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.blend URL Viewer

Blog · Watch/Read · (gathered 2026-09-10)

  • Simon Willison released a new “.blend URL Viewer” tool, enabling users to view Blender .blend files directly in their browser by pasting a URL to a CORS-accessible file or GitHub repository, offering interactive controls and rendering mesh geometry, materials, and lighting.
  • The tool’s development was spurred by his ongoing experiments with generative AI, specifically using GPT-6 Astra and Blender to create 3D models.
  • He demonstrated a multi-stage AI workflow: first generating an image of a “Pluribus” themed Fabergé egg using ChatGPT Images 2.5, then feeding that image to Codex running GPT-6 Astra with a custom “Blender local skill” to produce the .blend files.
  • This process highlights the potential for advanced AI agents like GPT-6 Astra, when combined with specialized skills and image generation tools, to automate and streamline complex creative tasks such as 3D model generation from conceptual images.