Building Generator

Transform facade images into 3D Blender buildings with a simple web interface.

Example

Original Photo	Rectified	3D Model in Blender

Features

• Upload any building facade image
• Optional perspective correction for angled photos
• Automatic 3D building generation with customizable dimensions
• Exports directly to Blender (.blend) files

Quick Start

Mac Users

Simply double-click BuildingGenerator.command to launch the tool!

Other Systems

Run in terminal:

./launch.sh

Or manually:

python3 building_generator_server.py

The tool will automatically open in your browser at http://localhost:5555

Requirements

1. Python 3 - Usually pre-installed on Mac/Linux
2. Flask - Will be installed automatically on first run
3. Blender - Download from https://www.blender.org/download/

How It Works

1. Upload - Select a building facade image
2. Rectify (Optional) - Fix perspective distortion by clicking 4 corners
3. Generate - Set dimensions and create the 3D model
4. The .blend file is saved to your Downloads folder

Files

• BuildingGenerator.command - Mac double-click launcher
• launch.sh - Unix/Linux launcher script
• building_generator_server.py - Local web server
• building-generator.html - Web interface
• createBuilding.py - Blender generation script
• requirements.txt - Python dependencies

Troubleshooting

"Blender not found"

Click Settings in the web interface and select your Blender application.

"Flask not installed"

Run:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Port 5555 already in use

Edit building_generator_server.py and change the port number in the last line.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE for details.