Trellis2-mlx Transforms 2D Photos Into Detailed 3D Models Offline
The new release of Trellis2-mlx brings a powerful image-to-3D generation pipeline to Apple Silicon computers. It allows users to take a standard 2D picture and turn it into a detailed 3D model with textures. This software uses the Metal processing framework to run locally without needing an internet connection.
Developer Gtrg55 created this project to port the existing four-billion parameter TRELLIS.2 model to Mac hardware. They adapted the original system to run smoothly using the machine learning framework built specifically for Apple devices. This effort provides a practical way to generate high-resolution 3D assets directly from a laptop or desktop.
Native model execution and export tools
Key Features
- Provides stable high-resolution 3D image generation.
- Exports textured files with color data.
- Opaque material mode for solid surfaces.
- Fast mesh repair to clean geometry.
- Offers optional watertight voxel surface remeshing.
- Reports boundary edge count for quality.
This tool is ideal for digital artists and designers who need custom 3D models for their workflows. Small studios can use it to quickly prototype assets for games or visualizations. Anyone with a compatible Mac computer will appreciate the ability to generate these models entirely offline.
Developer notes and known limitations
The developer notes that the software was tested using an M4 Max chip with 128 gigabytes of unified memory. Lower memory configurations might work at reduced resolutions but have not been fully validated yet. Users should also be aware that high-resolution generation is compute-intensive and can take several minutes to complete.
"Native MLX backend for TRELLIS.2 on Apple Silicon, with practical 1024^3 image-to-3D generation and textured GLB export." Source: GitHub
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