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This page gives information about Chaos Cosmos Browser in 3ds Max.
Overview
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Installation
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Usage
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To start using Chaos Cosmos, you have to sign in. Click Press the Sign in button, and then Profile icon button at the top-right corner and enter your Chaos credentials . in the newly opened browser tab.
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Then you can use the buttons at the top or use the search box to find assets. . You can additionally choose between different categories and filters for date, popularity, color, and space.
Download Assets
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Once you choose an asset, you have to download it. Hover over it and click the blue icon.
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Download button.
Another way to download an asset is to click on it. This reveals additional information. You can see the creator, the category/, space/, color of the asset, and other additional information. Note that you can see other Other connected assets can be filtered by clicking on any of the additional information parameters. . Click the Download button to download the asset.
All downloaded assets are marked with symbol. They are available in the Downloaded category.
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Any Cosmos asset can be marked as your favorite through the Like button. Favorite assets are marked with symbol and are available in the Likes category. |
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Import Assets
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Once the download is complete, a pop-up window will state that the asset is downloaded successfully. You can place it either in the center or at a random place in the scene.
Random place in the scene: Drag either drag the asset into the viewport and place it wherever you want in the scene, or you can use the Import button functionality to the scene.
Center of the scene: Use the Import button functionality to bring the asset into the center of the scene. The Import button places the asset at 0,0,0 of the coordinates system.
Note that downloaded assets can be reused across different host platforms. They are saved locally at the following directory: CC:\Users\[User]\Documents\Chaos Cosmos\Packages. The The download storage can be configured. For more information on how to do it, refer to the the Configuring the Asset Download Directory page page.
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Navigation bar
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The Navigation toolbar is accessible only inside V-Ray for 3ds Max 2019 and later. Due to browser limitations, there is no plan to port the Navigation toolbar in older earlier 3ds Max versions. The Import options are accessible in 3ds Max 2018 and earlier versions from the dropdown button in V-Ray Toolbar instead. |
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Note that the Cosmos geometry is imported as VRayProxy. You can refer to the Proxy Mesh for additional information. |
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Update Assets
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Asset Types
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Lights
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HDRIs
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The HDRI assets create a Dome Light with a VRayBitmap attached to it.
If a VRayLight (Dome) is already present in the scene, the drag & drop option creates a new VRayBitmap attached to it. Note that the cursor should be placed on the light itself when drag & dropping.
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The drag & drop functionality can be used to replace an already existing VRayBitmap asset. To do that, open the Material Editor and drag & drop an HDRI asset from Chaos Cosmos Browser to the file path field of any VRayBitmap. |
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3D Models Presets
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Enmesh - Pattern
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Use Scatter with Chaos Cosmos assets
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Another workflow for Chaos Cosmos with Chaos Scatter is to import your selected assets and scatter them manually. For more information on this workflow, please visit the How to Use Chaos Scatter for Corona page.
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Notes
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