Recipe G — Image → 3D asset

Outcome: A printable .glb mesh file generated from a 2D reference image, which is itself generated from a text prompt. Useful for product mockups, mini-print figurines, AR previews.

Approx cost: ~$0.12 per asset.

Script

copy#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

PROMPT="${1:-a low-poly fox figurine}"

# 1. Reference image — single object on a clean background
REF_IMG=$(visa-cli generate image \
    "$PROMPT, single object centered on pure white background, 1:1, no shadow" \
    --json --yes \
    | jq -r '.urls[0] // .filePath')

# 2. 3D mesh seeded from the reference image
MESH=$(visa-cli generate 3d "$REF_IMG" \
    --json --yes \
    | jq -r '.urls[0] // .filePath')

echo "Reference image: $REF_IMG"
echo "Printable mesh:  $MESH"

Cost breakdown

Variations

• Multi-view pipeline — generate 3-4 reference images at different angles, pick the best, then feed to 3D.
• Control the style upstream — bake the look ("voxel", "realistic", "stylized low-poly") into the image prompt in step 1; the mesh follows the reference image.
• For physical printing — pipe $MESH through a slicer (Cura, PrusaSlicer) outside this recipe.