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3D printed miniatures for your table, made with AI

Make the exact hero, villain or monster your campaign needs: describe it, generate a detailed model on a round base, scale it to your table and print it.

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Slow push-in over painted fantasy miniatures on a battle map
  • Your own characters
  • Base included
  • Scale to 28–32 mm
  • paid plans & credit packs

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How do you make 3D printed miniatures with AI?

To make 3D printed tabletop miniatures with AI, describe the character or monster standing on a round base, generate it in Kenerate AI's 3D Studio, get an STL (Rodin exports it directly), scale it to your game, commonly 28–32 mm, with the free STL editor, and print it, ideally on a resin printer for fine detail.

Key facts

Input
A prompt or a character drawing
Best engine
Rodin 2.5 at 150K triangles, STL
Base
Ask for “on a round base” in the prompt
Scale
Set the height in mm (e.g. ~32 mm for a human-sized hero at 28–32 mm scale)
Printer
Resin for fine detail; FDM for larger monsters and terrain
Access
Generation on paid plans and credit packs; print tools free

Start from a picture

Miniature ideas

Heroes and monsters on round bases — describe yours or start from a picture.

Reference images made with Seedream 5.0 Pro. “To 3D” opens Image to 3D in the 3D Studio with that picture.

Why Kenerate

Custom 3D printed miniatures you actually need

No more proxying a goblin with a meeple.

  • Painted 3D printed fantasy miniatures on a game board

    Any character, any monster

    Player characters, NPCs, bosses and creatures — described in a sentence.

    Try it
  • A 3D printer nozzle printing a grey dragon miniature layer by layer

    Sculpted detail

    Dense meshes hold armour, faces and texture at tabletop scale.

    Try it

Also

What else it does

  • Base included

    Ask for a round base and it's part of the model — no gluing.

  • Scale it exactly

    Set the height in millimetres to match your game's scale.

Engines

Nine engines in one 3D Studio

Pick per job — draft fast, then rebuild your favourite on a stronger engine.

  • Rodin 2.5 title card — a studio-grade 3D model of an ornate vintage film camera on a turntable
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    Hyper3D

    Rodin 2.5

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 5 views)
    Files
    GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, STL
    Typical time
    about 2–3 min

    Studio-grade meshes from 2K to 500K faces, quad or triangle, with a HighPack for 4K textures.

    Open Rodin 2.5
  • Rodin 2 title card — a clean
    This page

    Hyper3D

    Rodin 2

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 5 views)
    Files
    GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ, STL
    Typical time
    about 2–3 min

    Clean, detailed meshes — the first photo drives the materials.

    Open Rodin 2
  • Meshy 7.1 title card — an ultra-detailed sci-fi motorcycle 3D asset on a turntable

    Meshy

    Meshy 7.1

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 4 views)
    Files
    GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ
    Typical time
    about 3–4 min

    Production assets with the finest Meshy geometry (2K / 4K), smart topology, rigging and animation.

    Open Meshy 7.1
  • Meshy 7 title card — a detailed game-ready stylised robot character in a T-pose on a turntable

    Meshy

    Meshy 7

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 4 views)
    Files
    GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ
    Typical time
    about 3–4 min

    Detailed game and product assets, with an Ultra detail switch, low-poly mode and auto-rigging.

    Open Meshy 7
  • Meshy 6 title card — a textured fantasy treasure chest 3D asset on a turntable

    Meshy

    Meshy 6

    Inputs
    Text · Photo
    Files
    GLB, FBX, OBJ, USDZ
    Typical time
    about 3–4 min

    Reliable textured meshes with a polygon budget you control — the engine 3D Studio started on.

    Open Meshy 6
  • Tripo P2 title card — a crisp game-ready 3D sword and shield asset set on a turntable

    Tripo

    Tripo P2

    Inputs
    Text · Photo
    Files
    GLB, FBX
    Typical time
    about 3–4 min

    Crisp, game-ready meshes with pro texture tiers up to Extreme and clean quad remeshing.

    Open Tripo P2
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  • Tripo H3.1 title card — a high-detail 3D sculpture of a dragon head on a turntable

    Tripo

    Tripo H3.1

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 4 views)
    Files
    GLB
    Typical time
    about 4–5 min

    High-quality meshes, with detailed geometry and a four-view mode for exact shapes.

    Open Tripo H3.1
  • GPT-6 Astra title card — a highly detailed 3D model of an ornate brass-and-leather explorer's drone hovering above a glowing turntable in a dark studio

    OpenAI

    GPT-6 Astra

    Inputs
    Text · Photo · Multi-view (up to 10 views)
    Files
    GLB
    Typical time
    about 5–6 min

    OpenAI's general GPT-6 Astra model run as a 3D job — follows long, detailed briefs and up to 10 reference photos, returns a GLB with PBR textures at real-world size. The slowest engine.

    Open GPT-6 Astra
  • Hunyuan 3D 3.1 Rapid title card — matte grey untextured clay 3D blockout models

    Tencent

    Hunyuan 3D 3.1 Rapid

    Inputs
    Text · Photo
    Files
    GLB (untextured)
    Typical time
    about 1 min

    The fastest geometry — an untextured (clay) GLB for quick blockouts, drafts and ideas.

    Open Hunyuan 3D 3.1 Rapid

Typical times are the studio’s own estimates; real runs vary with load and settings. Formats are what each engine returns — GLB previews in the browser, other formats download.

How it works

From character sheet to tabletop

Four steps.

  • Describe

    Race, class, gear, pose — and “on a round base”.

  • Generate

    Rodin 2.5 at 150K triangles; STL format.

  • Scale

    Set the height for your scale in the STL editor.

  • Print and paint

    Resin with supports, then prime and paint.

How to

How to use the AI Tabletop Miniature Maker

Time needed
Steps
4 steps

  1. Step 1

    Describe the miniature

    Keep weapons and limbs close to the body.

  2. Step 2

    Generate on Rodin

    150K triangles, STL.

  3. Step 3

    Scale to your table

    e.g. a ~32 mm tall human hero.

  4. Step 4

    Print

    Resin for detail; add supports; cure and paint.

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Text, photo or multi-view to a textured GLB, nine engines, the viewer & lighting, compare engines, gallery, download & chat

Chapters

Use cases

Popular minis

  • Player characters

    Exactly matching each hero's sheet.

  • Bosses and monsters

    Big centrepieces for key fights.

  • NPCs and crowds

    Shopkeepers, guards, villagers.

  • Wargame units

    Consistent troops from one prompt style.

Tips

Minis that print cleanly

  • Keep spears, staffs and swords close to the body or thicken them.

  • Dynamic poses look great but need more supports — start simple.

  • Print a test at your target scale before batching.

  • Resin needs washing and curing; wear gloves.

  • Print only designs you're allowed to — your own characters are safest.

Prompt guide

Prompts that make good 3D models

  • A tabletop miniature of an…

    A tabletop miniature of an orc warrior with an axe and a round shield on a round base

    Use this prompt

  • A 32 mm scale elf wizard mi…

    A 32 mm scale elf wizard miniature with a staff, flowing robes kept close to the body, round base

    Use this prompt

  • A large dragon miniature co…

    A large dragon miniature coiled on a rocky base for tabletop games

    Use this prompt

Example uses

How creators use the AI tabletop miniature maker

Illustrative examples of typical workflows, not customer reviews.

  • Painted boss miniature at the centre of a battle map surrounded by hero minis

    Game master

    A game master can create the exact boss a campaign needs and print it as a centrepiece for the big fight.

  • Painted half-elf bard miniature beside a character sheet and dice

    Player

    A player can describe their character's race, class and gear and get a mini that matches the sheet.

  • Resin printer build plate with a batch of miniatures on supports

    Resin printing hobbyist

    A resin printer owner can scale a batch of minis to 28–32 mm and print a whole squad at once.

FAQ

AI Tabletop Miniature Maker questions

Can AI make tabletop miniatures?

Yes. Describe the character or monster on a round base, generate it in the 3D Studio and download an STL.

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What scale are tabletop minis?

Many games use roughly 28–32 mm scale. STL has no units, so set the height you want in millimetres with the free STL editor.

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Resin or FDM for 3D printed miniatures?

Resin 3D printed miniatures capture small faces and details much better; FDM suits larger monsters and terrain.

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Are the miniatures pre-supported?

No. Add supports in your slicer before printing.

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Can you sell 3D printed miniatures made with AI?

Original designs you generate can be printed and sold; check each engine maker's terms, and don't copy protected characters.

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How do you paint 3D printed miniatures?

Clean the print first: remove supports, and wash and cure resin minis. Then prime it, paint thin layers of acrylic from the base colours to the details, and seal it with varnish. The round base doubles as a handle while you paint.

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Is it free?

Generation is on any paid plan or credit pack; resizing and converting files is free.

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In depth

AI Tabletop Miniature Maker, explained

Getting tabletop-quality minis from AI.

Scale and size

STL carries no units [1], so a mini's scale is whatever height you set. Decide the scale first, then set the model's height in millimetres; 3MF stores the unit for you [5].

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