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Andrew299466316exf
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May 18, 2023
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Baking Mode in latest Substance 3D Painter completely missing!

  • May 18, 2023
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Hi.

 

I downloaded the latest version of Substance Painter today, hoping to use the new baking viewport that I'd heard about, but the entire baking mode is not accessible. The croissant icon isn't there, going to MODE only brings up Painting (F9) and Rendering (F10) modes. Pressing F8 itself also has no effect.

 

I can't see anybody else talking about this online. Is this a bug or is there something I'm missing?

I'm using a student license, in case that's important.

 

Thanks in advance

-Andrew

Correct answer davescm

Is your student license a current version obtained through Adobe's website or a previous license obtained through Allegorithmic's scheme? If the latter, then 8.1.3 is the last applicable version, but if you are still a student you could apply through Adobe.

It is discussed in the thread linked below:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/substance-3d-painter-discussions/update-to-8-3-substance-3d-painter-not-possible-supposedly-no-new-version-available/td-p/13548255

Dave

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Andrew299466316exfAuthor
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May 19, 2023

Ah, okay. That makes sense. Thank you!

-Andrew

davescm
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davescmCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
May 18, 2023

Is your student license a current version obtained through Adobe's website or a previous license obtained through Allegorithmic's scheme? If the latter, then 8.1.3 is the last applicable version, but if you are still a student you could apply through Adobe.

It is discussed in the thread linked below:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/substance-3d-painter-discussions/update-to-8-3-substance-3d-painter-not-possible-supposedly-no-new-version-available/td-p/13548255

Dave

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Andrew299466316exfAuthor
Participant
May 18, 2023

Hi, thanks for your reply. This wasn't quite what I was after though.

After looking more closely, I've seen that the changes I'm describing came in with version 8.3. My previous version (asking me if I wanted to download the latest one) has actually only upgraded it to version 8.1.3.

davescm
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davescmCommunity Expert
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May 18, 2023

In the 'Texture Set Settings' panel, scroll down to 'Mesh Maps' and click on 'Bake Mesh Maps'. That will open the new baking views.

 

Dave

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    M.Attiya
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    January 15, 2025

    Thank you Dave so much. The location that you have mentioned to both the correct one. Have a nice day!

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