Chord for PBR Material Generation using Text to 3D

A practical production flow looks like:

1. Text → 2D texture:

   • Use SDXL or another texture‑generation model in ComfyUI to create a tileable surface (e.g., “mossy stone wall,” “brushed metal,” “sci‑fi panel”).

2. Texture → PBR via CHORD:

   • Feed that texture into CHORD’s image‑to‑material node to get Base Color, Normal, Height, Roughness, Metalness at 1K, then upscale to 2K/4K if needed.

3. Text/Image → 3D geometry (Tripo3D, Hyper3D, Meshy v6, etc.):

   • Use Tripo3D / Meshy / Rodin to generate the actual mesh (prop, environment piece, etc.) from text or concept image.

4. Apply CHORD material to 3D:

   • In your DCC (Blender, C4D, Unreal, Unity), plug CHORD’s PBR maps into a standard PBR shader and assign to the generated mesh.

Use cases that fit this combo:

• Text‑driven base materials for 3D generators: Quickly generate physically grounded tiling materials from prompts, then skin Meshy/Tripo3D geometry with them.

• Game environment production: Use Meshy/Tripo3D for fast block‑out meshes and CHORD for consistent, svBRDF‑compliant materials that drop straight into engines.

• Rapid lookdev for props: Iterate on surface feel (wood vs metal vs worn paint) via CHORD, keeping the same generated mesh from your 3D modeler.