THE WICKERSON VISION COMPILER -- THE PARAMETRIC POLAROID, THE FACADE COMPASS

THE WICKERSON VISION COMPILER -- THE PARAMETRIC POLAROID, THE FACADE COMPASS

Here’s a solid “known-good” set of Grasshopper C# node inputs to test your IMG → (Prompt+Metadata+CFG/SFG overrides) pipeline.

Recommended single online reference image URL (JPG)

Use this direct Wikimedia JPG of 30 St Mary Axe (“The Gherkin”) (clear diagrid cues):

ReferenceImageUrl

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/30_St_Mary_Axe_-_The_Gherkin_from_Leadenhall_St_-_Nov_2006.jpg Wikimedia Commons+1

Suggested input values (copy/paste)

• Run: true (set false when you just want to inspect defaults without calling anything)
• AutoFromImage: true
• AutoTextMode: replace (so generated Prompt/Metadata are actually used)
• API_KEY: sk-... (your key)
• CFG_IN: (leave blank for first run — defaults are already strong)
• ""
• SFG_IN: (leave blank for first run)
• ""
• Prompt: (blank so the model writes it from the image)
• ""
• ReferenceImageUrl: (paste the URL above)
• MetadataText: (blank so it generates)
• ""
• OverrideMode: merge (best default; “append” usually won’t change anything because defaults are already filled)
• SeedOverride: 17 (any int you like; try 17 / 23 / 42 for variation)
• RagDocCount: 8 (good balance; 6–12 is typical)

If you want a slightly more “directive” first test, keep Prompt blank but set CFG_IN to just one line to force a vibe shift, e.g.:

detail=5