Bring an HDRI environment into Flowgen

Upload or select an HDRI/environment asset and expose it as a typed environment output for a 3D workflow.

Where: Flowgen → Add → 3D → HDRI / Environment

Key ideas

• Environment input card: The card accepts an HDRI file/source, shows its filename and upload state, and emits an Environment Output socket.
• Asset Browser entry: Use the card upload/library controls to choose an existing project asset instead of duplicating the file.
• Typed 3D use: Wire the environment output only to a compatible environment input; it is not an ordinary flat image output.
• HDRI / Environment card: HdriInputNode uses the native-fullscreen shared-card path. Bring an HDRI/environment source into a typed 3D lighting input.
• Properties sidebar: Card-owned upload controls; common properties shell
• Opened surfaces: Asset Browser

Steps

1. Add HDRI / Environment and upload or choose the authorized environment file.
2. Confirm the source and filename on the card.
3. Connect Environment Output to the compatible 3D scene/environment input.
4. Open the 3D scene and adjust environment rotation, strength, background visibility, and exposure where those controls belong.

HDRI / Environment controls and presets

• Add path: Flowgen → Add → 3D → HDRI / Environment.
• Card: HdriInputNode.
• Properties: Card-owned upload controls; common properties shell.
• Controls: Upload/source; filename; Environment Output.
• Opened surfaces: Asset Browser.

Tips

• Use an HDR environment with enough dynamic range for lighting, not only a low-range panorama.
• Rotate the environment in the 3D scene to place the key light intentionally.

Limitations and important notes

• The input node owns the source asset; lighting and background treatment are edited in the connected 3D scene.

Related guides

• Lights & environment
• 3D scenes: an overview
• Generate a 3D asset from images or text