v0.3.0

[carson-katri]

This update adds support for SDXL, safetensors and ckpt files, a new API for extending Dream Textures with new backends, and more.

Choose Your Installation

Several versions are available. Find the one that will work for you.

Windows

NVIDIA GPU

• Dream Textures for Windows (CUDA) - Local generation with NVIDIA CUDA
  • Due to file size limits on GitHub, the add-on ZIP file is contained in a 7-Zip archive.
  • Install 7-Zip, right click on the downloaded dream_textures-windows-cuda.7z archive, select "7-Zip" > "Extract Here" to get the dream_textures-windows-cuda.zip file.
  • In Blender preferences open "Add-ons" > "Install...", then choose the dream_textures-windows-cuda.zip file.

AMD GPU

• Dream Textures for Windows (DirectML) - Local generation with DirectX 12

macOS

Apple Silicon (M1/M2)

• Dream Textures for Apple Silicon - Local generation for Apple Silicon Macs

Intel

Dream Textures is not currently available for Intel Macs.

Linux

Installation must be completed manually. Follow the instructions to install manually for more details.

Blender Market

You can optionally purchase it for a small fee on Blender Market.

The version on Blender Market is identical to the free download available here. It is simply a way to support my work on this tool.

Setup

After installing the appropriate add-on ZIP file, enable the add-on and expand its preferences. There you will find further instructions for setup.

See the setup guide for more detailed instructions.

What's New

Stable Diffusion XL

Use the model stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-base-1.0 for higher resolution 1024x1024 images. Include the refiner model stabilityai/stable-diffusion-xl-refiner-1.0 to improve the results even further.

HD Texture Generation	SDXL ControlNet Support

.safetensors and .ckpt file support

Link individual files or entire folders of models. You can configure linked models from Dream Textures' preferences.

Public Backend API

A new API is available for extending Dream Textures. This can be used to add custom generation backends.
For example, a backend that connects to ComfyUI could be created as a standalone addon.

Dream Textures has built-in support for a HuggingFace Diffusers backend. If you are interested in contributing a new backend, this backend can be used as a reference.

Dream Textures backend addons are kept in the community_backends folder. If you make a useful backend, feel free to open a PR adding it to this folder.

Full Changelog

• Add more nodes by @carson-katri in Add more nodes #626
• Various UI Tweaks by @NullSenseStudio in Various UI Tweaks #659
• Update DirectML by @NullSenseStudio in Update DirectML #667
• Public Backend API by @carson-katri in Public Backend API #654
• DirectML Out of Memory Retry by @NullSenseStudio in DirectML Out of Memory Retry #707
• Check for refiner before unpacking tuple from load_model by @carson-katri in Check for refiner before unpacking tuple from load_model #716
• Fix depth projection with ControlNet by @carson-katri in Fix depth projection with ControlNet #717
• ControlNet AutoPipeline.from_pipe lookup workaround by @carson-katri in ControlNet AutoPipeline.from_pipe lookup workaround #720
• Upgrade diffusers and remove ControlNet workaround by @carson-katri in Upgrade diffusers and remove ControlNet workaround #721

Full Changelog: 0.2.0...0.3.0

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This discussion was created from the release v0.3.0.