Needle
Needle is Still at launch price, 100% local processing, 49,- one time purchase 😀. It is ranked #154 on the Design Radar, in 3D & WebGL, first seen 21 days ago and shared in 4 posts (68.4k views).
What Needle says about itself
Reduce a model's triangle count and bake its detail into textures. 1,300,000 triangles down to 5,900, and it still looks the same. Runs in your browser. Local. Private.
What people said about Needle on X
100% local 3D mesh gen right in your browser, #WebMCP ready, plays well with ChatGPT and can be used in any #threejs project. Generating this model took ~3 minutes. https://mesh-baker.needle.tools
— @marcel_wiessler, 18 days ago · 290 likes · see the post
Just pushed another update further improving 3D model generation. It's amazing that this just takes ~1-2 minutes on a 3080. You can now try it yourself in the UI, either use a demo image or drop your own (nothing gets uploaded!) https://mesh-baker.needle.tools Let us know what you think! @NeedleTools #threejs #webgpu…
— @marcel_wiessler, 16 days ago · 273 likes · see the post
Local gen mesh => Meh 🙄 Local gen mesh + Simplify => Ok 😶 Local gen mesh + Simplify + Baking HD->LD = Now we're talking! 😎 Draw concept art to 3d production assets still have a long way to go, but it never seems so close !
— @makio64, 21 days ago · 21 likes · see the post
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Needle in numbers
- Rank on the Design Radar: #154 of 316
- Shared in 4 posts by 2 accounts: @marcel_wiessler, @makio64
- 68.4k views on those posts
- First seen 21 days ago, last shared 16 days ago
- Pricing seen by Jev: paid
- Market: 3D & WebGL
FAQ
What is Needle?
Still at launch price, 100% local processing, 49,- one time purchase 😀 It was first shared on X 21 days ago and is ranked #154 on the Design Radar.
Is Needle free?
It is a paid product.
Who shared Needle?
2 accounts on X, including @marcel_wiessler, @makio64, in 4 posts totalling 68.4k views.
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