{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7ce73920f44a5eb4a9ef5f20","clusterId":"c_382c8ad6ccd7d7a8d87e1571","slug":"formas-announces-cartesian-an-ai-3d-modeling-tool-that-turns-notes-into-editable-models","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Formas Announces Cartesian, An AI 3D Modeling Tool That Turns Notes Into Editable Models","summary":"Formas, which develops AI-native design tools, announced Cartesian, a tool that generates 3D models of buildings and furniture from word instructions, sketches, photos, floor plans, scans, or existing 3D models. Generated parts stay individually editable, so a chair, table, or plant can be changed on its own. Output opens in SketchUp and Rhino, and sample 3DM and STL files are downloadable. Preview registration is open by waitlist.","whyItMatters":"Cartesian targets the early design step, where a layout has to become something concrete before anyone commits to it, and it keeps the output in file formats CAD users already work in.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eFormas is taking waitlist signups for Cartesian ahead of a preview, with no release date given. The tool accepts mixed input: a written instruction, a photo, a floor plan, a sketch, a scan, or an existing 3D model, and it builds the model to match.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditing happens at the part level. In Formas\u0026#39; restaurant example, a chair, a table, or a houseplant can be selected and moved without regenerating everything around it. The company says the results can be opened in SketchUp and Rhino, and it offers sample output as 3DM or STL files, including desktop lamps, mesh benches, and dining kitchen layouts.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Cartesian keeps every generated part separately editable, so a chair can change without redrawing the room. That granularity is what separates it from image-to-3D generators, which hand back one fused mesh.","twitterPost":"Cartesian's real claim is granularity: each generated part stays editable, so a chair changes without touching the room around it.","threadsPost":"Cartesian's pitch is not generation speed but granularity. Each part stays separately editable, so a chair, table, or plant can be swapped without rebuilding the room, and the output opens in SketchUp and Rhino rather than staying locked in Formas' tool.","newsletterBlurb":"Formas announced Cartesian, an AI tool that generates 3D models of buildings and furniture from word instructions, sketches, photos, floor plans, or scans. Each part in the model can be edited on its own, and the output opens in SketchUp and Rhino. Preview registration runs through a waitlist.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260918-cartesian-formas-ai-3d-model/\",\"title\":\"Cartesian: An AI-powered 3D modeling tool that lets you freely turn buildings and furniture into 3D with word instructions and sketches\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4727,"outputTokens":611,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789735465,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T12:39:32.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_382c8ad6ccd7d7a8d87e1571","canonicalTitle":"言葉による指示やスケッチで建物や家具を自由自在に3D化できるAI搭載3Dモデリングツール「Cartesian」","representativeArticleId":"a_0af7672258ebf97388de3543","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Cartesian\"],\"studios\":[\"Formas\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T12:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260918-cartesian-formas-ai-3d-model/","title":"言葉による指示やスケッチで建物や家具を自由自在に3D化できるAI搭載3Dモデリングツール「Cartesian」"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Cartesian"],"studios":["Formas"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}