Although the CAD model (SolidWorks) for the RealSense D435i camera is available in the official documentation, I could not find a textured 3D model suitable for simulation or rendering.

So I tried a quick workaround: generating views of each side of the camera using images of the device found online, with the help of Nano Banana Pro.

See one of the generated views below:

These generated views can then be used as textures during UV unwrapping (e.g., using Project from View). By simply aligning the vertices with the image, the model can quickly obtain a usable texture.

This is far from perfect, but given the minimal cost (except for the Google One subscription fee), the results are surprisingly usable.

Written by Yafei Ou and reviewed for grammar and conceptual accuracy by ChatGPT (2026-03-16).
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