SCENE SPEC → RENDER · EDITABLE .BLEND

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Describe objects, materials, lights, camera and keyframes in JSON, attach models, and render in hosted Blender. Built for agents and pipelines.

01 · Scene spec

Valid · 2 objects

Spec schema

spec = {
  frames?: number,
  objects: [{            // 1-64
    type: cube|sphere|cylinder|cone|torus|plane|text|model,
    model_index?: n,     // into model_urls
    text?, location?: [x,y,z], rotation?: [deg], scale?: [x,y,z],
    material?: { color, roughness, metallic, emission, emission_strength, toon },
    keyframes?: [{ frame, location, rotation, scale }]
  }],
  lights?: [{ type, location, rotation, color, energy }],
  camera?: { location, look_at, lens, keyframes },
  world?: { color, strength, preset }
}

02 · Models (model_urls)

Reference with model_index. Up to 16.

03 · Render

QualityDuration5s

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Use via API / MCP

REST · curl

curl https://manifoldgen.com/api/service \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLDGEN_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "service": "blender-scene",
  "params": {
    "quality": "standard",
    "duration": 5,
    "aspect": "16:9",
    "background": "studio",
    "spec": {
      "frames": 96,
      "objects": [
        {
          "type": "text",
          "text": "MANIFOLD",
          "location": [
            0,
            0,
            1
          ],
          "rotation": [
            90,
            0,
            0
          ],
          "scale": [
            1,
            1,
            1
          ],
          "material": {
            "color": "#ffffff",
            "emission": "#8b6cff",
            "emission_strength": 4
          },
          "keyframes": [
            {
              "frame": 1,
              "location": [
                0,
                0,
                0.6
              ]
            },
            {
              "frame": 96,
              "location": [
                0,
                0,
                1.1
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "type": "plane",
          "location": [
            0,
            0,
            0
          ],
          "scale": [
            12,
            12,
            1
          ],
          "material": {
            "color": "#0b0b12",
            "roughness": 0.2,
            "metallic": 0.6
          }
        }
      ],
      "lights": [
        {
          "type": "point",
          "location": [
            0,
            -3,
            3
          ],
          "color": "#b9a6ff",
          "energy": 400
        }
      ],
      "camera": {
        "location": [
          0,
          -8,
          1.4
        ],
        "look_at": [
          0,
          0,
          1
        ],
        "lens": 50,
        "keyframes": [
          {
            "frame": 1,
            "location": [
              -1.5,
              -8,
              1.2
            ]
          },
          {
            "frame": 96,
            "location": [
              1.5,
              -7,
              1.6
            ]
          }
        ]
      },
      "world": {
        "color": "#05050a",
        "strength": 0.2
      }
    }
  }
}'

curl https://manifoldgen.com/api/video-jobs/$JOB_ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANIFOLDGEN_API_KEY"

MCP tool · blender_render_scene

blender_render_scene({"quality":"standard","duration":5,"aspect":"16:9","background":"studio","spec":{"frames":96,"objects":[{"type":"text","text":"MANIFOLD","location":[0,0,1],"rotation":[90,0,0],"scale":[1,1,1],"material":{"color":"#ffffff","emission":"#8b6cff","emission_strength":4},"keyframes":[{"frame":1,"location":[0,0,0.6]},{"frame":96,"location":[0,0,1.1]}]},{"type":"plane","location":[0,0,0],"scale":[12,12,1],"material":{"color":"#0b0b12","roughness":0.2,"metallic":0.6}}],"lights":[{"type":"point","location":[0,-3,3],"color":"#b9a6ff","energy":400}],"camera":{"location":[0,-8,1.4],"look_at":[0,0,1],"lens":50,"keyframes":[{"frame":1,"location":[-1.5,-8,1.2]},{"frame":96,"location":[1.5,-7,1.6]}]},"world":{"color":"#05050a","strength":0.2}}})

CLI

manifoldgen generate blender-scene --params '{"quality":"standard","duration":5,"aspect":"16:9","background":"studio","spec":{"frames":96,"objects":[{"type":"text","text":"MANIFOLD","location":[0,0,1],"rotation":[90,0,0],"scale":[1,1,1],"material":{"color":"#ffffff","emission":"#8b6cff","emission_strength":4},"keyframes":[{"frame":1,"location":[0,0,0.6]},{"frame":96,"location":[0,0,1.1]}]},{"type":"plane","location":[0,0,0],"scale":[12,12,1],"material":{"color":"#0b0b12","roughness":0.2,"metallic":0.6}}],"lights":[{"type":"point","location":[0,-3,3],"color":"#b9a6ff","energy":400}],"camera":{"location":[0,-8,1.4],"look_at":[0,0,1],"lens":50,"keyframes":[{"frame":1,"location":[-1.5,-8,1.2]},{"frame":96,"location":[1.5,-7,1.6]}]},"world":{"color":"#05050a","strength":0.2}}}' --wait --out .

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