Bug Reports

Running into workflow blocking issues with Designer Baker UI. SImilar issues were previously present in Painter, but have been fixed.When relative to bounding box is unchecked, parameters which should be set to physical scene units (cm) and be well above 1 or 100 cannot be set. The UI prevents the user from supplying WS values.Ambient Occlusion, Curvature, and Thickness may be affected. I’ve only tested AO  

It seems that using document channels in filters are broken - they are not picked up and the default value on the node is used instead.Here I have started with the ‘Specific filter’ template and use the roughness channel as a mask for a blend:In painter: roughness channelApplying the filter:basecolor is NOT affectedusing another texture as maskUsing another texture works fine: I was trying to use the user channels and not roughness but then I noticed that not even the default channels seem to work.If this is a user error, please let me know! (if it is, it might make sense to raise a warning !!)This is using the latest versions of Painter and designerSubstance 3D Painter, version 11.1.2Build 5115 - 5faba39802156445fcb0e2b9673b9805f16bd43515.1.1 build 10305 commit 12408c79 Release (01/15/2026) Thanks for looking into this,seb  

Hello,The new Color.Raytraced baker does not render the correct material colorsIt worked correctly in v14 but chooses random colors in v15.   Additionally, Color.Raytraced does not function correctly through the SAT.  If left to the default, or set to mesh_color through the --color_source flag, it renders a black image.  Example command: <path_to_baker>/substance3d_baker.exe Color.Raytraced --inputs <path_to_low>\low3.fbx --output_path <out_path>\ --high_scene_paths <path_to_high>\new_colors7.fbx --output_size 1024,1024 --output_name ID_Test --padding_radius 10 --projection.max_height .5 --projection.max_depth .5 --color_source mesh_color Assigning vertex colors to the high poly fbx and changing the color_source flag to vertex renders out the vertex colors correctly.  I have tested most of the other bakers through the SAT with no issue after updating the new flags, but mesh_colors seems broken both in Designer and through

While works fine in 2023 Steam version and also works just fine  in Adobe subscription  version ? I love my Steam 2025  version because I have all my favorites, custom tools  and project settings there .      I had w10 extended security update  before I  first  noticed that 2025 Steam  15.0.3 version  issue  :right click menu shows something , but next left click to confirm do nothing at all.  My guess Microsoft  update might be  a culprit   since I saw no Designer updates  recently .  I would be appreciative  for any advice .

Thanks to your reports, we've established a conflict between Discord's Game Overlay and Substance applications.   We're currently looking for solutions, but in the meantime, if you're facing functionality issues with Designer/Painter buttons, please disable Discord's Overlay.  

tried different setups, Sbsrenderer can only render up to 8192x8192 resolution, which is quite not enogh. Please help.

So not all of the UI responds to mouse actions in Substance 3D Designer 14.1.2 Steam Version. A few days ago everything was working just fine. I’ve noticed that all commands execute normally when launched via keyboard.   

I recently got Substance Designer from Steam, but when I try to launch it, it opens the title screen and then closes. I've clicked Verify File Integrity and reinstalled it multiple times, but it hasn't resolved the issue. I've also checked the minimum system requirements, and I meet them.  So I'm not sure why it's not opening or what can be causing it.  I got it because the remote computers my school provides are very laggy, so any help would be greatly appreciated.

After updating my old substance designer to the newest version 15.0.3 Substance designer is unable to launch. When I do so it stays stuck on the splash screen. I have tried multiple solutions but it does not seem to work. The solutions I have tried:uninstalling and reinstalling the app (version 15.0.3 and version 15.0.0)launching the app as adminupdating my Nvidia drivers to version 581.57Changing my graphics processor to high-performance in the Nvidia control panelDisabling my Nvidia GPU (seemed to work, at first, as it opened the software and my graph but crashed a few seconds after opening) My specs:Laptop model: Acer Nitro AN517-41Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics (16CPU)Operating System: Windows 11 Home 64-bit version 25H216GB RAMDirectX 12Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050  I have found multiple threads with the same issue however I still haven't found a way to solve this problem. Is there anything I might have missed ?  Thank you for your help

After installing the latest version of Designer on my Laptop, it opens the splash screen and terminates after two or three seconds.   I deinstalled it and did a new installation I also updated GPU drivers I disabled Antivirus Software   Here is the Log from the Windows Event Viewer:   Protokollname: ApplicationQuelle: Application ErrorDatum: 01.10.2025 17:06:24Ereignis-ID: 1000Aufgabenkategorie:AnwendungsabsturzereignisseEbene: FehlerSchlüsselwörter:Benutzer: MARCO-LAPTOP\marcoComputer: MARCO-LAPTOPBeschreibung:Fehlerhafter Anwendungsname: Adobe Substance 3D Designer.exe, Version: 15.0.2.0, Zeitstempel: 0x68c442b0Fehlerhafter Modulname: Adobe Substance 3D Designer.exe, Version: 15.0.2.0, Zeitstempel: 0x68c442b0Ausnahmecode: 0xc0000005Fehleroffset: 0x0000000001e1aee4Fehlerhafte Prozess-ID: 0x3058Fehlerhafte Anwendungsstartzeit: 0x1DC32E4F1CF379CFehlerhafter Anwendungspfad: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Substance 3D Designer\Adobe Substance 3D Designer.exeFehlerhafter Mod

I found a bug these days that I have to report and I wonder how it could have slipped through the cracks (haha, Substance pun - which was not intended) Anyhow, here is the bug report:When you open the clouds_2 node which live inside noise_clouds_2.sbs and you change the scaling of the "Scale" input parameter you will notice that one of the FX graphs inside will not scale correctly.Reproduced with Substance Designer Version 15.0.1See a demovideo here:https://youtu.be/giEP8fFGivc  Best Regards,Rüdiger

Substaince Designer is crashing every time i select other Meshes in 3D view. It also happens when i Change Render Typ or anything Else realated to the 3D view Window. I dont know what to do, please Help me.

I tried everything I could, but some things are missing, like the shape function.How can I restore the functionality? 1. Deleting the program and trying again doesn't work2. I had a 2-hour Adobe consultation.3. I also downgraded too4. No graphics and CPU issues(latest upgrade)5. Useless for new users6. Cleaning tool is useless tooI think a file is missing. How can I restore the functionality?  

Hello from Ukraine!:)  I have an issue with SD 15 - it started to crash on loading the project.Yesterday I worked on a several projects, and all was well. Then, today I tried to open SD (I tried my projects, and even blank new scene, doesn't matter), and it crashes on loading.  After some tests I discovered that this is caused by rasterizer renderer initializing. If I disable 3d view before loading the project, I can use Designer, move and connect nodes and see 2D outut, all works as before. But if I initialize 3d view (no matter - using rmb on Output node or from window>new 3d view), it shows me black 3d view for a second and then crashes. I even can't switch to OpenGL, even if I set OpenGL as default renderer in settings, it still tries to initialize Rasterizer first (why?). The issue is I've already updated all my important projects to 15 version so I even can't open them in older versions of Designer. I tried 14 version, it works well with OpenGL ev

I haven't used Designer in a little while (busy at work), but I booted it up yesterday, only to see that Tessellation Factor is now gone. And the base high-res plane has nowhere near enough geo to be of any use without tessellation. Why on earth was this removed?  I know I could make a super dense plane in Max etc, but I really shouldn't need to. I see parallax occlusion mapping is also now gone. Again, why? This makes no sense.

Software version: Substance Designer 15.0.1 (build 9305, commit 31dfdb10, Release 07/15/2025) When baking a normal map, black pixels appear along UV shell borders if the Default Anti-Aliasing option is set to any value higher than None. If Default Anti-Aliasing is set to None, the black lines disappear. Since the issue was not present in previous versions and is reproducible on different models and PCs, I believe this is a bug. Steps to Reproduce:Bake a normal map on any model with UV shells.In the baking settings, set Default Anti-Aliasing to a value higher than None (e.g., 2x2, 4x4, etc.).Observe the baked normal map result.

Steam Version of Substance Designer 15.0.1 does not launch. I see a starting artwork after which nothing hapens. In the task manager, the process can be observed starting out after launch, then marked as "suspended" nad killed. Happens both through the shortcut and via Steam itself.My specs are:ASUS x550vi5-3230M, x64GeForce GT740M, 2GB, driver version 425.31 (updating is unavailable for this laptop)RAM 6GBWin 10 Home Single Language, x64, version 22H2 I understand that my computer is way below recommended specs, but the app is not marked as "unavailable" for this system in Creative Cloud, the way Substance Modeler for example is, and I don't have much choice at the moment. 14.x versions from Adobe.com used to launch just fine, Substance Painter 11.0.3 works just fine. A number of people also reported the same issue on Steam's forums with the same description of the problem (app not launching).Thanks.

In version 15, textures generated using the distance node exhibit precision deviations in pure white and pure black sections, rendering subsequent comparison algorithms unusable.In version 14, pure white and pure black are fixed as 0 or 1.How to maintain this accuracy in version 15?

I was trying to change my tessalation settings on my project, only to discover that I have no materials anymore, just the basic AdobeStandardMaterial and literally nothing else. I cannot find ANY information anywhere for this issue, I uninstalled and reinstalled the program, opened a new project, reset the settings, and tried to find the material library location on my disk, but I cannot find any information on it anywhere 

Does anyone know how to fix it ? Each time I click a file link  I get this error.   In both regular and   Steam versions coexisting on my laptop.     Should i point  to it in some obsure preference settings or something ?    it's in C:\Windows   on my pc.   Always been there .

Hello,I'm reporting a critical bug in the "Transfer Texture from Mesh" baker introduced in Substance Designer 15.0.0 and still present in 15.0.1. The Issue:The Dilation Width (or Diffusion) setting no longer functions correctly. When baking textures (specifically normal maps) using this baker, instead of the pixels being properly dilated at the UV island edges, **black gaps and lines appear**. Steps to Reproduce:1. Use the "Transfer Texture from Mesh" baker to transfer a normal map from a source model to a target model.2. Set any value for the "Dilation Width".3. Bake the texture. Expected Result:The pixels at the edges of the UV shells should be extended outwards, creating a clean bake without seams, as it worked in all previous versions. Actual Result:Black artifacts, lines, and gaps appear along the UV seams. I have confirmed this is not an alpha channel issue and have tested with various settings and multiple texture formats (PNG, TGA) — the bug persists.This fu

HelloSince V15 it seems that baking Color map from mesh outputs a black imageI'm a pro user and since this update I can't use my designer files anymoreI'm exporting HR mesh from Blender I tried to revert to an older version of Designer and it workedAnyone can help?Cheers,David Frappaz

I updated to the new version 15, opened the project I had been working on earlier in the day on the previous software version, Designer crashed while loading it. Tried a few more times, same thing.I then downgraded my install back to the latest version of v14, tried to open my project. Designer now does the same thing, crashes while loading my project. What on earth happened in that update to break something so irrecoverably?! I can't open my old file in the old version! I get the feeling it's something to do with failing to load resources properly, and instead of giving a warning and allowing you to correct the failed resources, it just crashes. I use this for my job - need this fixed asap.

I render 16 bit denoised beauty AOV or normal AOV  of small plants in Octane or Cycles   and see absolutly perfect fringe /halo free  image around alpha edges when I need to downsale  a render 2048x2700 sized  to perfectly  2kx2k  in Photoshop /affinity Photo/ Gimp / Krita.       In Designer it's  ok if no scaling is involved at all .  But once initial image not perfectly x2  or I need to tweak the scale  I see those pesky fringes all over .    If I set  premultiplied alpha blending it's a glowing white halo, if it's straight  . it's those dark fringes . Never an issue in Photoshop.      Much to my surprise it's mostly ok In Painter too . not as perfect as in Photoshop but still fine.    Does anyone know a workaround for Designer ?    The only way I managed  to find in Designer is to do it with evry color image in linear gamma 32 bit float ble

Hi Geeks!I'm working on a procedural wood log material, so far I can control the rotation of my logs with a grayscale value from 0 to 255 = 0 to 360°. I use the flood fill family node to map a texture (wood grain, grunge, whatever) with the flood fill mapper node, however, it only uses half of my grayscale value to perform half of the rotation. No rotation of the texture between value 0 and 126, then it performs correct rotation. Is there a way for the flood fill mapper node to use the full grayscale value to perform 360° rotation of my texture?