[HN Gopher] 2D to 3D model and 3D print it
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       2D to 3D model and 3D print it
        
       Author : Jimmy6929
       Score  : 16 points
       Date   : 2025-07-26 09:36 UTC (3 days ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.amodeling.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.amodeling.com)
        
       | Jimmy6929 wrote:
       | I've been working on 3D modeling and 3D printing for Warhammer,
       | and me and my friend thought it would be really cool if we could
       | easily create custom landscapes or buildings. That's what sparked
       | the idea for Amodeling.
       | 
       | ran into a lot of breakdowns along the way, but we've managed to
       | fix most of them. There are still a few issues with the download
       | feature, though.
        
         | magic_hamster wrote:
         | How is this better than some of the other 2D to 3D AIs out
         | there? Once you have a 3D model, you can just send it to any
         | shop for 3D printing..?
        
       | overgard wrote:
       | Meta question, but why do these AI apps always have pink-to-blue
       | gradients on buttons? I see it all over the place!
        
         | amelius wrote:
         | I'm more concerned about why these AI apps always show cherry-
         | picked examples on the front page.
        
           | dylan604 wrote:
           | I'd love to see the AI slop site that shows the dirty laundry
           | of examples that don't work. It would be valuable if I had a
           | something similar to the failure to know that mine would not
           | work without have to go through the process.
        
       | hnlmorg wrote:
       | You might want to update one of the examples:
       | 
       | > A sleek robot with glowing blue eyes and modern design
       | 
       | Unfortunately that looks almost identical to "Astro Bot", Sony's
       | PlayStation mascot.
       | 
       | https://duckduckgo.com/?q=+playstation+astro+bot&iar=images&...
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       | Update: I love the idea for this site. I've been looking for
       | something like this too. But I don't like the idea of a monthly
       | subscription.
       | 
       | I could be tempted to pay, but I'd rather have _n_ models
       | generated rather than a monthly plan.
       | 
       | I suspect the kind of people who would use this would be more
       | infrequent designers. If they are generating enough each month to
       | justify a monthly subscription then I suspect they'd be
       | interested in this field enough to design their own models.
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       | Update 2: I just noticed there is a PAYG option available. Easy
       | to miss when reading on mobile.
       | 
       | One question regarding it: what happens if the model generated
       | isn't very good? Do you get a few options to choose from and then
       | only get charged for the (for example) STL? Or is it basically
       | pay your PS5 and hope for the best?
        
       | marcodiego wrote:
       | "Application error: a client-side exception has occurred while
       | loading www.amodeling.com (see the browser console for more
       | information)."
       | 
       | Great start
        
         | Animats wrote:
         | Now, "This deployment is temporarily paused".
        
       | ed_mercer wrote:
       | Crashes on my iPhone 12 mini, OOM?
        
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