Question 1

Can I use the Cosmos Library in a shared network setup?

Accepted Answer

The Chaos Cosmos browser currently does not support any form of network install, including mapped drives, UNC paths, Google Drive/Dropbox/OneDrive. Support for network setup may be added in the future.

Question 2

What is Chaos Cosmos?

Accepted Answer

Chaos Cosmos is a content system that enables Chaos to deliver consistent, smart, high-quality 3D content across the Chaos ecosystem. Users can access this content through the new integrated Chaos Cosmos library.

Question 3

What is the Cosmos Library?

Accepted Answer

The Cosmos Library is a curated collection of 650+ easy-to-use, render-ready assets that is included for free with many Chaos products.

Question 4

What types of assets are there in the Cosmos Library?

Accepted Answer

The complimentary library currently includes vegetation, furniture, accessories, lighting fixtures, vehicles, people and HDRI skies. The collection is curated with a fairly Western contemporary design aesthetic for furniture and accessories, with vegetation most common to North America and Europe.

Question 5

Is there anything special about Cosmos assets?

Accepted Answer

Yes! Chaos ensures that Cosmos assets render the same across Chaos products (that support Cosmos) and renderers, including V-Ray, V-Ray GPU and V-Ray Vision. They also intelligently adapt their level of detail for optimal use with premade V-Ray proxies.

Question 6

Did Chaos create the Chaos Cosmos assets?

Accepted Answer

Chaos teamed with some of the world’s leading 3D content publishers to populate the Cosmos Library.

Question 7

Are you planning to add more assets to the Cosmos Library in the future? When?

Accepted Answer

We are planning to extend the complimentary Cosmos Library throughout 2021 as well as integrate it into additional V-Ray products. You can even request additions through the Cosmos forum.

Question 8

Why should I use Chaos Cosmos?

Accepted Answer

The Chaos Cosmos assets are a perfect tool for architects and interior designers to get a quick start on their projects. Interiors can be decorated with the help of furniture, accessories and indoor plants. Context and scale can be established for exterior scenes by utilizing vegetation, cars and people. Our render-ready assets save you time and enable you to achieve stunning visualizations with minimum effort. The content is curated by Chaos and all models are consistently high-quality. You can use the same 3D asset across the different supported V-Ray products and render engines which ensures the continuation of design decisions without the need for time-consuming conversions.

Question 9

Is Chaos Cosmos open to additional content publishers?

Accepted Answer

We are always looking for good partners to expand the Cosmos Library. You can contact cosmos.partners@chaosgroup.com to express your interest.

Question 10

What about branded product manufacturers? Is Chaos open to working with such in Chaos Cosmos?

Accepted Answer

Absolutely. Just send us an email at cosmos.partners@chaosgroup.com to let us know you are interested in partnering and we will get back to you.

Question 11

Is the Cosmos Library free?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Cosmos Library is included for free as part of Chaos products that include Cosmos.

Question 12

Does Chaos Cosmos work with V-Ray Next for Revit, Sketchup, Rhino and 3ds Max?

Accepted Answer

No. The Chaos Cosmos library is integrated into V-Ray 5 for Revit and Update 1 of V-Ray 5 for SketchUp, Rhino and 3ds Max.

Question 13

Can I use Cosmos assets commercially?

Accepted Answer

You are free to use Cosmos assets commercially as long as your usage is within the rights of the EULA you accept when installing a Chaos product that includes Cosmos.

Question 14

Once I get Cosmos assets can I keep them for an indefinite time?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cosmos assets are yours to keep once they are inserted into your scene.

Question 15

Can I use the Cosmos assets when I download a trial version of V-Ray?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Downloading a trial for a Chaos product that includes Chaos Cosmos gives you access to the full Cosmos Library.

Question 16

Which Chaos products support the Chaos Cosmos asset library?

Accepted Answer

Chaos Cosmos is currently included in V-Ray 5 for Revit and Update 1 of V-Ray 5 for 3ds Max, V-Ray 5 for SketchUp and V-Ray 5 for Rhino. Chaos Vantage will include Cosmos very shortly. You can expect to see Cosmos come to additional Chaos products throughout 2021.

Question 17

Are Cosmos assets supported in V-Ray Vision?

Accepted Answer

Yes. V-Ray Vision renders the Cosmos assets at all three levels of detail depending on how close your camera is to them.

Question 18

Can I use Cosmos assets with Corona Renderer?

Accepted Answer

Corona does not currently include Chaos Cosmos. We are working to add Cosmos to Corona in the future.

Question 19

Can I use Cosmos assets with third-party renderers?

Accepted Answer

Third party renderers will work with Cosmos assets as well as their own support/conversion of V-Ray materials, lights, and proxies allow them to.

Question 20

What format are the Cosmos assets?

Accepted Answer

Each Chaos product imports Cosmos assets as best suits their users. In the case of 3ds Max, an imported Cosmos asset is a V-RayProxy object that uses native V-Ray materials. In SketchUp and Rhino, the Cosmos asset begins as a “black box” reference that can be merged to become a V-RayProxy for editing. In Revit, Cosmos assets import as lightweight native Revit families and can also be used to replace other objects. In Chaos Vantage, the Cosmos asset will be a reference that is always extracted from the local Cosmos repository.

Question 21

Do I need specific hardware to visualize the Cosmos assets in my viewport?

Accepted Answer

No. The Cosmos assets have three automatic levels of detail that adapt based on the viewport you use to visualize them in. The lowest level of detail ensures that Cosmos assets are clearly visible in the native viewport of your creation tool.

Question 22

What does automatic level of detail (LOD) mean and is that important?

Accepted Answer

Cosmos assets include three levels of detail (low, mid, and high) that enable lightweight viewing in modeling viewports, medium detail in V-Ray Vision, and full detail in V-Ray. This approach keeps the host application nimble while modeling and sacrifices nothing for final rendering.

Question 23

Are Cosmos assets “to scale”?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Cosmos assets respect the system unit set in your scene to deliver objects at the correct scale, and all Cosmos models are in proper scale to one another.

Question 24

What does render-ready mean?

Accepted Answer

Render-ready for Chaos Cosmos assets means that no setup is required to render properly across V-Ray, V-Ray GPU, V-Ray Vision or Chaos Vantage. You will also obtain the same results across products that include Comos even though their material construction may vary to accommodate the application.

Question 25

Are materials in Cosmos assets editable?

Accepted Answer

Yes, you can edit an asset’s materials in all host apps except for Revit. In 3ds Max, you can immediately edit the resulting V-RayProxy object and its V-Ray materials. In V-Ray for SketchUp and Rhino common characteristics of the Cosmos assets are editable such as the light intensity of lighting assets. You can then choose to do advanced editing by merging an asset to expose its full V-Ray material. If you do so, however, part of the functionality of the assets such as the automatic LODs might be lost.

Question 26

Are the Cosmos assets animated?

Accepted Answer

Chaos Cosmos assets do not contain animation.

Question 27

How do I browse Cosmos assets?

Accepted Answer

Chaos Cosmos browser is launched from within your Chaos product (e.g., from the V-Ray toolbar). Once launched, you can browse through the various categories of 3D models to pick your desired asset with many sorting options. Cosmos also has a search function where you can search on asset characteristics such as object type, color, publisher, etc.

For more product-specific information on the steps, please visit our docs section.

Question 28

How do I import Cosmos assets in my scene?

Accepted Answer

Importing assets in your scene is easy. You first need to have an internet connection to make sure you can download the asset. Once downloaded an “Import” button appears allowing you to import the asset at the scene origin. Depending on your creation tool, you may also be able to drag and drop the asset from the Cosmos Browser for interactive placement.

For more product-specific information on the steps, please visit our docs section.

Question 29

Can I use the Cosmos Library offline?

Accepted Answer

The Chaos Cosmos browser requires an internet connection as all Cosmos assets are stored and updated in an online repository. Users are expected to find the asset they need for their projects and download them on demand, rather than store big asset repositories offline. However, offline support can be added in the future to address some enterprise scenarios.

Question 30

Where can I find my downloaded assets?

Accepted Answer

Finding downloaded assets is easy by using the Chaos Cosmos browser and choosing the “Show downloaded only” option.

For more product-specific information on the steps, please visit our docs section.

Question 31

Will I be able to organize my own library / assets?

Accepted Answer

Not currently, as our focus is on delivering high quality, adaptable assets to our users.

Question 32

Do I need to set up the V-Ray Proxy associations?

Accepted Answer

No. The proxy associations are already made and ready for use when you insert your asset from Cosmos.

Question 33

Can I assign different materials or even VRscans to Cosmos assets?

Accepted Answer

Yes. You can assign new materials to merged Cosmos assets as you can to standard scene geometry.

For more product-specific information on the steps, please visit our docs section.

Ecosystem

Chaos V-Ray

Chaos Phoenix

Other

Industries

Our licenses

Your role

Resources

V-Ray training

Blog

CG Garage

Student challenge

V-Ray Benchmark

Forum

Chaos Cosmos

Chaos

Purchasing

Support

Passion projects

Follow us