See fields, atoms, and orbits in 3D instead of on a flat page
Ask for magnetic field lines, an electron orbital, or a pendulum in any chat, or open your physics chapter as a PDF. The labeled model appears in the message, where you can rotate and zoom it, or on its own page if you started from a PDF.
Beta. A full AI build uses 1 AI Creation Credit, and you confirm it first. Small chat edits are free.
Quick answer
Can AI make a 3D model for physics?
Updated October 2026 · 3D models are in Beta
Yes, as an explanatory model. Ask in any chat for magnetic field lines around a bar magnet, the shape of a p orbital, or a planet on an elliptical orbit, and Scholarly's AI writes a labeled model in three.js, animated if you ask. Motion and field shapes are drawn to explain the idea. It isn't a validated simulation, so don't take numbers from it.
Physics keeps asking you to imagine three dimensions on a flat page: the right-hand rule, field lines that curl around a wire, an electromagnetic wave with its electric and magnetic fields at right angles, a p orbital's lobes along an axis. Turn the model and you can see which way each one points.
Ask for motion when motion is the point. A pendulum can swing while its velocity and acceleration arrows change, a planet can speed up near the Sun the way Kepler's second law says, and a DC motor's coil can turn between its magnets. Build from your physics chapter or lab handout as a PDF so the symbols match your course, on the model's own page, or ask in chat right after an explanation and the model appears in the thread.
Know what it isn't. This is an explanatory model, not a physics engine. Scholarly doesn't read lab data or other data files, doesn't use measured values, and has no validated solver, and an animation can look right while its numbers are off. Don't take measurements or results from it. For lab work, use your instruments and analysis software. For a simulation with parameters you can change, try PhET for teaching, or COMSOL or MATLAB for engineering.
How it works
How to build a physics model
Describe the setup, say what should move, and confirm the build.
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Ask in chat or open your chapter
Ask in any chat, or start a 3D model from a physics chapter, problem set, or lab handout saved as a PDF.
- 02
Describe the setup
The objects, the field or force to show, the labels, and what should move. Confirm the build, which uses 1 AI Creation Credit.
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The AI writes the motion
Over a few minutes it writes the model in three.js, with vectors, field lines, labels, and animation where you asked for it.
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Watch, adjust, export
Rotate and zoom in the message, or open it full page. Change an animation's speed or a label by asking, and export on a paid plan.
Use cases
Where physics models help
When the hard part is seeing direction, shape, or motion in space.
Electricity and magnetism
Field lines around a bar magnet, a wire, or a solenoid, and the right-hand rule.
Atomic and quantum physics
Bohr shells next to s, p, and d orbitals, with the difference spelled out in the labels.
Mechanics
A pendulum, an inclined plane with its force vectors, or torque on a wrench.
Orbits and astronomy
Planetary orbits, Kepler's laws, and how Earth's tilt causes the seasons.
Waves and optics
An electromagnetic wave, interference from two sources, or refraction through a lens.
Machines
A DC motor, a generator, or a four-stroke engine, explained part by part.
Try asking
Physics requests to try
Describe the setup, what to label, and what should move.
Show the magnetic field lines around a bar magnet, with north and south labeled.
Build the s, p, and d electron orbitals side by side and label each shape.
Animate a pendulum and show its velocity and acceleration arrows through the swing.
Show a planet on an elliptical orbit and label the foci, perihelion, and aphelion.
Show an electromagnetic wave with the electric and magnetic fields at right angles, each labeled.
Build a DC motor with the coil, magnets, commutator, and brushes labeled, and make the coil turn.
Beta
What it can and can't do today
3D models are in Beta. For physics, that means explanatory models and scripted animation, not simulations or measured results.
Works today
- Field lines, vectors, orbitals, and orbits with the labels you choose.
- Animated motion written into the build, with a speed you can change by asking in chat.
- Builds in any chat and appears in the message, or builds from one physics PDF on its own page.
- On paid plans, export a 4K PNG, a transparent PNG, an 8-second 1080p turntable MP4, or a .glb file.
Not supported
- Not CAD-accurate or engineering-grade. Models explain how something works; they are not measured designs.
- No STL or OBJ export, and no 3D printing. Exports are images, a turntable video, and a .glb file.
- No manual 3D editing tools: no sculpting and no dragging parts. You change a model by asking chat.
- A model starts from one PDF or from an empty chat. For notes or slides, save them as a PDF, or describe the content in chat.
- It's a Beta: preview every draft before you apply it, and check the labels before a model goes in front of a team.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is this a physics simulation?
No. Motion is an animation written to explain an idea, not the output of a validated solver. You can ask it to follow a formula you give, but check the result, and don't report numbers from it.
Can I change values such as length or mass?
There are no built-in sliders. Ask chat instead: a size or an animation's speed is a small edit that doesn't use a credit, and new behavior counts as another build. For a simulation you can adjust yourself, try PhET.
Are the electron orbitals accurate?
They're illustrative. The AI draws the familiar shapes of s, p, and d orbitals, but it doesn't calculate wavefunctions or probability densities. If you need those, use a computational tool.
Can it show planetary orbits to scale?
Not usefully. At true scale the planets would be too small to see, so a model compresses sizes and distances. If your lesson is about scale, ask for the ratios in the labels, and check the numbers yourself.
Can it model a machine or mechanism?
Yes, as an explanation: a generator, a gear train, or a four-stroke engine can turn and be labeled part by part. It isn't CAD, so nothing is built to tolerances, and there's no STL or OBJ export.
What does a physics model cost?
A full build uses 1 AI Creation Credit, and you confirm it before it starts. Changing an animation's speed or a label's wording doesn't use a credit, while a new part or new motion counts as another build. Exports need a paid plan.
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Build a physics model
Sign up, then describe the setup you're studying or teaching, or open your physics PDF.
Beta. A full AI build uses 1 AI Creation Credit; small chat edits are free. Exports need a paid plan.