While Microsoft was busy updating yesterday Copilota with the fresh GPT-5 Openai model, he also quietly launched Copilot 3D. This is a free function that can transform a regular 2D image into a 3D model, which can then be used in creating games, animation, 3D printing, VR / AR and many others.
Copilot 3D I only need a good pristine 2D image, and you don’t even have to exploit any text hints. Microsoft recommends using images with a clear background or mighty separation between the object and the background. I tested Copilot 3D today and discovered that it works better when the image even has lighting and a sense of depth to support the AI model better convert 2D elements into 3D.
Copilot 3D is part of Copilot Labs, which means that this is a preview function that is currently available to users’ subset. You don’t have to be a Copilot Pro subscriber because it is open to all Copilot users around the world. You can Try it in the online version of Copilot.
However, in my circumscribed tests it does not work well on animals or people. I am not even sure what happened here, but it seems that Copilot tried to guess that my dog has a penis (he does), and then decided to put this penis on his back.
While Copilot 3D is struggling with the dog’s anatomy, it is much better to transform 2D objects into 3D. I experimented with a group of IKEA furniture, beach balls, an umbrella and some bananas. IKEA furniture from the seller’s website worked really well, giving me a 3D model, which I could easily come to the AR application and experiment. Copilot 3D was initially struggling with an umbrella, but when I used a picture of a larger depth, he almost perfectly recreated the umbrella. He added a shadow cast by a roller on an original umbrella image, but it is simple to edit in a 3D design tool. Bananas were also simple to work for Copilot 3D.
You need to exploit 2D images below 10 MB, and they must be JPG or PNG to work with Copilot 3D. After converting photos in 3D, they will be stored in the creation section for 28 days and you can download them freely in GLB format – which is compatible with 3D browsers, design tools and game engines. You can also convert GLB download to SLT if you want to import the result to a blender or start printing 3D any images.
I also tried to get Copilot 3D for conversion of Tim Cook and Taylor Swift images to 3D models, but he constantly refused. I just got the message “I can’t generate content”, which is probably the handrails of the model in action. Microsoft notes that you should exploit “the original images you have or have the right to use”, and not exploit images “containing representations of people without consent” or materials protected by copyright. I managed to effectively model 3D, even though the result was terrifying.
Copilot 3D seems to prevent you from creating 3D Mario models, even if the results are far from the great. Microsoft warns that “the use of an account or Copilot may be limited or suspended if we detect an attempt to send illegal content or content that violates the Copilot Code.”