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I am trying to create a packed texture -  Color_AO In some cases I don’t need an AO and so I want to pack the alpha channel with all white so my in game shader will still render correctly When I plug a uniform white into the alpha and export the alpha channel is not exported It will only export the alpha channel when I have some value range in whats being plugged into the Alpha of the RGBA Merge node I am exporting as TGA in RAW color space   

Was using Substance Designer to transfer/bake textures from one UV to another.Previous version (v13.1.2) was using 512x512 tiles in baker, while current one (v16.0.0) uses 64x64 pixel render tiles and takes way more time to complete same task.Is there some kind of hidden setting that I have to change in order to achieve same performance from 2026 version of Substance Designer compared to 2023 ? 

I can already create a graph input parameter of type Float4 through Python.The problem is different:I cannot make the corresponding Input node become Float4.What I need is the Designer UI Input node whose editor shows 4 float components, not just a graph parameter of type Float4.What I observed:Creating the graph input as Float4 worksCreating the Input node worksBut the Input node still behaves as a plain float/value input, not as a Float4 inputSo my question is:Through the Substance Designer Python API, is it possible to change the type of an Input node to Float4?More specifically:Is there an API call to set the Input node type to Float4?If not, is the node type determined only when the node is created?If it is possible, what is the correct Python API sequence?I am asking about the Input node type itself, not the graph input parameter type.

Hello readers, I have two nodes with two values. The perlin noise scale is tied to the strips, but I need the perlin scale to be 4 times smaller than the value number strips. I also tried multiplication and float=0.25, but nothing changed. 

Hello In the new Substance Designer 15:Is it appropriate to load an entire scene, with dozens of objects, to create materials/textures in the same file/project?Is there a risk of the software crashing and becoming slow? Thank you

I’d like to set up a substance designer file as a template so that it can be viewed but not changed. Is there a way to set it as read-only? The default graphs are read-only, so I figure there’s a way it can be done.

I’m having an issue with Substance Designer’s script path setup. When I set a path using an environment variable, only scripts placed directly under that root directory are recognized. Scripts located in subfolders are not detected, which makes it difficult to organize modules in a hierarchical folder structure. Because of this limitation, I’m unable to properly separate and manage my scripts. Is there any way to make Substance Designer recognize scripts inside subdirectories, or is this a known limitation?

HiI’m creating some dynamic ribbon materials, but I’m running into an issue where a visible seam appears where the end piece meets the middle section when the material is used in Painter.Specifically, there is a line of differently colored pixels in the normal map at the point where the pieces connect. I’m not sure what is causing it, but it consistently shows up when the material is used.To rule out problems with my node setup, I started from the “Leather Strap Ribbon” template and modified it from there.At first, I thought the issue might be related to my use of 2D Transform nodes with tiling disabled, but even with a very basic setup (as shown in the top image), the seam still appears.One thing I’ve noticed is that the problem always occurs at the “End” section, never at the beginning.Anyone have an idea what I might be causing this? 

Is it possible to send the vector patterns drawn by Illustrator to Designer for use?

Hi there,I didn’t open it since 1 month, but impossible to launch Substance Designer now,  which crashes just after launch opening a report log window. I’m on a Mac M2 Sequoia15.7.3. I though it was maybe du to the last update then I uninstalled Designer, delete preferences, and installed an older versions but, surprise, it doesn’t work neither… I can't understand what's going on, if you have any idea ;-)JA

I tried to download a zip file, but I can't download it: "This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below". What's the problem?Link: https://attachments-us-west-2.insided.com/2815e52e-cc6b-11f0-b9d7-88aedd688ac4/3DWood_Version_4a.zip?Expires=1771170845&Signature=WBaXZskxMrRpXkkT~CVnRSQ4jCk9-CksFC9RbyU2JHBnu0if3IidJHs~sfpN1U9GS~Foq05mInpB7pne4hOJvoYg2WYxJhP5BeeWkjYSAvGy2Wrc8MaDD7P6txabdxpCrhpfAaebbskAjOhBmoPBHaIVHIDjv5YiKrk9P3uhp~McQNhwCsvb73UVUpfkH-boHHJvHijFHadTqSnv3pK-OUodNYHeOtFMskFY0xfB23-B0YJQ1OjyFrFtU2ubmQa230HyoxUrnhUCL2pEjEzCXs4YafWE54E2n1kI8D6HQMB~W4c0q4XsiKQ1JkVPpenmKgpnPWUNni2kL0cdObqM7w__&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJODP2KXSV47YM4AA

As my graphs are getting more "spaghetti-like," I’m really struggling to keep the wires organized.I know we have the "All Rectangular Links" option in the settings, but honestly, it’s a bit too much for me.Is there any way (maybe a hidden setting or a plugin) to get "Partially Rectangular Links"?What I want is a hybrid style: keeping the smooth splines for the most part, but having the ability to "snap" certain sections or specific node connections into rectangular angles. I want that clean look without the rigidness of the "All" mode.

Hi, I am trying to get up and running with Substance Designer, and I notice the default renderer has been updated since I last used the software. I am working in a fresh scene, and trying to visualize my height/displacement in isolation. My renderer is set to the GPU Pathtracer, and I have increased my tessellation values on a Sphere 2 tiles. However, rolling the lights in the 3d viewport just removes any visibility of the displacement, and I can really only see it in the shadows. I have attached a screenshot for your viewing.Is this a bug or user error on my part? Lastly, is there a way to isolate a node in the 3d view so I can see each change one at a time? I was looking at documentation and apparently 1 or 2 on the keyboard is supposed to do this, but in my case it just toggles the link creation mode.Thanks. 

I’m baking out textures from a source mesh to a target mesh using the Transferred Texture baker. One of my source textures is RGBA. But when I bake out the texture output is RGB. How can I bake out RGBA? Do I need to link the source texture to an alpha map in the source material? If so, this is quite tedious since I use alpha in both the Diffuse and Roughness maps. 

I am trying to  update  my workflow in Designer by sending images  for final composition, crop, export  and archiving to be done  in Photoshop.    So I need  the files be looking same in Photoshop.    I want to keep 16bit integer format at least  and want a quick one to update and save inside PHs smart objects.      I Did it with pngs before   but they slow as hell in PHs .Tiff looks much quicker   but I seems couldn't get rid of  extra gamma correction  in PHs.     Is there a way to export tifs as is without  any profile attached?  The way PSH would  use default srgb profile without asking anything or recalculating colors ?     For some  reason I thoght RAW is the way but looks like it doesn't .

Installed Substance Designer Painter, Stager   Stager runs fine,   Designer, Painter keep generating error 205 messages. Have installed , uninstalled, rebooted, logged in to ACC, logged out. No Joy. I am signed into my ACC subscription. I have signed out. I have signed in, have signed out. It appears that Substance app is not finding my subscription. I cannot even sign in our out from the app. I keep getting the error code 205 popup. Selecting the contact support brings up a 404 page error. I have disabled my Anti-virus many times I have tried different browsers. Anyone?   Anyone?  Bueller???    

Substance designer creates a circular basketball leather pattern, as shown in the following reference image 

Hi everyone,I’m new to Substance Designer and I’ve run into a problem I can’t figure out. No matter how many times I create a new graph and select the Metallic-Roughness preset, I cannot find the option to choose Translucent + Displacement (or any PBR shader) in the 3D View.The only material available is AdobeStandardMaterial, and it’s always marked as “default (overridden)”. I don’t see any way to load other shaders.I’ve searched for solutions, but most tutorials show that by choosing the Metallic-Roughness preset, the PBR shader options should appear automatically. In my case, they don’t.Has anyone else had this issue, or knows why this is happening?It’s really frustrating and I’d appreciate any advice.Thanks in advance!

Hi, Apologies if this is an obvious or dumb question - I'm a but new to this and the learning curve is proving steep!  I have been using the mutliangle_to_normal function in 3D Designer to take a set of images recorded using illumination form 4 equally spaced directions - lets say N, E, S and W - to create a normal map of my object and from that create a height map.  It works really well and give some amazing results. But.... I now have a sample where I can't use the 4-equally spaced points, the lamps have to be placed at irregular, but well-defined, known points.  Can I change the input angles into the function and if so how do I do that?Thanks in advance, and agin aplogies if this is too easy a question. 

Hello all,I'm creating a Substance Designer filter that turns an image input into an oil paint effect. I made custom brush stroke alphas and used Shape Splatter node to scatter them around.The problem:Shape splatter tiles by default, so some brush strokes are leaking through the borders which can be seen in the images. I don't want any tiling effects to happen at all since I will also use this shader to paints on baked Unity lightmaps.Any help would be appreciated, thanks!

Hello dear community,  i want to create a function for 2D transformation node to control only Y2 transformation matrix. My aim is to expose this as a parameter which i need to use in a sbsar in other software. how can i build it in the function graph?   thank you, Mark g 

Is there a correct way to check the default resolution on a mystery SBSAR with no origin, info text or metadata?In this case the SBSAR output is probably set to Relative to Parent so it is adjustable dynamically when brought in to another Substance graph.Wanted to find out if there is a better way than simply changing the Parent graph size and eyeballing the SBSAR output to see if it stops changing at a certain resolution? 

Hey! I want to scatter my pattern on a spline, and have it layer the patterns based on a height map (bottom to top). This is easily done in Scatter On Splines Greyscale, but the only blend options in that node at Add or Max, and my pattern has a black outline (so needs an alpha channel).The option for ordering via height map isn't available in Scatter On Splines Colour. Is there a way to get around this?I approximated a result using Shape Splatter and Shape Splatter Blend and then using a map to mask it, but I ended up with too many shapes clustered together than I'd like.

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HelloHow should I proceed so that multiple meshes (each with its own UVs) in a single graphic/material can have their individual bakes read without overlapping the bakes?Thank you