# TEXGen: a Generative Diffusion Model for Mesh Textures

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.14740 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.14740/

## Key facts

- Cited by 46 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Placed in 3D, point cloud and scene generation, one of 14 directions in Diffusion models.
- Builds on 42 of its 62 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 22 Nov 2024.

## Placed in

- Diffusion models / [3D, point cloud and scene generation](https://mlsanity.com/diffusion/3d-point-cloud-and-scene-generation/)

## Builds on (most cited first, 30 of 42)

- [Learning Transferable Visual Models From Natural Language Supervision](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2103.00020/) (2021)
- [Denoising Diffusion Probabilistic Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2006.11239/) (2020)
- [U-Net: Convolutional Networks for Biomedical Image Segmentation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1505.04597/) (2015)
- [Llama 2: Open Foundation and Fine-Tuned Chat Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.09288/) (2023)
- [The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Deep Features as a Perceptual Metric](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1801.03924/) (2018)
- [Denoising Diffusion Implicit Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2010.02502/) (2020)
- [Photorealistic Text-to-Image Diffusion Models with Deep Language Understanding](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2205.11487/) (2022)
- [Scalable Diffusion Models with Transformers](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.09748/) (2022)
- [A Style-Based Generator Architecture for Generative Adversarial Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1812.04948/) (2018)
- [Generative Adversarial Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2203.00667/) (2022)
- [DreamFusion: Text-to-3D using 2D Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2209.14988/) (2022)
- [ShapeNet: An Information-Rich 3D Model Repository](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1512.03012/) (2015)
- [Objaverse: A Universe of Annotated 3D Objects](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.08051/) (2022)
- [Magic3D: High-Resolution Text-to-3D Content Creation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.10440/) (2022)
- [ProlificDreamer: High-Fidelity and Diverse Text-to-3D Generation with Variational Score Distillation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2305.16213/) (2023)
- [LRM: Large Reconstruction Model for Single Image to 3D](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.04400/) (2023)
- [Point-E: A System for Generating 3D Point Clouds from Complex Prompts](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.08751/) (2022)
- [Fantasia3D: Disentangling Geometry and Appearance for High-quality Text-to-3D Content Creation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.13873/) (2023)
- [Score Jacobian Chaining: Lifting Pretrained 2D Diffusion Models for 3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2212.00774/) (2022)
- [Point Transformer V3: Simpler, Faster, Stronger](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2312.10035/) (2023)
- [Latent-NeRF for Shape-Guided Generation of 3D Shapes and Textures](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2211.07600/) (2022)
- [Conditional Positional Encodings for Vision Transformers](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2102.10882/) (2021)
- [Point Transformer V2: Grouped Vector Attention and Partition-based Pooling](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2210.05666/) (2022)
- [Instant3D: Fast Text-to-3D with Sparse-View Generation and Large Reconstruction Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.06214/) (2023)
- [Common Diffusion Noise Schedules and Sample Steps are Flawed](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2305.08891/) (2023)
- [TEXTure: Text-Guided Texturing of 3D Shapes](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2302.01721/) (2023)
- [GRM: Large Gaussian Reconstruction Model for Efficient 3D Reconstruction and Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2403.14621/) (2024)
- [T2I-CompBench++: An Enhanced and Comprehensive Benchmark for Compositional Text-to-image Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2307.06350/) (2023)
- [Text2Tex: Text-driven Texture Synthesis via Diffusion Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2303.11396/) (2023)
- [DMV3D: Denoising Multi-View Diffusion using 3D Large Reconstruction Model](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2311.09217/) (2023)

## Built on by (most cited first, 30 of 46)

- [Native and Compact Structured Latents for 3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.14692/) (2025)
- [Hunyuan3D 2.1: From Images to High-Fidelity 3D Assets with Production-Ready PBR Material](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.15442/) (2025)
- [Hunyuan3D 2.5: Towards High-Fidelity 3D Assets Generation with Ultimate Details](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.16504/) (2025)
- [MaterialMVP: Illumination-Invariant Material Generation via Multi-view PBR Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2503.10289/) (2025)
- [UniTEX: Universal High Fidelity Generative Texturing for 3D Shapes](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.23253/) (2025)
- [RomanTex: Decoupling 3D-aware Rotary Positional Embedded Multi-Attention Network for Texture Synthesis](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2503.19011/) (2025)
- [Pixal3D: Pixel-Aligned 3D Generation from Images](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2605.10922/) (2026)
- [PrimitiveAnything: Human-Crafted 3D Primitive Assembly Generation with Auto-Regressive Transformer](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.04622/) (2025)
- [DetailGen3D: Generative 3D Geometry Enhancement via Data-Dependent Flow](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.16820/) (2024)
- [VideoMat: Extracting PBR Materials from Video Diffusion Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.09665/) (2025)
- [SuperMat: Physically Consistent PBR Material Estimation at Interactive Rates](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2411.17515/) (2024)
- [FlexPainter: Flexible and Multi-View Consistent Texture Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.02620/) (2025)
- [VideoFrom3D: 3D Scene Video Generation via Complementary Image and Video Diffusion Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2509.17985/) (2025)
- [Auto-Connect: Connectivity-Preserving RigFormer with Direct Preference Optimization](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2506.11430/) (2025)
- [SeqTex: Generate Mesh Textures in Video Sequence](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2507.04285/) (2025)
- [NaTex: Seamless Texture Generation as Latent Color Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.16317/) (2025)
- [GarmageNet: A Multimodal Generative Framework for Sewing Pattern Design and Generic Garment Modeling](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2504.01483/) (2025)
- [TEXTRIX: Latent Attribute Grid for Native Texture Generation and Beyond](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.02993/) (2025)
- [LaFiTe: A Generative Latent Field for 3D Native Texturing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.04786/) (2025)
- [Im2SurfTex: Surface Texture Generation via Neural Backprojection of Multi-View Images](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2502.14006/) (2025)
- [Hi3DEval: Advancing 3D Generation Evaluation with Hierarchical Validity](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2508.05609/) (2025)
- [CaliTex: Geometry-Calibrated Attention for View-Coherent 3D Texture Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.21309/) (2025)
- [VideoMatGen: PBR Materials through Joint Generative Modeling](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2603.16566/) (2026)
- [PacTure: Efficient PBR Texture Generation on Packed Views with Visual Autoregressive Models](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2505.22394/) (2025)
- [Large Material Gaussian Model for Relightable 3D Generation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2509.22112/) (2025)
- [MatMart: Material Reconstruction of 3D Objects via Diffusion](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.18900/) (2025)
- [LumiTex: Towards High-Fidelity PBR Texture Generation with Illumination Context](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.19437/) (2025)
- [Photo3D: Advancing Photorealistic 3D Generation through Structure-Aligned Detail Enhancement](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2512.08535/) (2025)
- [Does Native 3D Texture Generation Necessarily Require 3D Assets for Training?](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2609.34621/) (2026)
- [GOATex: Geometry & Occlusion-Aware Texturing](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2511.23051/) (2025)

## Abstract (arXiv)

While high-quality texture maps are essential for realistic 3D asset rendering, few studies have explored learning directly in the texture space, especially on large-scale datasets. In this work, we depart from the conventional approach of relying on pre-trained 2D diffusion models for test-time optimization of 3D textures. Instead, we focus on the fundamental problem of learning in the UV texture space itself. For the first time, we train a large diffusion model capable of directly generating high-resolution texture maps in a feed-forward manner. To facilitate efficient learning in high-resolution UV spaces, we propose a scalable network architecture that interleaves convolutions on UV maps with attention layers on point clouds. Leveraging this architectural design, we train a 700 million parameter diffusion model that can generate UV texture maps guided by text prompts and single-view images. Once trained, our model naturally supports various extended applications, including text-guided texture inpainting, sparse-view texture completion, and text-driven texture synthesis. Project page is at http://cvmi-lab.github.io/TEXGen/.