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Tabletop Miniature: Grey primer example
Grey primer · example
Grey primer

Unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, like a freshly printed resin miniature

Describe it or add a sketch to start

Behind the scenes

How this template works

Miniatures need compact poses, heroic proportions and a flat base, so the template designs the character that way in Image Studio before building it in 3D.

  1. 1
    Step 1 · Image Studio

    Design the miniature

    Image Studio draws your character as a 28 mm-scale miniature with limbs and weapons close to the body (they break less) on a round 32 mm base.

    Nano Banana 2.1 (text) or GPT Image 2.5 Flare (sketch) · 1K

    Open Image Studio
  2. 2
    Step 2 · Image to 3D

    Build the 3D model

    Image to 3D (Prism 3.1) turns the design into a 3D model. Scale it to 32 mm in Print Export.

    Prism 3.1 · Fast textures · Standard mesh

    Open Image to 3D

Tips for the best result

  • Describe race, class, weapon and one distinctive detail.
  • Ask for a compact pose; spread-out arms are fragile at 32 mm.
  • Print in resin for the best detail at this scale.

Do it yourself for more control

  • Use Ultra mesh quality in Image to 3D for crisper armour and faces.
  • Use Split for printing to cut the model into resin-friendly parts.
  • Use Add Base to swap in a textured round or square base.

Good to know

At 32 mm, details under about 0.3 mm (fingers, thin spears) may not print on FDM.

Real results

Made with this template

The card in the corner shows what went in.

Tabletop Miniature: example
From a sentence
Tabletop Miniature
Elf archer miniature
From a sentence
Elf archer with a hooded cloak and a longbow
Orc warrior miniature
From a sentence
Orc warrior with a giant axe and spiked armor
Wizard miniature
From a sentence
Old wizard with a tall hat and a glowing staff

Each example is an actual run of this template at Standard quality, made from a typed idea or a sketch.

MCP connector

Run this template from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor

Connect the 3D AI Studio MCP to your AI assistant and paste the brief into the chat. It runs the same steps with the same prompts and settings, shows you the result in the conversation and saves it to your library.

Style
Base
Pose
  1. Connect the MCP once in your account settings. It's included in every paid plan.
  2. Copy the brief and swap the example in the first line for your own.
  3. Paste it into a new chat. Your assistant runs every step and shows you each result.
Tools it calls
generate_image_nano_2_1upload_imageedit_image_gptgenerate_prism_3_1convert_modelget_generationshow_generation
What the MCP connector doesSetup guides
Chat brief · Tabletop Miniature
Use the 3D AI Studio MCP to run the "Tabletop Miniature" template (https://www.3daistudio.com/templates/miniature-generator) for me.

My idea: Dwarf ranger with a crossbow and a fur cloak
Style: Grey primer
Base: Plain
Pose: Ready

Follow these steps in order. The prompts and settings are the template's own, so use them word for word and only put my idea where it says {MY IDEA}.

1. Design the miniature
Call generate_image_nano_2_1 with aspect_ratio "1:1", resolution "1K", output_format "png" and this prompt:
"""
Character: {MY IDEA}. A single tabletop wargaming miniature: heroic 28mm-scale proportions (slightly enlarged head, hands and weapon), a dynamic but compact pose with limbs and equipment kept close to the body, standing on a round flat 32mm base. Crisp sculpted detail suitable for resin printing. The entire miniature and base visible, centered, three-quarter front view, generous empty margin. Isolated on a seamless pure white (#FFFFFF) background, soft even studio lighting, no shadows on the background, no text. Material: unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, like a freshly printed resin miniature. Light and surfaces: soft, even, diffuse studio light from the front, and at most a soft satin sheen: no mirror-like gloss, no bright white hot spots or glare, and no reflections of lights, windows or surroundings.
"""
If I want to start from a sketch or reference image instead, call upload_image so I can hand it over, then call edit_image_gpt with the upload in images, quality "low", output_format "png" and this prompt:
"""
Turn the character in the reference image into a tabletop miniature, keeping its design, outfit and equipment. A single tabletop wargaming miniature: heroic 28mm-scale proportions (slightly enlarged head, hands and weapon), a dynamic but compact pose with limbs and equipment kept close to the body, standing on a round flat 32mm base. Crisp sculpted detail suitable for resin printing. The entire miniature and base visible, centered, three-quarter front view, generous empty margin. Isolated on a seamless pure white (#FFFFFF) background, soft even studio lighting, no shadows on the background, no text. Material: unpainted, uniform matte grey primer, like a freshly printed resin miniature. Light and surfaces: soft, even, diffuse studio light from the front, and at most a soft satin sheen: no mirror-like gloss, no bright white hot spots or glare, and no reflections of lights, windows or surroundings.
"""

2. Build the 3D model
Call generate_prism_3_1 with the task_id of the image from step 1 in images, texture_model "3.5", texture_quality "fast", geometry_quality "standard", pbr false, lighting_removal false.

3. Export
Export it for printing: call convert_model on the 3D model with output_format "3mf" (or "stl" if I ask for it), plus max_size and unit "cm" if I gave you a print size.

After each generation call, keep polling get_generation with its task_id until it completes, then show me the result with show_generation before you start the next step.

Or automate it with the API

The same tools are available through the 3D AI Studio API. Call them from your own code to make hundreds at once, build them into your app or run them in your pipeline.

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