NativeBlend CLI

Open-source command-line interface for building 3D models in Blender using AI.

Features

• 🎨 Text & Image to 3D - Build models from natural language descriptions
• ⚡ Local Blender Execution - Fast rendering on your machine, no bandwidth waste
• 🔄 Real-time Progress - Live streaming updates from the AI agent
• 🎯 Multiple Quality Modes - Express, Standard, and Pro build modes
• 🔐 Secure - API keys stored in system keychain

Installation

pip install nativeblend

Or install from source:

git clone https://github.com/addy999/nativeblend-cli.git
cd nativeblend-cli
uv sync
alias nativeblend="uv run nativeblend --"

Then use nativeblend command in your terminal.

Quick Start

Make sure you have Python and Blender installed on your machine.

1. Initialize the CLI:

nativeblend init

2. Get your API key from nativeblend

3. Configure your API key:

nativeblend auth login
# Enter your API key when prompted

4. Build your first model:

nativeblend build "a low poly spaceship"

Usage

Build a 3D Model

# Basic build
nativeblend build "a red cube"

# Use different quality modes
nativeblend build "a spaceship" --mode pro

# Use a reference image
nativeblend build "a car" --image reference.jpg

# Use a specific style
nativeblend build "a car" --style low-poly
nativeblend build "a racing car" --mode pro --style realistic
nativeblend build "a spaceship" --image reference.jpg --style cartoon

# Enable verbose output
nativeblend build "a tree" --verbose

Modes

• express - Fast build, single iteration (<10min)
• standard - Balanced quality with refinement (<30min)
• pro - High quality with multiple refinement passes (<60min)

Styles

Use --style to control the visual aesthetic of your model:

• auto - Let the AI decide based on your prompt (default)
• low-poly - Flat-shaded faceted polygons, hard edges, bold solid colors — classic indie game asset style
• semi-realistic - Blend of realism and stylization
• realistic - Detailed, lifelike appearance
• cartoon - Smooth, rounded cartoon look
• geometric - Clean, hard-edged geometric forms
• voxel - Minecraft-like block-based style
• retro - Classic retro/pixel-art inspired
• pixel-art - picoCAD/PICO-8 style: low-poly flat-shaded geometry with unlit solid colors from the 16-color PICO-8 palette
• gamecube - GameCube/Wii-era quality: smooth-shaded rounded forms, slightly exaggerated proportions, simple diffuse materials (Animal Crossing meets Majora's Mask)
• jrpg - Isometric RPG fantasy: chibi proportions, ornate fantasy details, rich muted palette with metallic gold accents, smooth-shaded (Final Fantasy style )

Change output dir

By default renders and outputs are saved to ./outputs. Change this in your config:

nativeblend config set output.default_dir /path/to/outputs

Authentication

# Login with API key
nativeblend auth login

# Check authentication status
nativeblend auth status

# Logout
nativeblend auth logout

How It Works

1. CLI sends prompt - Your prompt is sent to NativeBlend's cloud API
2. AI builds code - NativeBlend creates Blender Python scripts
3. Inline execution - Blender tasks (rendering, exporting) run locally on your machine during the build stream
4. Iterative refinement - NativeBlend reviews renders and improves until perfect

Your Blender installation stays local - only prompts and small preview images are sent to the cloud. No background workers needed; everything runs inline in your terminal.

Configuration

Configuration file location: ~/.config/nativeblend/config.toml

[api]
endpoint = "https://blender-ai.fly.dev"
timeout = 300

[blender]
executable = "/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS/Blender"  # macOS
# executable = "/usr/bin/blender"  # Linux
# executable = "C:\\Program Files\\Blender Foundation\\Blender\\blender.exe"  # Windows

[output]
default_dir = "./outputs"
save_renders = true

Requirements

• Python 3.12 or higher
• Blender 4.5 or higher installed locally
• NativeBlend API key

Pricing

• Free Tier: 5 builds/month (express or standard mode)
• Indie: $29/month - Unlimited builds (express + standard + pro)
• Team: $79/month - Unlimited builds + 3 seats + team collaboration features

See pricing for details.

Troubleshooting

Blender Not Found

If you get "Blender executable not found":

# Set blender path explicitly
nativeblend config set blender.executable /path/to/blender

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/addy999/nativeblend-cli.git
cd nativeblend-cli

# Install development dependencies
uv sync

# Format code
black src/
ruff check src/

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.

Support

• 📖 Documentation (coming soon)
• 💬 Discord Community
• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 📧 Email: support@nativeblend.app

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NativeBlend CLI is powered by NativeBlend's proprietary AI agent infrastructure, combining industry knowledge with advanced vision models for iterative 3D builds.

Made with ❤️ by the NativeBlend team