This page provides information about the Cosmos tab in Chaos Envision.
Overview
The Cosmos tab provides access to the Chaos Cosmos library, enabling you to browse, place, and render pre-made 3D assets. These assets are categorized into three main groups: 3D Models, Materials, and HDRIs. The 3D Models include a wide variety of items such as furniture, accessories, people, vegetation, vehicles, and more.
The Cosmos tab is accessible in the bottom dock panel when you click Cosmos (
).
The Cosmos tab provides similar features to the Chaos Cosmos Browser, which can be opened through File > Open Cosmos Browser. For more information, see the Chaos Cosmos Browser page.
Workflow
To use the Chaos Cosmos library:
- Expand the bottom panel and click the Cosmos () button to open the Chaos Cosmos library.
- Select an asset and drag it into the viewport. This initiates a downloading process.
Once the asset is downloaded, it is visible in the viewport, so you can scale, rotate and move it. - Alternatively, you can right-click on an asset and select Download selected before dragging the asset into the viewport, or use the
button.
All imported assets are visible in the Cosmos filter tab of the Objects list on the left. Their parameters are visible in the Details tab.
To display assets with variants, enable the Variants checkbox. You can preview an asset's variants using the arrows that appear when you hover over the asset. Each asset includes an indicator displaying the total number of its variants.
To learn how to use the Chaos Cosmos Browser, see the Chaos Cosmos Browser page.
To learn how to use the Chaos Cosmos material assets, see the Material Workflows page.
Asset Categories
Cosmos assets are grouped into the following categories based by their type:
| Button | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 3D Models | Displays a wide variety of 3D models. The 3D models include people, animals, vegetation, furniture, lighting, presets, and accessories. |
| Materials | Displays a wide variety of material assets that can be used to shade any type of object. |
| HDRIs | Displays a wide variety of HDRI assets, organized by type: light, day and studio lighting. |
Assets Filters
| Filter | Description |
|---|---|
| All assets | Displays all assets from the selected category in the Cosmos library. |
| Local | Displays only downloaded assets from the selected category. Downloaded assets are marked by |
| Favorites | Displays only assets marked as favorite. Favorite assets are marked by |
| Variants | Displays assets with variants only. Hover over the asset and click the arrows to preview all variants of an asset. |
| Animated | Displays animated assets only. Animated assets are marked by |
Actions with Assets
| Searches for a specific asset(s). Filters the 3D assets and shows only those that contain the search entry. Click the |
| Adds the 3D asset to the Favorites list. Available when hovering over an asset thumbnail. All favorite assets are marked by |
| Downloads the selected asset. Available when hovering over an asset thumbnail. |
Menu Options
The following options are available when you right-click an asset:
Download selected – Downloads the selected 3D asset.
Copy name – Copies the name of the selected 3D asset.
Click on the image to enlarge it.
See also: