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Substance 3D Designer

Get the new version of the free Blender plugin for importing and editing Substance .sbsar materials, now available for Blender 4.0.

Thursday, February 29th, 2024

Promising new app combines 3D texture painting, node-based material authoring and AI features. Free if you earn under $100k/year.

Thursday, January 25th, 2024

Discover how to create custom SpeedTree trees and plants for games with The Gnomon Workshop's detailed tutorial.

Wednesday, December 27th, 2023

Check out the new features in the material authoring software, including AxF export, and better workflow when using Frames.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Discover great seasonal discounts on 3D assets, apps and software, including offers still valid until the end of December.

Tuesday, November 28th, 2023

Get to grips with the powerful procedural material-authoring software with The Gnomon Workshop's artist-friendly guide.

Wednesday, November 8th, 2023

Real-time visualization software gets Lumen real-time GI system, plus support for animated meshes and Substance materials. Price up $250.

Wednesday, October 25th, 2023

Open-source plugin architecture will let you send assets from the Substance 3D applications direct to Blender, 3ds Max and Maya.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Change will let artists use apps like RenderMan or OctaneRender as viewport renderers inside Designer. Native MaterialX support also due.

Tuesday, September 12th, 2023

Discover how to create industry-standard games materials with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.

Tuesday, July 25th, 2023

Material authoring app gets a new set of Spline and Path tools, but its procedural geometry toolset has been removed.

Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

See how 'the world’s most powerful chip ever created for a personal computer' performs with CG apps like Maya, Octane and Photoshop.

Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Updated: get the latest set of free assets, including leaf and plant materials in .sbsar and .sbs format.

Sunday, April 23rd, 2023