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url: /orchestration/reference/operations/InvokeModel3DPreviewStepTemplate.md
description: 'POST /v2/consumer/recipes/model3DPreview — 3D model preview'
---

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# 3D model preview

`POST https://orchestration.civitai.com/v2/consumer/recipes/model3DPreview`

Operation `InvokeModel3DPreviewStepTemplate` · Recipes · Civitai Orchestration API, generated from the published OpenAPI spec ([v2-consumers.json](https://developer.civitai.com/openapi/v2-consumers.json)); the interactive HTML page is this URL without `.md`.

Renders screenshots of a 3D model from predefined or supplied camera poses.

## Authentication

Send `Authorization: Bearer <token>` (the spec's `ApiKey` scheme); this operation documents `401 Unauthorized` for a missing or invalid token. See [Authentication](https://developer.civitai.com/orchestration/guide/authentication.md).

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `experimental` | query | boolean | no |  |
| `allowMatureContent` | query | boolean | no |  |
| `whatif` | query | boolean | no |  |
| `ephemeral` | query | boolean | no |  |
| `tier` | query | `WorkflowTier` (one of `paid`, `free`) | no | How a workflow is paid for. |

## Request body

Optional. Content types: `application/json`, `text/json`, `application/*+json`.

Schema `Model3DPreviewInput`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `model` | string | yes | (pattern `^(?:urn:)?(?:air:)?(?:(?<ecosystem>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/]+):)?(?:(?<type>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/]+):)?(?<source>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/]+):(?<id>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/\.]+)(?:@(?<version>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-\/.=,%+:]+))?(?:\.(?<format>[a-zA-Z0-9_\-]+))?$`) |
| `width` | integer (int32) | no | (default `1024`, minimum `256`, maximum `4096`) |
| `height` | integer (int32) | no | (default `1024`, minimum `256`, maximum `4096`) |
| `outputFormat` | `ImageGenOutputFormat` (one of `jpeg`, `png`, `webP`) | no | (default `"png"`) |
| `cameraPoses` | array of `Model3DPreviewCameraPose` | yes |  |
| `format` | string, nullable | no |  |
| `background` | string | no | (default `"#D9D9D9"`, pattern `^#[0-9a-fA-F]{6}$`) |

### Types used by the request body

#### Model3DPreviewCameraPose

Schema `Model3DPreviewCameraPose`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `name` | string, nullable | no |  |
| `yaw` | number (double) | no | (default `0`) |
| `pitch` | number (double) | no | (default `0`) |
| `distance` | number (double) | no | (default `2.8`) |
| `fov` | number (double) | no | (default `45`) |

## Responses

### 200 OK

Content type: `application/json`.

Schema `Model3DPreviewOutput`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `images` | array of `ImageBlob` | yes |  |

### 400 Bad Request

Content type: `application/json`.

Schema `ProblemDetails`.

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `type` | string, nullable | no |  |
| `title` | string, nullable | no |  |
| `status` | integer (int32), nullable | no |  |
| `detail` | string, nullable | no |  |
| `instance` | string, nullable | no |  |

### 401 Unauthorized

Content type: `application/json`.

Schema `ProblemDetails` — fields as listed above.

### 403 Forbidden

Content type: `application/json`.

Schema `ProblemDetails` — fields as listed above.