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Adobe Dimension 4.0 is now available!

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July 26, 2024
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Hello everyone! Adobe Dimension 4.0 is now available for download from Creative Cloud!

Adobe Dimension 4.0 is being updated to incorporate some of the same underlying code components as Adobe Substance 3D Stager, particularly in areas like rendering, lighting, and material handling. This update puts Dimension on a more modern and maintainable codebase, ensuring the application is more stable and secure for users. Consequently, users will see some changes in the software – most notably in rendering capabilities and material workflow, as well as minor functionality and quality improvements throughout the application.

Here is an FAQ with more details on the changes:

https://helpx.adobe.com/dimension/whats-new.html

The Adobe Dimension and Substance 3D Stager comparison FAQ page has also been updated:
https://www.substance3d.com/dimension-stager-faq/

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Joaquin37300713vow4

New Participant

It seems the new update isn't exporting GLB properly for some reason. They import back into Dimension just fine but any other software has issues 😞 is there a fix for this on the horizon?

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echoraven

Participating Frequently

Can I downgrade to the previous version? Apparently I have automatic updates which I need to change.

The new version changes the angle and camera view of my objects, home view no longer available, the models are locked and I cannot unlock them.

I use Dimension to create product images so the lighting, angle, coloration need to stay consistent. I have no clue what this new version is doing to any of my models.

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Kosta349998245g33

Participating Frequently

Nobody knows what they did in the version 4, but nothing works the same, so we just need to deal with it where and if possible and hope that they are willing to consider feedback from the community. To downgrade to previous version open the Creative Cloud application, navigate to the "All apps" section, and locate Adobe Dimension. Click on the three dots next to the "Open" button, select "Other versions," and choose the latest version 3 or any prior version you prefer.

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echoraven

Participating Frequently

Thank you so so much. I spent months tweaking all the aspects of my models and that's not counting the time and effort I spent to convince the higher paychecks to let me proceed with turning our image library to 3D renders.

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Joanna Brandclinin

New Participant

After the July upgrade, I am unable to work on Dimension. Every action takes ages. The program is sluggish as if I were working on a calculator. I see that no one else has this problem. Up until now, the program has worked smoothly, it has never stuttered like this. What could be the cause? Can I go back to the previous version?

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Kosta349998245g33

Participating Frequently

Some users may encounter performance issues with the recent update to version 4, as it has introduced significant changes and contains several bugs. If you are experiencing difficulties, you can revert to an earlier version of Adobe Dimension. To do this, open the Creative Cloud application, navigate to the "All apps" section, and locate Adobe Dimension. Click on the three dots next to the "Open" button, select "Other versions," and choose the latest version 3 or any prior version you prefer.

Mike Mtrshk

New Participant

Hello Community, Adobe Team Members,

It seems like a great update, however all my work projects done with previous versions simply stopped working. I have tried to find tutorials to understand this new version and the workspace, but at the moment there is no support material that can solve my doubts... The only option is to work on previous versions with the fear that at some point they will stop working.

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Kosta349998245g33

Participating Frequently

I am also experiencing significant issues with the new interface logic and difficulties opening older files. For now, the only viable option is to revert to the latest version 3 and wait for Adobe to release a more stable version 4. You can even revert to version 2, so I don't believe its end-of-life is imminent.

marina14215263

Participating Frequently

Adobe Dimension has a protocol problem.
file import error.

the update is not finished.

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ritav1898390

New Participant

I cannot change the size of the frame, that feature disappeared, help.

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Kosta349998245g33

Participating Frequently

If you mean changing the size of the saved "View", every view is now a separate object called Camera and when you select (enter) it you can change everything that you could change in the View, including setting different resolution or aspect ratio for every camera separately which is nice. But beware, there is a pretty non intuitive way how it works now, first from the View Port you create a new camera, select the camera, you move around the space untill you have it set the way you want, then you have to deselect (exit) the camera view before you start moving around again because it will automatically update the current camera that is selected. It's so badly designed that they even added separate button for camera history which speaks enough on itself. But it is what it is.

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Bridgie_L

New Participant

As cool as this update is, it's extremely upsetting that I cannot get it to open! It took me a while yesterday to open a file from the previous version, but once I did, everything went smoothly. I increment my saves, so my most recent files are from 4.0. Imagine my frustration when I tried to open my most recent save today just to find a blank black screen. When I tried to close the program, I wasn't able to. Even Task Manager couldn't close it. I had to force restart my PC. I tried uninstalling the program, and there's still the same issues. From the looks of the forums, I am not the only one facing some major bugs with this update. Hopefully a new one can be pushed soon so we can actually use these cool new features!

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bryanua

Known Participant

Humorously, I finally JUST broke down and subscribed to the Substance 3D package because I couldn't access my files I created with the Stager trial SMH.

A geniune question I have with both applications though is how it's handling the cameras. Before this latest update in Dimension, if I clicked on my camera view from the dropdown, it would return my viewpoint directly to my specific framed scene. In Stager and now Dimension with this update, I can select my camera, either from the dropdown in the top menu dropdown or from clicking on the "View Camera" circle in the Scene menu on the right, but I don't return to my set framed scene...what am I missing here?

forresth32732180

Participating Frequently

I found that you have to uncheck the "View Camera" cirlce before adjusting the angle of your view, or your camera will update to the new angle.

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Zuzanna30632542tzov

New Participant

Are there any tutorials available for the new update? I can only find old tutorials. Thanks

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Yasir777

Known Participant

Most of the tutorials will be similar, but I hope they will update few of the olds ones; one of the tutorials has an old Photoshop version which at that time supported 3D- but you could still do it in photoshop any version.
in the meantime I have bookmarked the link to their new Adobe Dimension users guide, it was updated July 26, 2024.

https://helpx.adobe.com/dimension/user-guide.html
one thing I would like to point out from my experience with bringing graphics from illustrator as a decal, make sure to segment the graphics, otherwise it will be mirrored or spilled either on the next panel or opposite side. So I always make 3 small graphics an png and import to Dn in small chunks.

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Yasir777

Known Participant

Adobe Dimension's list of Materials collection is very impressive.

But it's a bit time consuming to navigating through

I have a suggestion by using
A floating palette with tabs for each material category would streamline the navigation in Adobe Dimension 500 Materials . Here’s a more detailed suggestion for how this could be implemented:

Floating Palette with Categorized Tabs,

Floating Palette Design:

• A compact, draggable window that can be positioned anywhere on the screen, independent of the main interface.

2. Categorized Tabs:

• The palette would feature 16 tabs, each labeled with a material category (e.g., Metal, Paper, Wood, Fabric, Translucency, etc.).

• Clicking on a tab would instantly display the materials within that category, eliminating the need for scrolling through a long list of 500.

4. Search and Filter:

• Include a search bar at the top of the palette to quickly find specific materials within the selected category.

5. Preview Thumbnails:

• Show larger, detailed preview thumbnails of the materials within each tab for easy identification.

Attached is a graphic I made so you can visualize it..

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