This update includes:

• Improved README
• Added more information during setup
• Changed default backend to Remote -> Hugging Face, avoiding default behavior of heavy local models that may not work on most machines
• Heavy tools (LLaMA-Mesh, hyper3d) no longer block Blender main thread

Installation

Windows/Mac/Linux (CPU)

This version is slow for running local models, but supports more devices. If you meet the requirements, the GPU version is recommended.

Requirements

• Blender 4.2+

Steps

• Download meshgen-cpu-{platform}.zip in Assets below, depending on your platform
• In Blender, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons -> Click the arrow in the top right then Install from Disk
• Choose meshgen-cpu-{platform}.zip

Windows/Linux (NVIDIA GPU)

This version is much faster for running local models, but requires a high-end NVIDIA GPU.

Requirements

• An NVIDIA GPU with at least 8GB VRAM
• CUDA 12.1
• Blender 4.2+

Steps

• Download meshgen-cuda-{platform}.zip in Assets below, depending on your platform
• In Blender, go to Edit -> Preferences -> Add-ons -> Click arrow in the top right then Install from Disk
• Choose meshgen-cuda-{platform}.zip

Setup

Once installed, follow instructions in Setup.