Influence percentage

Understanding the influence setting in Vizcom

Vizcom allows you to adjust the influence level between your sketch and your prompt. This setting controls how closely the AI follows the visual structure of your sketch compared to how much it responds to the descriptive elements in your prompt. Choosing the right influence level depends on where you are in your design process and how much flexibility you want the AI to have.

High influence (80 to 100%)

At high influence levels, Vizcom closely follows your sketch. The AI gives strong priority to your drawn forms, proportions, and layout, treating them as fixed references. The prompt still contributes, but mostly affects materials, lighting, rendering style, and surface finishes.

When to use:

• you’ve refined the form and want to visualize it with accuracy

• you need to preserve geometry or proportions

• you're preparing visuals for presentation, review, or documentation

Example:
A carefully sketched electric toothbrush with an ergonomic handle and defined grip texture. At high influence, Vizcom will preserve these structural details while applying materials from the prompt such as soft-touch plastic, glossy white finish, studio lighting.

Medium influence (60 to 80%)

Medium influence offers a balance between sketch fidelity and prompt interpretation. Vizcom maintains the overall form and proportions of your sketch but allows more freedom in how it applies details or rendering style. This setting is ideal for design development or exploring small variations.

When to use:

• you want to keep the core design but explore changes in style, material, or lighting

• you're refining ideas that are still flexible

• your sketch is clear, but you’re open to interpretation in certain areas

Example:
A sketch of a table lamp with a well-defined base but a loosely drawn lampshade. At medium influence, Vizcom may keep the base but generate variations in shade shape or material based on the prompt red matte ceramic base, semi-transparent glass shade, soft ambient lighting.

Low influence (below 60%)

At low influence levels, Vizcom gives more priority to the prompt. Your sketch acts more like a rough guide or inspiration, rather than a precise instruction. This setting is useful in early ideation or when you want the AI to introduce new visual possibilities based on a loose concept.

When to use:

• you are exploring broad concepts or stylistic directions

• you want Vizcom to suggest new ideas or solve ambiguous forms

• your sketch is abstract, minimal, or experimental

Example:
A loose outline of a garment with little detail. At low influence, Vizcom might interpret this as a starting point and develop a variation using the prompt futuristic trench coat, iridescent fabric, asymmetric silhouette, neon-lit runway. The form may change significantly, but the spirit of the sketch guides the result.

Choosing the right influence level

There is no single correct setting. Instead, influence should shift based on your design goals. Low influence can help during early exploration by introducing variation. High influence becomes useful as you commit to form and need control. By adjusting influence throughout your process, you can use Vizcom not only as a rendering tool, but as a creative partner that evolves with your ideas.

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