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tl;dr

A Python tool that generates 3D objects from text prompts or images using Stable Diffusion as a guide, exporting results as mesh files, an accessible implementation of the DreamFusion research paper.

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    What it does
      Text to 3D mesh
      Image to 3D
      Export mesh files
    How it works
      NeRF 3D representation
      Stable Diffusion guide
      Instant-NGP renderer
    Inputs
      Text prompt
      Reference image
    Outputs
      Rotating video
      3D mesh with texture
    Requirements
      NVIDIA GPU 16GB VRAM
      CUDA installation

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what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Generate a 3D mesh of an object from a text prompt like 'a wooden chair' for use in 3D software or game assets.

VIBE 2

Convert an existing photo into a rough 3D model using the image-to-3D mode with Zero-1-to-3.

VIBE 3

Reproduce and experiment with DreamFusion-style text-to-3D generation research using publicly available Stable Diffusion.

what's the stack?

PythonPyTorchCUDAStable DiffusionInstant-NGP

how it stacks up fr

ashawkey/stable-dreamfusionchalarangelo/30-seconds-of-pythongarrettj403/scienceplots
Stars8,8308,8318,832
LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyhardeasymoderate
Complexity5/51/52/5
Audienceresearcherdeveloperresearcher

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how do i run it?

Difficulty · hard time til it works · 1day+

Requires an NVIDIA GPU with at least 16 GB of VRAM and a working CUDA installation, optional CUDA extensions must be compiled from source.

in plain english

Stable-Dreamfusion is a Python tool for generating 3D objects from text descriptions or images. You type a prompt like "a hamburger" and the system produces a 3D model you can view and export as a mesh file. The project implements the DreamFusion research paper using Stable Diffusion, a publicly available image-generation model, as the guidance engine, since the model referenced in the original paper is not publicly released. The authors note upfront that this is a work in progress and results do not yet match the quality shown in the paper. The 3D generation works by repeatedly asking a 2D image model to evaluate and refine a 3D representation called a NeRF (neural radiance field). The NeRF stores a 3D scene as a mathematical function and renders it from any angle. Stable-Dreamfusion uses an accelerated NeRF variant called Instant-NGP that can render at around 10 frames per second on a GPU with 16 GB of memory. Once training is done, you can export the result as a standard 3D mesh with textures. You run training from the command line with a text prompt. After training finishes, you run the same script in test mode to export a video rotating around the object or to save the mesh file. The tool also supports image-to-3D: if you start from an existing photo, you can pass it in instead of a text prompt, though this requires downloading an additional pretrained model called Zero-1-to-3. A simple graphical interface is included as well. The main requirements are a recent NVIDIA GPU (tested on a V100 with 16 GB of VRAM), a working CUDA installation, and Python with PyTorch. Setup involves installing Python packages and optionally compiling custom CUDA extensions. Google Colab notebooks are provided so you can try it without a local GPU.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1
Walk me through running stable-dreamfusion to generate a 3D mesh from the text prompt 'a red apple' on a local GPU.
prompt 2
How do I set up the Zero-1-to-3 model with stable-dreamfusion to convert a single photo into a 3D object?
prompt 3
What NVIDIA GPU and CUDA version does stable-dreamfusion require, and how do I verify my setup is compatible before starting?
prompt 4
How do I run stable-dreamfusion on Google Colab so I can try text-to-3D generation without a local GPU?
prompt 5
Explain how Instant-NGP and Stable Diffusion work together in the DreamFusion approach to produce a 3D mesh from a text prompt.

Frequently asked questions

what is stable-dreamfusion fr?

A Python tool that generates 3D objects from text prompts or images using Stable Diffusion as a guide, exporting results as mesh files, an accessible implementation of the DreamFusion research paper.

What language is stable-dreamfusion written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, PyTorch, CUDA.

How hard is stable-dreamfusion to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is stable-dreamfusion for?

Mainly researcher.

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