP, creating suspicious throwaway accounts indistinguishable from sockpuppets/shills is high up on the NotToDo list.

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by conductr »

simonw wrote: post #94
gd3kr wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Understandable. For context, the GPT in the name comes from an earlier version of this project ( https://github.com/gd3kr/blendergpt ) which actually used GPT-4 to write python scripts that Blender would then execute. This would allow GPT-4 to program operations like instantiating primitives with the Blender Python API given only a text prompt (ex. "create 50 cubes") The new version of BlenderGPT (lets call this v2)…

What did you use for the 2D loading images? This one is really nice: https://blendergptv2-jobs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/generat...

lol at the gearing on the front wheel and the whole frame being backwards. Also no pedals or crank arms, the artwork is quite nice though

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by idiocache »

Kid's getting way too much hate for what seems to be quite a cool project! Oh he "just" put a UI in front of Trellis? Yes. He did. You didn't.

Keep up the good work, gd3kr :)

Re: BlenderGPT

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Post by ramon156 »

idiocache wrote: post #98

Kid's getting way too much hate for what seems to be quite a cool project! Oh he "just" put a UI in front of Trellis? Yes. He did. You didn't. Keep up the good work, gd3kr :)

I get your point, but it's annoying because the creator didn't specify this anywhere. If you look at a project like CodeBuff, its explained what the tool is made with.

OP didn't even check the Blender licensing, why would I respect such a barbones attempt at a project? At least be honest that it's just an interface with trellis.

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