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ControlNet Canny — SDXL

Canny edge detection guides SDXL generation. Strength 1.0 for maximum structural adherence.

About this workflow

Canny ControlNet extracts edge information from your input image and uses it to guide SDXL generation. Strength 1.0 locks the structure tightly to the input edges. Reduces to 0.7 for more creative freedom. Input any image, output a reimagined scene with the same composition.

ControlNetCannySDXLedge10GB

Required Model

sd_xl_base_1.0.safetensors

Place in: ComfyUI/models/checkpoints/

Benchmark (RTX 5080)

Gen Time

~6s on RTX 5080

Resolution

1024×1024

Hardware Profile

Settings adjust to your GPU tier

16GB Recommended — Specs

Resolution1024×1024
Steps25
CFG7
Samplerdpmpp_2m
Schedulerkarras
Flags--gpu-only

Full quality. Recommended tier for this workflow.

Export Package

✓ Real ComfyUI node graph JSON

✓ Hardware settings baked in

✓ Launch flags in metadata note

✓ Load directly in ComfyUI

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