Shap-e

github.com/openai/shap-e AI Image Generators Open-source projectOpen source

Shap-E generates 3D objects conditioned on text or images; this repository contains its code and model release.

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About Shap-e

Shap-E is the official code and model release for Shap-E, a research system for generating 3D objects conditioned on text or images. The repository is a Python codebase that users install with pip and run through included Jupyter notebooks. It does not describe a hosted web service.

The notebooks cover three main workflows: sampling a 3D model from a text prompt, sampling a 3D model from a synthetic view image, and encoding an existing 3D model or trimesh into a latent representation and rendering it back. The page shows highlighted sample outputs from the text-conditional model, and it notes that the image-based workflow works best when the background is removed from the input image. The encoding workflow requires a separate installation of Blender 3.3.1 or higher. The code is released under the MIT license.

Key features

  • Samples a 3D model conditioned on a text prompt
  • Samples a 3D model conditioned on a synthetic view image
  • Encodes a 3D model or trimesh into a latent representation
  • Creates multiview renders and a point cloud from a 3D model
  • Renders encoded latents back into 3D views
  • Installs as a Python package with pip
Best for: Developers and researchers who want to run or study Shap-E's text- and image-to-3D code locally in Python.
Good for
  • Released as open source under the MIT license
  • Includes runnable example notebooks for each main workflow
  • Publishes highlighted sample outputs from the text-conditional model
Watch out for
  • The encoding notebook requires Blender 3.3.1 or higher and a BLENDER_PATH environment variable
  • Image-conditioned results are best when the input image has its background removed

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Language
English
Last checked
Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
Listed
Oct 5, 2026

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Shap-e FAQ

What license does Shap-E use?
The repository is licensed under the MIT license.
What is needed to run the encode_model notebook?
Blender version 3.3.1 or higher must be installed, and the BLENDER_PATH environment variable must be set to the path of the Blender executable.
How can I get better results from an image input?
The page recommends removing the background from the input image before sampling a 3D model from it.
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