Is it possible to generate a 2D view of a 3D object at runtime?

When I drop an model (Collada) into my asset project, it generates this view of it in the asset editor:

Is there any way to reproduce this effect/ability in a runtime environment, if so how?

The reason is that my game will have a mesh generated using models and procedural elements, and I'd like a quick way to render a small 2D picture of the game object so that it can appear in a listing of available parts.