Bad Decisions Podcast Using AI in 3D Softwares just got EASIER
Mar 9, 2026
A look at AI tools now embedded into 3D software and how that streamlines creative pipelines. A deep dive into a fruit fly brain emulated in a physics engine and what it means for modeling intelligence. A discussion about why not knowing how to code can be an advantage in product building and team composition.
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AI 3D Generation Inside Cinema 4D Speeds Production
- Maxon and Tencent integrated Hunyuan 3D into Cinema 4D to generate 3D assets from text or images inside the DCC tool.
- The host showed an alien workflow: AI generates a rigged base model, artist refines in ZBrush and Cinema 4D, cutting weeks of work to hours for background assets.
Use AI For Far Background Assets Not Foreground Detail
- Use AI to produce fast, low-detail assets where the camera distance or story doesn't require perfection.
- The hosts recommended keeping control: use mocap, design camera movement, and refine important foreground elements by hand.
Keep AI Tools Inside Professional 3D Pipelines
- Integrating AI into established 3D apps prevents workflow fragmentation and reliance on unstable web services.
- Faraz argued it's better for Maxon to adopt AI than force artists to jump between websites with inconsistent results.