Download the Plugin
Obtain the Material AI from the Blender Market.
Install Materia AI
- 1. Unzip ComfyUI_windows_nvidia_LH.zip
- 2. Open Blender -> Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
- 3. Install from Disk -> Select the MaterialAI.zip file
- 4. Enable the Add-on
- 5. Open the Material AI Panel and Install Dependencies
- Press N on your keyboard or click the small arrow on the right side of the Blender interface to open the sidebar.
- In the sidebar, find and select the Material AI panel.
- Material AI will perform an environment check to ensure the dependency is set up correctly. If any required modules are missing, you will see an option to Install them. Click on this to automatically download and install the necessary requirements.
Set ComfyUI Settings
- Open Blender -> Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
- Find Material AI and configure ComfyUI as needed.
- Base Settings
- Asset Lib Path: Set the path to your asset library folder.
- ComfyUI Path: Set the path to your ComfyUI folder.
- ComfyUI URL: Set the ComfyUI startup URL, for example:
http://127.0.0.1:8188
.
- Model Settings
- SD: Select the SD model.
- ControlNet Depth: Select the ControlNet Depth model.
- Depthanything: Select the Depthanything model.
- Upscale: Select the Upscale model.
- Base Settings
- Click “Apply” bottom.
- Model Download
- Recommended Model Download
- Click “Get Popular Model” bottom.
- Find the model you need.
- Click “Download” bottom.
- Custom Model Path Setting
To configure your custom models, ensure that the files are placed in the appropriate folders within your ComfyUI directory.
ReplaceYour ComfyUI Path
with the actual path where you installed ComfyUI. The full paths should look like this:- SD model path:
Your ComfyUI Path
\models\checkpoints - ControlNet Depth model path:
Your ComfyUI Path
\models\controlnet - Depthanything model path:
Your ComfyUI Path
\models\depthanything - Upscale model path:
Your ComfyUI Path
\models\upscale_models
- SD model path:
- Recommended Model Download
- Tips: The plugin currently supports the use of SDXL and SD1.5 models only.
Update Material AI
- Open Blender -> Edit > Preferences > Add-ons.
- Find Material AI -> Check for Update.