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Turn your notes into a 3D model you can present

Open your training, course, or meeting notes as a PDF, or describe the key points in chat. Scholarly's AI builds a labelled 3D model from what you wrote, ready to drop into a deck or a training video.

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Beta. A full AI build uses 1 AI Creation Credit, and you confirm it first. Small chat edits are free.

A labelled 3D model built from a set of notes in Scholarly, with the chat beside it

Quick answer

Can I make a 3D model from my notes?

Updated October 2026 · 3D models are in Beta

Yes, two ways. Save or export your notes as a PDF and open it as a 3D model, or start an empty model and describe the key points in chat. Then ask for a model of the subject: Scholarly's AI writes it as real three.js code, with geometry, materials, lighting, and labels taken from your notes, and you preview the draft before applying it. A 3D model can't open a Scholarly note, a Word file, or a slide deck directly yet.

Notes are where structure hides. You wrote down the tiers of an architecture, the parts of a piece of equipment, the stages of a procedure, but on the page they're a list. A 3D model puts those parts in relation to each other, which is often what the list was trying to say.

Your notes, your labels. Because the model is built from what you wrote, it uses your terms and your emphasis rather than a textbook's. And because it is real three.js code, not a few stock shapes, it can be a labelled cutaway with leader lines, or a mechanism that moves.

Almost every notes app can export or print to PDF: Notion, OneNote, Google Docs, Apple Notes, GoodNotes, and Word all can. A PDF gives the AI pages to read; for a short set of notes, describing the key points in an empty model's chat is quicker. On a paid plan, export the result as an image, a turntable video, or a .glb file for PowerPoint and Keynote.

How it works

From notes to a 3D model

Bring the notes in, ask for a model, preview the draft.

  1. 01

    Bring your notes in

    Export them as a PDF and open it as a 3D model, or start an empty model and describe the key points in chat.

  2. 02

    Ask for a model of the subject

    Say what to model, such as "the system these notes describe", and confirm the build, which uses 1 AI Creation Credit.

  3. 03

    The AI builds from your notes

    Over a few minutes it reads your notes and writes the model in three.js, with labels in your words.

  4. 04

    Preview, apply, revise

    Apply the draft or keep your current model, then change a label, a colour, or a size with free chat edits.

Use cases

Notes that make good models

Notes that describe parts, layers, stages, or how things relate.

Training and onboarding notes

Notes from a product or process session, turned into a visual for the next onboarding deck.

Certification and licensure prep

The anatomy, architectures, and systems you need to recall, labelled in your own words.

Meeting and project notes

The components or tiers a design review mapped out, as a model the team can look at together.

Field and site notes

The equipment or setup you documented on site, rebuilt as a labelled explanatory model.

Slides and talks

Export a 4K or transparent PNG for a slide, or a .glb that opens in PowerPoint and Keynote.

Course and lecture notes

The structure drawn on the board, rebuilt from your own notes.

Try asking

What to ask once your notes are in

Refer to your own headings and pages; the AI reads them.

  • Build a 3D model of the network these notes describe.

  • Make a cutaway of the cell in my notes, with each organelle labelled.

  • Show the three stages in my notes as a model, one stage after the next.

  • Use my headings as the labels.

  • Here are my key points: (paste). Model the main structure.

  • Make the parts I marked as important a brighter colour.

Beta

What it can and can't do today

3D models are in Beta, and PDF is the only file type they open.

Works today

  • Builds from notes saved as a PDF, or described in an empty model's chat.
  • Real three.js geometry, physically based materials, lighting, and animation.
  • Takes labels from what you wrote, in your terms.
  • 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

Can I build a 3D model from a Scholarly note directly?

Not yet. 3D models open PDFs only. Export the note as a PDF and open that, or describe its key points in the chat of an empty 3D model.

Which notes apps work?

Any app that can export or print to PDF, including Notion, OneNote, Google Docs, Apple Notes, GoodNotes, and Word. For short notes, describing the key points in chat works without a file.

Will the model use my wording?

Yes. The AI reads your notes and takes labels from them, so the model uses your terms. You can change any label's wording afterwards with a free chat edit.

What kind of notes make the best models?

Notes that describe how something is built, layered, or sequenced. A list of definitions works better as flashcards; a description of parts and how they relate makes a good 3D model.

What does it cost?

Signing up is free. A full build uses 1 AI Creation Credit; you confirm it first, it runs for a few minutes, and you preview the draft before applying it. Small chat edits are free, and exports need a paid plan.

Can I turn the same notes into other study material?

Yes. The same PDF can become flashcards, a quiz, a study guide, or a narrated video lecture in Scholarly. The 3D model is one more way to show the structure in your notes, and its turntable MP4 or .glb file can go straight into a training deck.

Put your notes in 3D

Sign up, open your notes as a PDF or describe them in chat, and ask for a model.

Sign up for freeHow 3D models work

Beta. A full AI build uses 1 AI Creation Credit; small chat edits are free. Exports need a paid plan.