TRELLIS README

The project's README from github.com/microsoft/TRELLIS. As one markdown file: README.md.

Structured 3D Latents
for Scalable and Versatile 3D Generation

arXiv Project Page

TRELLIS is a large 3D asset generation model. It takes in text or image prompts and generates high-quality 3D assets in various formats, such as Radiance Fields, 3D Gaussians, and meshes. The cornerstone of TRELLIS is a unified Structured LATent (SLAT) representation that allows decoding to different output formats and Rectified Flow Transformers tailored for SLAT as the powerful backbones. We provide large-scale pre-trained models with up to 2 billion parameters on a large 3D asset dataset of 500K diverse objects. TRELLIS significantly surpasses existing methods, including recent ones at similar scales, and showcases flexible output format selection and local 3D editing capabilities which were not offered by previous models.

Check out our Project Page for more videos and interactive demos!

🌟 Features

⏩ Updates

03/25/2025

12/26/2024

12/18/2024

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

Installation Steps

  1. Clone the repo:

    git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/microsoft/TRELLIS.git
    cd TRELLIS
    
  2. Install the dependencies:

    Before running the following command there are somethings to note:

    • By adding --new-env, a new conda environment named trellis will be created. If you want to use an existing conda environment, please remove this flag.
    • By default the trellis environment will use pytorch 2.4.0 with CUDA 11.8. If you want to use a different version of CUDA (e.g., if you have CUDA Toolkit 12.2 installed and do not want to install another 11.8 version for submodule compilation), you can remove the --new-env flag and manually install the required dependencies. Refer to PyTorch for the installation command.
    • If you have multiple CUDA Toolkit versions installed, PATH should be set to the correct version before running the command. For example, if you have CUDA Toolkit 11.8 and 12.2 installed, you should run export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-11.8/bin:$PATH before running the command.
    • By default, the code uses the flash-attn backend for attention. For GPUs do not support flash-attn (e.g., NVIDIA V100), you can remove the --flash-attn flag to install xformers only and set the ATTN_BACKEND environment variable to xformers before running the code. See the Minimal Example for more details.
    • The installation may take a while due to the large number of dependencies. Please be patient. If you encounter any issues, you can try to install the dependencies one by one, specifying one flag at a time.
    • If you encounter any issues during the installation, feel free to open an issue or contact us.

    Create a new conda environment named trellis and install the dependencies:

    . ./setup.sh --new-env --basic --xformers --flash-attn --diffoctreerast --spconv --mipgaussian --kaolin --nvdiffrast
    

    The detailed usage of setup.sh can be found by running . ./setup.sh --help.

    Usage: setup.sh [OPTIONS]
    Options:
        -h, --help              Display this help message
        --new-env               Create a new conda environment
        --basic                 Install basic dependencies
        --train                 Install training dependencies
        --xformers              Install xformers
        --flash-attn            Install flash-attn
        --diffoctreerast        Install diffoctreerast
        --spconv                Install spconv
        --mipgaussian           Install mip-splatting
        --kaolin                Install kaolin
        --nvdiffrast            Install nvdiffrast
        --demo                  Install all dependencies for demo
    

🤖 Pretrained Models

We provide the following pretrained models:

Model Description #Params Download
TRELLIS-image-large Large image-to-3D model 1.2B Download
TRELLIS-text-base Base text-to-3D model 342M Download
TRELLIS-text-large Large text-to-3D model 1.1B Download
TRELLIS-text-xlarge Extra-large text-to-3D model 2.0B Download

Note: It is always recommended to use the image conditioned version of the models for better performance.

Note: All VAEs are included in TRELLIS-image-large model repo.

The models are hosted on Hugging Face. You can directly load the models with their repository names in the code:

TrellisImageTo3DPipeline.from_pretrained("microsoft/TRELLIS-image-large")

If you prefer loading the model from local, you can download the model files from the links above and load the model with the folder path (folder structure should be maintained):

TrellisImageTo3DPipeline.from_pretrained("/path/to/TRELLIS-image-large")

💡 Usage

Minimal Example

Here is an example of how to use the pretrained models for 3D asset generation.

import os
# os.environ['ATTN_BACKEND'] = 'xformers'   # Can be 'flash-attn' or 'xformers', default is 'flash-attn'
os.environ['SPCONV_ALGO'] = 'native'        # Can be 'native' or 'auto', default is 'auto'.
                                            # 'auto' is faster but will do benchmarking at the beginning.
                                            # Recommended to set to 'native' if run only once.

import imageio
from PIL import Image
from trellis.pipelines import TrellisImageTo3DPipeline
from trellis.utils import render_utils, postprocessing_utils

# Load a pipeline from a model folder or a Hugging Face model hub.
pipeline = TrellisImageTo3DPipeline.from_pretrained("microsoft/TRELLIS-image-large")
pipeline.cuda()

# Load an image
image = Image.open("assets/example_image/T.png")

# Run the pipeline
outputs = pipeline.run(
    image,
    seed=1,
    # Optional parameters
    # sparse_structure_sampler_params={
    #     "steps": 12,
    #     "cfg_strength": 7.5,
    # },
    # slat_sampler_params={
    #     "steps": 12,
    #     "cfg_strength": 3,
    # },
)
# outputs is a dictionary containing generated 3D assets in different formats:
# - outputs['gaussian']: a list of 3D Gaussians
# - outputs['radiance_field']: a list of radiance fields
# - outputs['mesh']: a list of meshes

# Render the outputs
video = render_utils.render_video(outputs['gaussian'][0])['color']
imageio.mimsave("sample_gs.mp4", video, fps=30)
video = render_utils.render_video(outputs['radiance_field'][0])['color']
imageio.mimsave("sample_rf.mp4", video, fps=30)
video = render_utils.render_video(outputs['mesh'][0])['normal']
imageio.mimsave("sample_mesh.mp4", video, fps=30)

# GLB files can be extracted from the outputs
glb = postprocessing_utils.to_glb(
    outputs['gaussian'][0],
    outputs['mesh'][0],
    # Optional parameters
    simplify=0.95,          # Ratio of triangles to remove in the simplification process
    texture_size=1024,      # Size of the texture used for the GLB
)
glb.export("sample.glb")

# Save Gaussians as PLY files
outputs['gaussian'][0].save_ply("sample.ply")

After running the code, you will get the following files:

Web Demo

app.py provides a simple web demo for 3D asset generation. Since this demo is based on Gradio, additional dependencies are required:

. ./setup.sh --demo

After installing the dependencies, you can run the demo with the following command:

python app.py

Then, you can access the demo at the address shown in the terminal.

📚 Dataset

We provide TRELLIS-500K, a large-scale dataset containing 500K 3D assets curated from Objaverse(XL), ABO, 3D-FUTURE, HSSD, and Toys4k, filtered based on aesthetic scores. Please refer to the dataset README for more details.

🏋️‍♂️ Training

TRELLIS’s training framework is organized to provide a flexible and modular approach to building and fine-tuning large-scale 3D generation models. The training code is centered around train.py and is structured into several directories to clearly separate dataset handling, model components, training logic, and visualization utilities.

Code Structure

Training Setup

  1. Prepare the Environment:

    • Ensure all training dependencies are installed.
    • Use a Linux system with an NVIDIA GPU (The models are trained on NVIDIA A100 GPUs).
    • For distributed training, verify that your nodes can communicate through the designated master address and port.
  2. Dataset Preparation:

    • Organize your dataset similar to TRELLIS-500K. Specify your dataset path using the --data_dir argument when launching training.
  3. Configuration Files:

    • Training hyperparameters and model architectures are defined in configuration files under the configs/ directory.
    • Example configuration files include:
Config Pretained Model Description
vae/ss_vae_conv3d_16l8_fp16.json Encoder Decoder Sparse structure VAE
vae/slat_vae_enc_dec_gs_swin8_B_64l8_fp16.json Encoder Decoder SLat VAE with Gaussian Decoder
vae/slat_vae_dec_rf_swin8_B_64l8_fp16.json Decoder SLat Radiance Field Decoder
vae/slat_vae_dec_mesh_swin8_B_64l8_fp16.json Decoder SLat Mesh Decoder
generation/ss_flow_img_dit_L_16l8_fp16.json Denoiser Image conditioned sparse structure Flow Model
generation/slat_flow_img_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16.json Denoiser Image conditioned SLat Flow Model
generation/ss_flow_txt_dit_B_16l8_fp16.json Denoiser Base text-conditioned sparse structure Flow Model
generation/slat_flow_txt_dit_B_64l8p2_fp16.json Denoiser Base text-conditioned SLat Flow Model
generation/ss_flow_txt_dit_L_16l8_fp16.json Denoiser Large text-conditioned sparse structure Flow Model
generation/slat_flow_txt_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16.json Denoiser Large text-conditioned SLat Flow Model
generation/ss_flow_txt_dit_XL_16l8_fp16.json Denoiser Extra-large text-conditioned sparse structure Flow Model
generation/slat_flow_txt_dit_XL_64l8p2_fp16.json Denoiser Extra-large text-conditioned SLat Flow Model

Command-Line Options

The training script can be run as follows:

usage: train.py [-h] --config CONFIG --output_dir OUTPUT_DIR [--load_dir LOAD_DIR] [--ckpt CKPT] [--data_dir DATA_DIR] [--auto_retry AUTO_RETRY] [--tryrun] [--profile] [--num_nodes NUM_NODES] [--node_rank NODE_RANK] [--num_gpus NUM_GPUS] [--master_addr MASTER_ADDR] [--master_port MASTER_PORT]

options:
  -h, --help                    show this help message and exit
  --config CONFIG               Experiment config file
  --output_dir OUTPUT_DIR       Output directory
  --load_dir LOAD_DIR           Load directory, default to output_dir
  --ckpt CKPT                   Checkpoint step to resume training, default to latest
  --data_dir DATA_DIR           Data directory
  --auto_retry AUTO_RETRY       Number of retries on error
  --tryrun                      Try run without training
  --profile                     Profile training
  --num_nodes NUM_NODES         Number of nodes
  --node_rank NODE_RANK         Node rank
  --num_gpus NUM_GPUS           Number of GPUs per node, default to all
  --master_addr MASTER_ADDR     Master address for distributed training
  --master_port MASTER_PORT     Port for distributed training

Example Training Commands

Single-node Training

To train a image-to-3D stage 2 model with a single machine.

python train.py \
  --config configs/vae/slat_vae_dec_mesh_swin8_B_64l8_fp16.json \
  --output_dir outputs/slat_vae_dec_mesh_swin8_B_64l8_fp16_1node \
  --data_dir /path/to/your/dataset1,/path/to/your/dataset2 \

The script will automatically distribute the training across all available GPUs. Specify the number of GPUs with the --num_gpus flag if you want to limit the number of GPUs used.

Multi-node Training

To train a image-to-3D stage 2 model with multiple GPUs across nodes (e.g., 2 nodes):

python train.py \
  --config configs/generation/slat_flow_img_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16.json \
  --output_dir outputs/slat_flow_img_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16_2nodes \
  --data_dir /path/to/your/dataset1,/path/to/your/dataset2 \
  --num_nodes 2 \
  --node_rank 0 \
  --master_addr $MASTER_ADDR \
  --master_port $MASTER_PORT

Be sure to adjust node_rank, master_addr, and master_port for each node accordingly.

Resuming Training

By default, training will resume from the latest saved checkpoint in the same output directory. To specify a specific checkpoint to resume from, use the --load_dir and --ckpt flags:

python train.py \
  --config configs/generation/slat_flow_img_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16.json \
  --output_dir outputs/slat_flow_img_dit_L_64l8p2_fp16_resume \

TRELLIS (microsoft/TRELLIS)

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What is this?Microsoft's large 3D asset generation model: feed it a text or image prompt and it generates high-quality 3D assets as Radiance Fields, 3D Gaussians, or meshes. It is the official code for a CVPR'25 Spotlight paper.
Am I looking at a Python library, a ready app, or an online service?A Python research codebase with pretrained model weights: you run example scripts, call its pipelines from your own code, or use the Gradio web demo (app.py). There is no hosted service.
How do I get it running?Clone the repo, then run . ./setup.sh --new-env — it creates a conda environment named 'trellis' with PyTorch 2.4.0 + CUDA 11.8 by default. After that, models load straight from Hugging Face by name, e.g. TRELLIS-image-large.
What software do I need to have ready first?CUDA Toolkit (tested with 11.8 and 12.2) to compile submodules, Conda for dependency management, and Python 3.8 or higher. The install is heavy and can take a while.
Does it run on Windows, or Linux only?Only Linux is tested; a Windows setup is described in issue #3 but is not fully tested. macOS is never mentioned — the hard NVIDIA GPU requirement rules it out anyway.
Does generation happen in the cloud, or on my own machine?On your own machine: inference runs on your GPU, and weights either load from Hugging Face by repo name or from a downloaded local folder. No cloud APIs or accounts are involved.
Will my GPU be able to run this?You need an NVIDIA card with at least 16GB of memory — verified on A100 and A6000. On GPUs without flash-attn support (e.g. V100), install with xformers instead and set ATTNBACKEND=xformers.
What do I actually get out of it?The minimal example saves a textured mesh as sample.glb, a 3D Gaussian representation as sample.ply, and preview videos for each format — Gaussian, Radiance Field, and mesh.
Can I edit the assets it generates?Yes — flexible editing is a headline feature: it can generate variants of the same object and do local editing of a 3D asset. example_variant.py shows asset variants generation, released in March 2025.
Which pretrained models are there, and which one should I pick?Four: TRELLIS-image-large (1.2B) plus text models in base (342M), large (1.1B) and xlarge (2.0B) sizes. Pick the image model — the README recommends generating an image with a text-to-image model first, since text-conditioned models are less creative and detailed due to data limitations.
What is SLAT?The paper's core idea: a unified Structured LATent (SLAT) representation that lets one model decode into different output formats, with Rectified Flow Transformers as backbones. Pretrained models go up to 2B parameters, trained on 500K diverse 3D objects.
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