AI Image to Print-Ready 3D Model | Repair, Split & Key with ModelSplitter

Today I’m taking you through the full workflow—from creating this one-eyed alien in ChatGPT, to turning it into a 3D model with Tripo, then bringing it into ModelSplitter.com to split it into separate parts and add alignment keys for assembly after printing. You’ll see how I choose where to split the model, follow its natural contours, and prepare the parts for printing and putting back together. I’m also preparing for ModelSplitter’s Kickstarter launch! If you’d like to follow its progress and hear when the campaign goes live, head over to ModelSplitter.com and join the mailing list. Kickstarter Launch: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... Prize Draw: https://modelsplitter.com/pro/ #ModelSplitter, #3dprinting #stl #3dmodel #kickstarterproducts 0:00 The full AI-to-print workflow 0:36 Making the alien as an image in ChatGPT 0:52 Turning that image into a 3D model with Tripo 1:59 Loading it into ModelSplitter 2:07 Why AI-generated models arrive broken 2:30 Repairing it, and why the first attempt fails 3:45 Separating the loose pieces 5:20 Why split at all — supports and wasted filament 6:11 Why not Blender or Meshmixer 8:19 Resizing: Tripo exports at grain-of-rice scale 9:11 Reducing the polygon count for faster cutting 10:35 The cutting tools and what each is for 12:16 Cutting the base off with the plane tool 12:55 Picking one ring so it doesn't cut the arm too 15:06 Joints: pins, loose tenons and magnet sockets 16:29 A bug live on camera, and the fix 19:04 Sizing the pins properly 21:31 Keeping the cut and carrying on 22:36 Taking the arms off with the band tool 27:35 The rope tool, and when to use it instead 31:29 Carving the eye out with the inlay cut 34:45 Cutting the iris and pupil for multi-colour printing 39:21 Colour coding, renaming and exporting the parts 42:30 What else ModelSplitter does 43:16 Why it's going to Kickstarter 46:19 Mailing list, prize draw and how to follow