not a 3D modeling expert. Just a regular person who loves making things with a 3D printer. It all started when I lost my dog. Photos weren’t enough. I wanted something to hold, so I turned a picture of him into a 3D-printed coin. That was my first taste of AI 3D tools. Later, for my boyfriend’s birthday, I printed a model of his dream car, a Maybach. Again, I couldn’t model it myself, so I used AI to split it into printable parts. That’s when I realized: these tools are for people like me, who just want to make real things without spending months learning to model. Now, I’m hooked. I’m always testing new tools, trying to see what actually works without the headache. The biggest pain point for me has always been the mesh cleanup. Most tools give you a pretty preview, but once you try to edit or print, things fall apart. That’s why I’ve been comparing two recent approaches: Hunyuan 3D 3.1 and Hitem3D. Hunyuan 3D 3.1 (in ComfyUI) This update is all about production-ready asset prep. It brings smart topology, UV unwrapping, and 3D parts decomposition into one workflow. If you’re already deep into ComfyUI nodes and want to build a repeatable, local pipeline for clean meshes, this is a solid upgrade. It’s clearly built for technical artists or developers who need control and are willing to work in a node-based environment. Hitem3D It tackles the same cleanup problem but in a completely different way. No nodes, no complex setup. Their visual segmentation tool lets you literally lasso areas on a 2D image, and it automatically splits the 3D model into clean parts. The output is shockingly clean, ready for multi-color 3D printing or lightweight game dev right out of the gate. It feels designed for speed: for hobbyists, 3D printing folks, or solo devs who just want a usable mesh fast, straight from the browser. So, If you live in ComfyUI and want granular control for a production pipeline, Hunyuan 3.1 is worth the deep dive. If you want to go from an image to a split, printable, or game-ready model in minutes without touching nodes, Hitem3D is almost stupidly fast. i lean toward Hitem3D for my use case. quick, tangible prints from photos. but I’m curious: which workflow fits your style? totally open to suggestions. thanks, everyone! submitted by /u/Western_Presence_442
Originally posted by u/Western_Presence_442 on r/ArtificialInteligence