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by Jimmy6929 326 days ago
I’ve been working on 3D modeling and 3D printing for Warhammer, and me and my friend thought it would be really cool if we could easily create custom landscapes or buildings. That’s what sparked the idea for Amodeling.

ran into a lot of breakdowns along the way, but we’ve managed to fix most of them. There are still a few issues with the download feature, though.
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magic_hamster 322 days ago
How is this better than some of the other 2D to 3D AIs out there? Once you have a 3D model, you can just send it to any shop for 3D printing..?
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Jimmy6929 322 days ago
So this one for now, we just aim to make it work first but later on we are thinking to let user to choose which 3D AI models to generate coz different AI model are good at different test from my experience.

You can download the models and give it to other to print it or order it from us and we will print it for you. we dont mind :))

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bodhi_mind 322 days ago
While I think the concept is really cool, I instantly think that majority of users are hobbiest individuals who don’t want to pay. Are you finding traction?
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Jimmy6929 322 days ago
Well, we’re kind of aiming for people like that — designers, makers, or anyone who’s into tabletop games, coz we’re designers ourselves and love that space.

We’re still figuring things out though, if you have any suggestions?

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bodhi_mind 322 days ago
idk what your revenue is. I could be way off base, but I dont think hobby makers are going to be very interested in a subscription model (or $5 per generation). Its cool, but they'll flock to open source stuff or "bring your own AI model" kind of free tools (since those are usually cheaper and more configurable).
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Jimmy6929 322 days ago
Hmm, we just started (didnt make much money) and we try to make it as cheap as possible already, if you paid $5 you will get 30 generations and that's a pretty good deal. but i got what you mean.

Did you start a saas or hardware startup before?

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bodhi_mind 321 days ago
Yes, I run a cybersecurity real-time vulnerability alerts service.

As a hobby, I have a 3d printer and tiny cnc mill and design my own models using openscad, blender, Houdini.

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Jimmy6929 321 days ago
Damn! thats cool!

Mind if I can ask you more about running a saas, I can email you?

Just wondering how to find traction?

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