Meshy Partners With Formlabs for On-Demand Printing

At RAPID+TCT this week in Boston, Meshy.ai announced an integration with Formlabs' Form Now on-demand print service. The partnership improves ease-of-use for printing 3D models by reducing the need for expertise in CAD, mesh repair, geometry cleanup, and slicer configuration, accoridng to Meshy.

Using text prompts or uploaded images, Meshy's AI generates print-ready 3D models in seconds — automatically handling mesh repair, geometry optimization, and material compatibility checks that would otherwise require specialist knowledge or hours of manual work, the company says.

"By partnering with Form Now, we are completing the generative AI loop," said Ethan Hu, Founder and CEO of Meshy.ai. "Our users can already create stunning 3D assets with text in seconds; now, they can hold those assets in their hands with the same level of ease."

Available to all Meshy users since April 8, the Form Now integration connects Meshy's AI model generation directly to Formlabs' professional on-demand 3D printing service. Users who generate a model inside Meshy can export it to Form Now with a single click, select their material and color, and receive a professionally printed part at their door in as little as 48 hours — without leaving the Meshy workflow.

After generating and customizing a 3D model in Meshy, users click "Print with Form Now" to send their design directly to Formlabs' platform. The entire process — from AI generation to order placement — takes under five minutes.

Meshy's Workspace 3.0 — already live — is a ground-up redesign built around one goal: getting users from idea to 3D asset faster. Three core upgrades define the release:

• Instant Creation: A new creation bar with prompt presets lets users start generating without navigating away from their project — reducing friction from intent to output.

• Task-Oriented Workflows: Dedicated spaces for Image, Model, Print, and Animate keep users in a single context rather than context-switching between tools. Each space is optimized for its task, from AI image generation through to print-ready export.

• Unified Assets: Images and 3D models now live in a single asset library — no tab-switching, no lost files. Teams browsing 2D references and 3D models work from the same interface.

For design teams, manufacturers, and hardware partners, Workspace 3.0 also delivers production-grade API access with the stability and uptime that enterprise integrations demand.

Expanding the AI-Hardware Ecosystem

xTool is building its own creative tools on top of Meshy's APIs, leveraging its multi-color model conversion and printability repair capabilities. Additional hardware partners are in active integration with Meshy's platform ahead of upcoming product launches — including full-color 3D printing lines planned for later in 2026.

What we've learned from working with hardware partners — and from watching users at shows like TCT — is that the magic moment isn't the model on screen. It's the physical object in their hand," said Johnny Li, Head of 3D Printing Products at Meshy.ai. "That's what we design toward. Every product category in Creative Lab, every printability optimization in Workspace, exists to make that moment reliable, repeatable, and accessible to someone who has never touched a slicer in their life."

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.