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I'm glad the video was helpful. I printed that with the Bambu X1 Carbon. RG

@@CreatewithTech I certainly was! thanks a lot creative man 😃

I actually touched on what you're describing at the beginning of the video. This, however, is a beginner tutorial for what the z offset is, as defined in most 3D printing sites. It is also the first definition generated by Google: Z-offset is the distance between the tip of the nozzle and the top of the heated bed on a 3D printer. It's a parameter that adjusts the initial height of the print nozzle above the bed. It's always possible to have a more nuanced definition (which I guess yours is) but for a person trying to understand how to set the Z offset and get a general understanding of what it is, my explanation more than serves its purpose. Thanks for commenting. RG

Thank you... :)

Which version of Python are you using? Do a python --version command to see which version is installed...if it's higher than 3.12 it won't work...Pytorch needs 3.12 or lower to work. If that's the issue, uninstall python and reinstall 3.12 and then start again. RG

Hello @gottahavitvt...Glad to see you got it working. I'm not sure what you mean by not doing very well...I'm going to assume that you mean the meshes don't look very good...if that's the case, it's probably because of the images you're using. Generally you should try to get "3D" images...by 3D I mean images that have some depth...also, try to use high resolution images. I would look for images that are at least 1024 x 1024. Look at the MB count of your images. Make sure that it's at least 500K or even 1-2 MB...the bigger the image and the more details it has the better the 3D model will look. RG

@@CreatewithTech Yeah it just seems to falter far more than some of the online tools like makerworld and meshyai. I usually end up with a model with a 2d face on the front and like a blob or pyramid for the depth. While far from perfect the online tools seem to do a much better job which is unfortunate as I'd love to be able to do this offline.

@@gottahavitvt What you're experiencing reflects the quality of the images that you're using. You need higher resolution images with more 3D detail. Don't use cartoonish images. It tends to falter with these. If you want really high quality there is a much better open source 2D to 3D model called Trellis. The quality of the 3D models with this is unparalled. The only problem is that it needs a good quality GPU to work. If you've got a GPU with 16gigs of RAM I highly recommend you give it a try. Here's the link to the Github page: github.com/microsoft/TRELLIS

@CreatewithTech that's I will try it. I have a 4080 super

@@gottahavitvt Yes, that's the GPU I have and it works great with Trellis...try it and let me know if you like the results better. I think you'll be very impressed. RG

Yes, exactly! Python 3.13 does not work with PyTorch...this is why I suggested using Python 3.12 in the video. I knew that it works. Anyway, so glad you figured it out and got it working. Installing some of this stuff can be a real challenge. Now you can start playing with it and having some fun. No need to buy me a coffee...I'm just glad that it's all working for you now. Cheers. RG

Well, a high resolution image is one with a reasonable number of pixels per inch...You can tell a high resolution image by looking at it. Typically it would be nice and sharp. If it's a really tiny image though and you zoom in and it's a low resolution image you would be able to see the pixels. The way I find images, is by looking at their size (in terms of MB). The higher the MB count the higher the resolution...at least this is a good measure most of the time, with some exceptions...RG

Hi Tomas...did you use this command when trying to install Torch? pip3 install torch torchvision torchaudio Copy this command and try it again...let me know what happens...Good Luck. RG

@@CreatewithTech I'm going to go back and review everything. I'll let you know what happens.

Won't work. (venv) C:\TripoSR>pip3 install torch torchvision torchaudio ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement torch (from versions: none) ERROR: No matching distribution found for torch Thanks for trying.

@@ThomasYates916 I'm sorry. I know it must be frustrating. My suggestion is that you start again. Delete everything in the C:/TripoSR folder and start from scratch. Also check your Python version...by going to the Command Prompt and putting in this command: python --version . Which version do you have installed?? Let me know and I'll try to walk you through the installation. RG

@@CreatewithTech I started over as you suggested. I have Python 3.13.1. Rust is installed 1.84.0, cargo is installed 1.84.0. Everything went fine until I got to the point to install torch. Once again this is the error: (venv) C:\TripoSR>pip3 install torch torchvision torchaudio ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement torch (from versions: none) ERROR: No matching distribution found for torch. If it means anything I am using a brand new Lenovo All in One computer I got for Christmas. (I treated myself). Would this matter at all? Any other help would be appreciated.

Gradio is a web UI...but you need to install it. Not difficult really...try it. RG

@@CreatewithTech - I am sure it is easy, but in terms of wider adoption, it needs a standard interface. Looking forward to seeing more of your prints.

Thank you for the info! I'm going to install it too. I run Linux though. Installing will be easier for me 😊 I'm so happy that I stopped using windows decades ago.

This is the link for it, but it looks as though it's broken...it was working before :( huggingface.co/spaces/stabilityai/TripoSR

No...this is a problem with Gradio...the requirements.txt seems to be using an older version that doesn't work. You need to update Gradio...get back to the Windows Command Line Interface and make sure you're in the TripoSR folder and that you've enabled virtual environment. Once there you need to run the following commands, one by one... 1 pip uninstall gradio .... 2 pip install --upgrade gradio . Let me know if this works for you. RG

@@CreatewithTech OK that fixed the problem thanks

Why? Please explain. RG

Most slicers do support OBJ files but some older slicers do not. STL files are the standard format so I thought it would be a good idea to show the conversion process. Also, the surface geometry of STL files is simpler and generally tends to print better than OBJ files on certain printers. STLs also don't have any texture information which means they can potentially take less time to slice. It was also my experience that bringing the OBJ file directly into the slicer meant the placement of the model on the bed was not ideal and the model was also extremely tiny. So resizing and remeshing before slicing was a good idea. RG

It should run on Linux just fine...RG

@@CreatewithTech Thank you

Hello @ThomasYates916...I'll be making a step-by-step how to install video which I'll be posting in the next day or so. RG

Thank you for responding to me.

@@ThomasYates916 I've updated the installation guide in the description in case you want to try again. Let me know if it's clearer now and if you can get it to work. RG

@@CreatewithTech The more things I try the more confused I get. I've deleted everything I've done so far. I'm sorry to be such a pain but could you see your way clear to do a step by step video? I think that would help me a lot. At my age, I'm more of a visual person.

@@ThomasYates916 Hi Thomas...yes, I'm working on a step by step video...it's almost done. I'll have it up probably tomorrow afternoon. RG

This installation is actually on Windows 11. I'll be posting a step-by-step installation guide video in the next day or two. RG

I've updated the installation guide in the description in case you want to try to install again. RG

@@CreatewithTech vielen DANK

Hello @williamwebb2042...I'm sorry for the difficulties. Installation of this is definitely finicky. I'm going to work on a how-to installation video. Hopefully I'll have it up in the next few days. What is the specific error that you're seeing? One thing that you might try (it may or may not help) is put the error through Chatgpt and see if it gives some ideas. RG

@@CreatewithTech I am really surprised at how fussy this program is on ther Python version. A lot of people will install the latest version 3.13. It will not work. Unfortunately that's not my problem. Wehn I try installing requirements.txt here's what happens: Building wheel for torchmcubes (pyproject.toml) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × Building wheel for torchmcubes (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [26 lines of output] 2025-01-02 11:26:21,206 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - cmake should not be in build-system.requires - scikit-build-core will inject it as needed 2025-01-02 11:26:21,206 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - ninja should not be in build-system.requires - scikit-build-core will inject it as needed 2025-01-02 11:26:21,218 - scikit_build_core - INFO - RUN: C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-cy0hwzf0\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin\cmake -E capabilities 2025-01-02 11:26:21,239 - scikit_build_core - INFO - CMake version: 3.31.2 *** scikit-build-core 0.10.7 using CMake 3.31.2 (wheel) 2025-01-02 11:26:21,241 - scikit_build_core - INFO - Build directory: build *** Configuring CMake... 2025-01-02 11:26:21,289 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - Can't find a Python library, got libdir=None, ldlibrary=None, multiarch=None, masd=None 2025-01-02 11:26:21,296 - scikit_build_core - INFO - RUN: C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-cy0hwzf0\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin\cmake -S. -Bbuild -Cbuild\CMakeInit.txt -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpcd7dqhwp\wheel\platlib loading initial cache file build\CMakeInit.txt -- Building for: NMake Makefiles CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (project): Running 'nmake' '-?' failed with: no such file or directory CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! *** CMake configuration failed FAILURE!! [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. ERROR: Failed building wheel for torchmcubes Failed to build torchmcubes ERROR: ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (torchmcubes) (venv) C:\TripoSR\TripoSR> It looks to me like my file structure differes from what cmake expects. I don't see an obvious reason for that.

@@CreatewithTech Here is the error I am getting in the requirements.txt install. It looks to me like my file stucture differs from what requirement.txt expects. I am no Linux expert so my obervations end there. Building wheel for torchmcubes (pyproject.toml) ... error error: subprocess-exited-with-error × Building wheel for torchmcubes (pyproject.toml) did not run successfully. │ exit code: 1 ╰─> [26 lines of output] 2025-01-02 11:26:21,206 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - cmake should not be in build-system.requires - scikit-build-core will inject it as needed 2025-01-02 11:26:21,206 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - ninja should not be in build-system.requires - scikit-build-core will inject it as needed 2025-01-02 11:26:21,218 - scikit_build_core - INFO - RUN: C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-cy0hwzf0\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin\cmake -E capabilities 2025-01-02 11:26:21,239 - scikit_build_core - INFO - CMake version: 3.31.2 *** scikit-build-core 0.10.7 using CMake 3.31.2 (wheel) 2025-01-02 11:26:21,241 - scikit_build_core - INFO - Build directory: build *** Configuring CMake... 2025-01-02 11:26:21,289 - scikit_build_core - WARNING - Can't find a Python library, got libdir=None, ldlibrary=None, multiarch=None, masd=None 2025-01-02 11:26:21,296 - scikit_build_core - INFO - RUN: C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\pip-build-env-cy0hwzf0\overlay\Lib\site-packages\cmake\data\bin\cmake -S. -Bbuild -Cbuild\CMakeInit.txt -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:\Users\17147\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpcd7dqhwp\wheel\platlib loading initial cache file build\CMakeInit.txt -- Building for: NMake Makefiles CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:2 (project): Running 'nmake' '-?' failed with: no such file or directory CMake Error: CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER not set, after EnableLanguage -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! *** CMake configuration failed FAILURE!! [end of output] note: This error originates from a subprocess, and is likely not a problem with pip. ERROR: Failed building wheel for torchmcubes Failed to build torchmcubes ERROR: ERROR: Failed to build installable wheels for some pyproject.toml based projects (torchmcubes) (venv) C:\TripoSR\TripoSR>

@@CreatewithTech I got it! I discovered that the C++ component of Build tools was missing. After installing Build Tools you have to hit Modify and select it from the available packages. I discovered that sept on the github issues. I got a bit further. Far enough to see Torch was missing. I installed Torch with pip and requirements.txt would then work. I got to the last step and failed because onnxruntime was missing. I installed it and was able to bring up the web page at the local address. Oh happy day.

I've updated the installation guide in the description in case you want to try to install again. RG

I'm planning on doing an install video. Unfortunately sometimes the installation can be tricky. I had to overcome a few hurdles myself before I got it working. Stay tuned. RG

@@CreatewithTech it really doesn't like windows :(

@@CreatewithTech As Someone who has worked in IT for years, including with Linux and other open source software, I am having problems with following your instructions for installing TripoSR on my Windows 11 machine, especially with the last couple of steps. A separate video on the installation of TripoSR would be helpful as it is not straight forward. Also, you use a batch file to start TripoSR but I see no reference to where that file comes from or what is in it. Love the capabilities of TripoSR as you have shown but it is of no use to me if I can't get it installed.

@@dbenwit4321 Hi there...I'm sorry you're having issues with the installation. I agree, it can be a bit tricky...I'm actually going to update the information in the description in the next day or so for better clarity, and I'm also working on a video that I'll be posting (probably Saturday) where I'll show step by step how to install this project on Windows 11. I promise you'll have access to this soon. The batch file is something that I created myself to save me the time of having to go to the folder with the files and activate the virtual environment and then run the python script etc. I'll make the batch file available as well. I've been working on the video and clearer instructions for most of the day, but I don't think I'll be able to upload everything today. If I can I'll get everything up tomorrow, but more likely Saturday. RG

@@CreatewithTech OK thanks whenever you can get it done

Yes, you're correct. I'll add that code shortly. My description is too long because of the installation instructions and I can't post it. I'll try to make the install information more succinct so I can add that. RG