CG-MLLM: Captioning and Generating 3D content via Multi-modal Large Language Models

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Authors: Junming Huang, Chi Wang, Letian Li, Guangkai Xu, Donglin Huang, Hao Mark Chen, Dai, Qiang, Weiwei Xu
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Abstract

Large Language Models(LLMs) have revolutionized text generation and multimodal perception,but their capabilities in 3D content generation remain underexplored. Existing methods compromise by producing either low-resolution meshes or coarse structural proxies, failing to capture finegrained geometry natively. In this paper, we propose CG-MLLM, a novel Multi-modal Large Language Model (MLLM) capable of 3D captioning and high-resolution 3D generation in a single framework. Leveraging the Mixture-ofTransformer architecture, CG-MLLM decouples disparate modeling needs, where the Token-level Autoregressive (TokenAR) Transformer handles token-level content, and the Block-level Autoregressive (BlockAR) Transformer handles blocklevel content. By integrating a pre-trained visionlanguage backbone with a specialized 3D VAE latent space, CG-MLLM facilitates long-context interactions between standard tokens and spatial blocks within a single integrated architecture. Experimental results show that CG-MLLM significantly outperforms existing MLLMs in generating high-fidelity 3D objects, effectively bringing high-resolution 3D content creation into the mainstream LLM paradigm. Beyond generation, we further observe that learning to produce 3D content transfers back to perception, strengthening the model's image-based 3D understanding.

Fields of Study & Subjects

3D Shape Modeling and Analysis Multimodal Machine Learning Applications Generative Adversarial Networks and Image Synthesis

Publication details

Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
29 January 2026
Document type
Preprint