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Generate 3D Box Art from 3D Model Viewer

LaunchBox for Windows

📋 Summary

Add an option to generate 3D box art directly from the 3D Model Viewer by capturing the current model view with a clean or transparent background.

❗ Problem

Users can create custom 3D box art using the 3D Model Viewer, but the process is manual:

  • Users must take screenshots themselves

  • Background cleanup may be required afterward

  • Creating consistent 3D box images takes extra time

  • Bulk or repeated creation is cumbersome

💡 Proposal

Add a capture button to the 3D Model Viewer:

  • Capture the current 3D model angle

  • Use a blank or transparent background

  • Save the result as a 3D box image for that game

  • Optionally allow users to choose output format and resolution

🧩 Use Cases

  • A user creates missing 3D box art for a custom game

  • A user captures consistent 3D boxes across a platform

  • Theme creators quickly generate clean preview assets

  • Users avoid manual screenshots and background editing

📦 Benefits

  • Speeds up 3D box art creation

  • Produces cleaner and more consistent assets

  • Reduces reliance on external image editing tools

  • Makes the 3D Model Viewer more useful for media creation

⚠️ Considerations

  • Should preserve the user’s selected rotation and zoom

  • Transparent background support would be useful for themes

  • Could later support batch generation using default angles

✅ Outcome

Generating 3D box art directly from the model viewer streamlines custom media creation and makes it easier to fill gaps in users’ collections.

Posted by EderatorEdhead ·
Status: Open To Community3 comments

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  • AstroBob changed status to Open To Community
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    Apr 30

    Pinned

    Hi there!

    Thanks so much for submitting this request and for taking the time to explain your use case — that context is always super helpful.

    I’ve gone ahead and fleshed out the main idea using the info you provided, and I’m opening it up to the community for further discussion and feedback. Please let me know if this fleshed-out version doesn’t match your original intended request.

    Feel free to let me know if you have any extra thoughts, examples, or edge cases you think might be relevant!

    Cheers,
    The LaunchBox team

  • KazumaStrider

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    Jun 25

    one nice adition would be also add a way to save custom camera positions, like camera 1 (one kinda facing from the left that you set) and camera 2 ,facing from the right, so you don’t have to reposition the camera again when closing and opening the setting menu (that kinda resets the camera position)

  • EderatorEdhead

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    Apr 30

    Generate 3D Box Art from 3D Model

    Using the 3D model viewer, it has become quite easy to make our own 3D Box Arts in Launchbox. However, it would be nice to streamline the process with a button to screenshot the model viewer with a blank background. Thus, heavily speeding up the process.