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MuNet advances 3D human reconstruction with novel mutualistic network

Researchers have introduced MuNet, a novel mutualistic network designed to jointly perform 3D human mesh recovery and 3D clothed human reconstruction from single images. This unified framework leverages the interdependencies between these two tasks, with mesh recovery guiding reconstruction and reconstruction feedback refining the mesh. MuNet utilizes a graph convolutional network and a mutualistic mechanism for reciprocal interaction during training. Evaluations on six benchmark datasets show that MuNet achieves state-of-the-art performance on both tasks, and its code has been released for research purposes. AI

IMPACT This research advances 3D human modeling by integrating mesh recovery and clothed reconstruction, potentially improving applications in virtual reality and character animation.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Yunqi Gao, Leyuan Liu, Yuhan Li, Changxin Gao, Jingying Chen ·

    MuNet: A Mutualistic Network for Joint 3D Human Mesh Recovery and 3D Clothed Human Reconstruction from Single Images

    arXiv:2605.25861v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: 3D human mesh recovery and 3D clothed human reconstruction are inherently related, yet they have long been studied in isolation, thereby overlooking the potential gains of joint optimization. To overcome this limitation, we propos…

  2. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Jingying Chen ·

    MuNet: A Mutualistic Network for Joint 3D Human Mesh Recovery and 3D Clothed Human Reconstruction from Single Images

    3D human mesh recovery and 3D clothed human reconstruction are inherently related, yet they have long been studied in isolation, thereby overlooking the potential gains of joint optimization. To overcome this limitation, we propose to address these two tasks within a unified fram…