Introducing Merge Creator

With the new Merge Creator app from Merge EDU, students can 3D scan real-world objects, upload 3D models, edit their creations, add multimedia labels and more. Learn how to use Merge Creator Here.

Two exciting updates are coming to Merge Creator soon: an animation feature which will allow students to animate their 3D models, and an AI object creation feature which will allow students to generate 3D models using AI technology.

What Students Can do Today

Scan the World Around You

With Merge Creator's 3D scanning feature, students can convert real-world objects into virtual 3D models. Whether it's an art project, fossil, historic artifact from your community, or even a cherished family heirloom, 3D scanning these physical objects allows you to create digital versions that you can experience in augmented reality.

Upload Your Creations

Already working with Tinkercad, Minecraft, Fusion 360, or other 3D modeling tools? Merge Creator allows students to upload their own 3D models, or even those found online, instantly bringing them to life in augmented reality. Now, creations made in your favorite 3D design apps are just a few clicks away from becoming tangible experiences on the Merge Cube.

Edit with Ease

Students can fine-tune their 3D models directly in the Merge Creator app, adjusting the way their 3D models appear on the Merge Cube or when placed in the real world. Students can also adjust the way object thumbnails appear.

Add Multimedia Labels for Richer Learning

Students can also add multimedia labels to their objects: text, audio, photo and video annotations. Multimedia labels make it easy for students to showcase their understanding, explain processes, provide additional context, or highlight key features of their 3D models—making presentations and class projects more dynamic and informative.

New Animation and AI Object Creation Tools 

Animation in Merge Creator

Students will be able to add animations to their own objects using a simple UI rather than complicated animation tools. 

Merge Creator will also import animations on 3D models imported from other 3D programs, and students can choose which animation to play. This allows a richer experience when viewing 3D objects in the Object Viewer app. For example, students can see how a bird flaps its wings while flying, how it lands, and how it eats. The animation feature can also be used to show exploded views of complicated objects like engines, isolating the parts so students can study and learn how the components interact to create systems.

AI Object Creation 

Students will be able to create AI-generated 3D models with Merge Creator by converting drawings, photographs of real-world objects or people, and by using text prompts. With Merge Creator we’ve streamlined the creation process so that students can choose a starting point for their creations, or they can use our AI creation engine to empower to create their own AI prompts and discover how AI works first hand.

Merge Creator’s AI object creation features will allow students to supercharge the design creation process, enabling them to go from inspiration to creation in minutes - not weeks or days.  

Preparing Students for the Future 

Merge Creator brings unparalleled opportunities to classrooms, makerspaces, and home learning environments, making it easy for students of all ages to dive into 3D creation, augmented reality, animation and AI creation. 

Students will no longer be limited by the technical requirements needed to bring their ideas to life in the real world, and instead will be able to move at the speed of thought. With Merge Creator, inventing, prototyping and creating can be unlocked for everyone. 

This new way to work and create will help prepare students for an AI-mediated world, where new kinds of jobs will be enabled, and the previous boundaries of technical skills will be redefined. The creative potential Merge Creator unlocks will enable a title wave of innovation for our students, inspiring the next generation of creators.