Executive summary
Gizmo
An AI-powered Blender add-on that generates assets, materials, and scene variations with natural prompts, giving creators a faster, more intuitive workflow inside Blender.
Objectives
Build a Blender extension where AI could directly assist creators by generating procedural content and handling repetitive modeling/material tasks.
Market & Opportunity
Market size: Multi-billion dollar 3D design and gaming software market
Industry trends: AI-assisted creativity, generative design pipelines, plugin ecosystems
Competitive landscape: Few AI-first Blender add-ons; most generative tools are external to Blender
Target audience: 3D artists, Blender creators, game developers, VFX designers
Why now: Surge in generative AI adoption + Blender’s growing dominance in 3D workflows
Approach
We built an add-on that connects Blender to AI-driven MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, enabling generative asset creation, smart modifiers, and context-aware material generation—all from simple commands.
Challenges
Translating natural language prompts into Blender’s Python API, ensuring AI-generated assets didn’t break user workflows, balancing creativity with controllability.
Results
A working Blender add-on that drastically reduces time spent on routine tasks, allows “AI co-creation” inside Blender, and paves the way for more advanced AI-powered 3D workflows.
Funding & Partner Impact
Bootstrapped demo
Valuation: N/A
Credibility
Founder story
Kevin set out to explore how AI could merge directly with creative 3D pipelines. Instead of working outside the software, Gizmo plugs directly into Blender—meeting creators where they already work.