AI Material Generator in Cosmos

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Hi all,

We are beyond excited to share with you the beta release of our new feature: the AI Material Generator.
This new tool lets you turn images to materials all within the Cosmos Browser.

To help you get started, we’ve prepared this Quick Start Guide and Resources:

Access the AI Material Generator
To access the AI Material Generator, open Cosmos Browser and make sure you’re signed in and using the latest version of Cosmos. Then navigate to the Materials category. Locate the AI Material Generator (Beta) strip at the bottom of the page and click Generate.

Upload image
Click on Add image to upload your image.

  • If the image is tileable (i.e. a Diffuse/Albedo texture), expand the Settings and disable the Make tileable option before hitting Generate.
  • If the image is not tileable, you’ll need to use the Pattern utility to help Cosmos generate a tiling map before hitting Generate.

Pattern utility
To open the Pattern utility click on the checker icon in the Image section.

  • To automatically detect a pattern, click the Smart pattern button. After the process completes, you’ll see a Ready confirmation. At this point, you can click Apply and generate the material.
  • To manually select a pattern, drag a region over the image to specify the repeating pattern. You can also use the additional options for zoom and rotate.

We recommend starting with the Smart pattern option first and only selecting the pattern manually if needed.

Generate and preview the material
Click Generate to start the material generation process. It takes approximately 10-20 seconds to tile the added texture and generate the albedo, normal, and roughness maps. After about another 5 seconds, a rendered preview of the generated material will appear.

Download and import the material
Click Download to save the material so you can reuse it in your projects. To find your AI-generated materials:

  • Open the category menu and switch to the Downloaded section.
  • Under the Materials category, you’ll find a new sub-category called AI-Generated which stores all of your saved materials.
  • Click Import to add the material to your project. The material comes with a familiar setup using VRayUVWRandomizer for easy tiling/stochastic tiling.

Feedback
After you’ve had a chance to try the AI Material Generator, we would greatly appreciate it if you could share your thoughts and experiences by filling out our feedback form. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us shape and improve this feature.

Best regards,
The Chaos Cosmos Team