Retexture Studio

Loads /models/<jobId>.glb from AIMML. Geometry is never regenerated — only the texture is replaced.

Uploaded models get a synthetic upload-… id and go through the exact same pipeline. They have no stored source image, so a step 2 reference image (or a previewed edited plate) is required before Retexture unlocks.

Leave empty — that is the normal case. The job's own source image is pulled from AIMML storage and used as the plate, so the bake reproduces the same character. Only upload something here if you want to bake from a different picture, or you have already edited one by hand. To change the look, just describe it in step 3.

Your words are applied to the picture, not to the mesh: the source plate is edited to match (“make the jacket red”), and the model is then re-baked from that edited plate. That is what keeps the character — handing text straight to Tripo makes it invent a new one.

Repaint, not remodel. This changes colours and materials on the geometry that already exists. Ask for a new object (“give him a hard hat”) and the edited plate will show one, but the mesh has no hat to put it on — the bake just paints it flat onto whatever surface is nearest. Preview first: if the change only makes sense as new geometry, it is not a retexture.

Rodin bakes from the reference image only — text instructions are applied through the image edit first to preserve the model's identity (preview it first). Rodin always bakes PBR maps (the “Ask Tripo to bake PBR maps” toggle is ignored); its high-quality material profile uses stronger surface detail and balanced reference adherence. Quality detailed maps to Rodin's 4K resolution.

Turning off Preserve rig ships Tripo's raw return, which is unrigged and half scale. Inspection only.

Uploaded models have no stored source image — add a step 2 reference image (or preview an edited plate) to unlock Retexture.