Substance 3D Designer to get new Hydra viewport
Change will let artists use apps like RenderMan or OctaneRender as viewport renderers inside Designer. Native MaterialX support also due.
Tuesday, September 12th, 2023
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Create Complex Materials for Games in Substance Designer
Discover how to create industry-standard games materials with The Gnomon Workshop's new tutorial.
Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 13.0
Material authoring app gets a new set of Spline and Path tools, but its procedural geometry toolset has been removed.
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
Apple unveils the M2 Ultra
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
Download free 3D resources from Substance 3D Assets
Updated: get the latest set of free assets, including leaf and plant materials in .sbsar and .sbs format.
Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
Epic Games announces Fab
Unreal Engine, ArtStation and Sketchfab marketplaces to merge into giant 'open market' with assets for all DCC apps & game engines.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023
Review: Asus ProArt Studiobook 16 OLED laptop
Find out how this Nvidia Studio laptop fares in real-world tests with 3ds Max, Blender, Maya and UE5.
Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Substance 3D Designer's creators win Sci-Tech Awards
Other tech 'Oscars' go to Pixar's Fizt2 simulation system and Wētā FX's in-house render manager.
Friday, February 3rd, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Sampler 4.0
Major update to the material authoring tool adds intuitive new AI-assisted 3D scanning toolset.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Designer 12.4
Material authoring tool gets quality-of-life updates when working with nodes, formulas or the 3D View.
Wednesday, February 1st, 2023
Adobe releases Substance 3D Painter 8.3
Major update adds USD support to the 3D texture painting software, and revamps baking workflow.
Thursday, January 12th, 2023
JangaFX unveils GeoGen
EmberGen developer's upcoming real-time terrain generator is pitched as the Substance 3D Designer of planetary creation.
Thursday, December 8th, 2022
Best Black Friday and winter 2022 deals for CG artists
Updated: save money with these seasonal deals on CG software, plugins, stock assets and hardware.
Monday, November 28th, 2022