Questions

Hi,I am trying to automate batch channel packing textures. Basically, I want to take a large batch of textures with various channel packing types such as [texturename]_BC, [texturename]_R, [texturename]_RMA, [texturename]_ARM, etc and re-pack the channels into [texturename]_BC_AO and  [texturename]_N_H_R based on the file name. The issue I'm having is the import and organization based on the file name. Is there a way I can use the Automation Toolkit inside Substance Designer to achieve this result? Thanks

Hi Guys,During the years I made a bunch of custom Generators for Substance Painter.Now, I still don't find how to get access to the Anchor Points and the -Micro Details- option with my custom generatos, is there some string I have to put somewhere?Any hint, link or sample file would be extremely helpful.thank you 

Hallo an alleIch arbeite erst seit kurzem mit Substance Designer und versuche, ein schwarzes Leder zu kreieren.Mein Problem ist, dass es nicht wirklich schwarz wird. Egal ob mit Grundfarbe oder mit Diffuse Farbe.Wo ist mein Fehler?Vielen Dank für Ihre Hilfe!

First of all let's clarify, i'm using the 2020 steam version for both painter and designer, don't have plans to upgrade it unless the only way to accomplish my current goals have been implemented in the newer versions.So, problem i'm currently facing, i'm trying to develop a parametric fur material/filter to be used with Substance Painter, the final product will be a filter that can take data from underlying layers and modify the resulting material, the parameters will include the flow direction (painted using a flow map on the normal layer), size, clumps and other parameters that affect the final look.The main issue with making such a material is the lack of a shape tiling node that satifies all the requirements, the two primary options explored were the tile sampler and the shape splatter nodes, but none worked properly, starting with the tile sampler, it gerenrates pretty decent patterns and height information, but has the major drawback of not working with color and height in the s

Hi, Is there a way I can create a custom output node that export json file? If so, is there any totorial on how to do this?  apperciate any helps! thanks!

I already have two tiles, each with a heightmap and a colormap:Is there a way to combine them for a Tile Generator that randomly places them?Now I have this result (picture below), but here is only the height. How to assign the correct color to each tile in the final result? 

Hello, In designer I'm using translucency and it works just fine in Iray mode. When I'm using the texture in Painter it seems fine except in the material preview pan, the sphere doesn't look like strass but rather plastic with glossy effect.And when I'm exporting the texture from Painter I don't have the result displayed in the texturing window but the one in the material preview pan.It seems I hit- the translucency compatibility problem- the PBR vs IRay compatibility problem.I'm struggling to fix it. Help! 

Yesterday everything was fine but today i am having issue importing SVG files. It just turns into black. Any idea what might be the issue?ThanksPina

Hello there.I'm currently making a library bookshelf made from 4 different types of smaller shelves I modeled. I want to position them randomly so that the whole object has realistic look. How do I achieve it?

Hi there, I was about to start building my first graph but got this comming up.I am recieving this error every few seconds: [WRN][1145][Dunamis]Error (ProtocolInvalidOperationError) requesting tracking flag: { "errorCode": "100", "errorMessage": "org.hibernate.exception.GenericJDBCException: Unable to acquire JDBC Connection" } How may I solve this?

HiI have created a material using Substance Designer which can be used as a stamp on 3D models. However, I have encountered an issue where if the model already has a material, the "normal" and "height" of the model's material show up on the stamp. To address this problem, I changed the blending modes of the "normal" and "height" channels of the stamp layer to "normal" mode. Is there a way to define the stamp material layer modes as default layer modes in Substance Designer? Or is there an easier way to fix this problem?

hii am newbie in SD i made assets for learning on it how to create Texture-Gen my problem is the uv seams creates cuts on the model in preview and i made test on the output texture its shows black line in the texture in the same place could someone guide me why this happen and how to fix it thank you ntoe:i am not english speaker i hope you excuse me for any mistakes

Hi all. I'm brand new to functions and I'm having trouble figuring this out. I have 3 nodes: 2 multiswitches and a Uniform Color. The multiswitches represent prescribed color pallets and the uniform color node represents a custom color option. I'm running all 3 through another multi switch(#3). The goal is that if the end user selects from any of the color pallets, that color is shown in the output. I'm assuming I need to  add a function to the input selection of multiswitch #3, but I don't know what to do after that. I imagine one of you smart people could figure this out pretty quickly. I appreciate any help

Hello,I'm testing to export MDL materials und import them into Unreal Engine 5 or NVidia Omniverse.But I often get the error:"No materials are present in the MDL module!"or sometimes also:"alg::base::core" is not a package or a module name.Can anyone help me what that measn ?Thanks. 

Hi All,I want to know if there is a way to control multiple parameters from different node at the same time. For example, I have 4 tile generators, and I want to control the Y Amount for all 4 tile generator at the same time using 1 control. please help. thank you all! 

Hi, I want to know is it possible to have the expected output to be float for X Amount and Y Amount in Tile Generator?

Hello, My expriments for velvet and satin lead me to a question about Iray and OpenGL.While OpenGL is not that bad, IRay anisotropy seems to be totally ignored in Iray mode. The shiny effect is totally gone. (Left is Iray, right is OpenGL).What should I change, add, delete?Currently, I have:base colornormalmetallicroughnessspecularanisotropyConsidering the OpenGL sample how could I make it a bit more glossy? Currently my attempts make it looks wet, metallic or mirror-like but never "glossy" (I've tried with sheen channels, with no avail, it become grey, overexposed). PS : Side question, how to enable auto-smooth in Iray mode? 

Hello.I've just installed some custom SBSAR-nodes via Edit > Preferences > Projects > Library. They appeared in the node list and seem to be ready to work.However, there is a problem: none of them are cached. Every time I tweak any parameter in a further node, the entire chain up to the custom node is recalculated. The preview update latency increases dramatically, and milliseconds under each node in the chain constantly change. Could you please explain to me why this happens and how it should be fixed?Thank you.

I'm attempting to create a tile floor consisting of flat pebbles - see first reference image.  I am unable to get the stones close enough and at the same time create a random pattern.  The second image shows my failed attempt.  Does anyone have any pointers on how to accomplish this?  Have a recommendation on which node(s) to use?  Thanks in advance.

  I wonder: is it possible to "fix" something in Atlas node to make it not eat the details in the alpha/silhouette? They are pretty important for small leaves, twigs, grass and such kind of details. Why is it modifying them at all when alphas could just be added one on top of another as they probably are? Has anyone ever managed to fix this? Is it a speed or optimisation price we could not avoid?

HI!I am trying to setup the P4V version control for Substance Designer, and unofrtunatly the documentaiton is outdated for lasts versions : 12.4.0 build 6411 commit 089af196 Release (2023-01-25)I am not able to find the "tools/version_control/perforce.py" ( it was previously under Allegorithmics folders)Did someone have some update about that ?Thx a lot-Jimmy

Hello, I'm trying to create strass material and if glass is fine, if height is ok... I'm struggling with mask between the part that is glass and the part that support the strass (be it leather, plastic fabric or whatever). I have a graph for the glass with some output (IOR, color, translucency etc.).I have a graph for the pattern of the strass (some sort of honeycomb pattern) with the pattern and its inverse.Where I'm lost is for the masking/blending part.While I'm at it, I'm using a value for translucency but then, blend node can't be used, should I replace the value and use a greyscale instead?

How can I use the twist node in the substance model graph?Drapping and dropping them into the graph does not work.

Hello, While everything looks fine in Designer (cloth simulation model), while the model without textures looks fine in Painter (smooth surface), when it comes to apply my material, I meet two problems :- roughness seems inverted : rough in designer become shiny in Painter- the object looks smooth without normal map, and when the normal map is applied, the object becomes edgy/faceted. Any hint? 

Like "make unique" and "make local" in Blender ?