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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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Elema Support in Design

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This update is the worst ever! So many crashes i had to fix my presentation with photohop. Aaargh its takes time and money!!! Publishing is in dimensions is gone! Adobe Muse program is... gone no updates or improvements ... but montly 85 euro has to be paid. Hate adobe

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ZivoDesign

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I am replying to you but it goes to all of you complainers,
The update is amazing it takes the 3D offers by Adobe to the next level without extra charge.

while it still needs more features and fixes, it is a big step forward.

Working with 3D is a heavy task don't expect your Macbook or iMac with no dedicated graphic card and without "Ray Tracing" support to do this kind of work, Apple is no magic it is only OS with some eye candies.
instead of complaining work hard and invest $5,000 in a workstation to improve your income

With that said, Dimension still needs a lot of work to improve workflow, performance, and stability.

We should all be glad this program is back on the map and has ongoing development

Thank you

mdhumpy2

Participating Frequently

Hi @ZivoDesign - Appreciate your insights. I think the frustration with folks is more about the original intention of the app. When Dimension first hit the scene it was basically sold as "3D for the rest of us". Meaning graphic designers who's daily revolved around print and web design. A tool that would be easy to use without a huge learning curve and could be easily implemented into the work routine, Mac or otherwise (and be included in Creative Cloud no extra $$$). For the most part they delivered that. I know for myself it has been a wonderful asset and has actually helped generate revenue since we do a lot of package design. I have always been on the higher end iMacs and it has worked just fine with all the other apps I require daily. Render might be a little slow but for what I was able to create it was a minor trade off. It allowed us to go from creating pretty good 3Ds in PS to creating really nice realistic 3Ds in Dimension. My "work station" works for EVERYTHING we do...Package design, catalogs, web development and Dimension has always fit in nicely with all of that. I have a small company so a $5000 investment would be a $15,000 - $20,000 investment. Again, I think something has been lost in translation over the last few months. Substance is available for those who seek a more robust set of tools so why not let Dimension fill the need it always has?

mynorg74718783

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I have tried to copy and paste graphics but Dimension won't let me. I have tried the Duplicate option (Cmd+D) and have had no results.

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Yasir777

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try to reinstall Dn 4.03, and see if you still can't duplicate.. on a Mac, command+D is a short cut for duplicate, or you option click and drag.. And try to bring graphics as a decal to place on your object/ model. If you can't then convert your model to a standard model, the icon is in the same spot on the right for "place graphics" .

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bryanua

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I'm still completely lost on how this new Dimension (and even Stager) handles cameras. In previous versions of Dimension I could move the viewpoint, zoom in and out, change the view all I wanted and once I selected my saved camera, the objects would return to exactly the view that I wanted. Now no matter what I do, I can't seem to get back to the same view/framing of my objects, which since I'm trying to have cohesive renders, is a major problem for me!

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Yasir777

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I agree with you, the logic behind it, if you set a camera view, the viewport camera should be able to hold that particular view, even if you did a change in another view. I just tested it; if you change the orientation on a camera view and go back to it it doesn't go back to original setting.
here is a great link on YouTube posted by one of the users on this forum,https://youtu.be/7f96OKs2nV4?si=uKqDmyWH1YmY6Ffw.

BTw, I have found ChatGPT 4, the free one, knows its software, just be sure to ask for the version 4.0.3.

When I asked it it responded that it could be a bug. Here what ChatGPT response

In Adobe Dimension 4.03, the viewport camera system allows you to set multiple camera views (e.g., Camera One, Camera Two, etc.) to save different angles or perspectives of your scene. When you adjust the view slightly and return to a previously saved camera (e.g., Camera One), it should revert back to the original saved orientation of that camera. If it doesn’t and the camera angle is altered, that suggests either a bug or an unsaved camera position.

Here’s how it’s supposed to work:

• After setting a camera view (like Camera One), you need to explicitly save that view. This prevents any accidental overwriting if you adjust the scene later.
• When you move away and return to a camera, it should reset to the last saved position for that camera, not to the modified orientation you left it in.

If Camera One is not returning to the exact original view after switching, double-check if you’re saving the camera positions correctly. You may need to update or save the camera view again before moving to another camera.

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bryanua

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Thanks for your response @Yasir777 but as this forum is hosted by and this particular thread was started by an Adobe employee, it'd be really great if we didn't need to depend on third parties to explain how its supposed to be working.

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Annette5FDE

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Glow effect

I am having trouble getting a glow effect that will show a halo around the glowing object. The previous version offered an intensity of the glow which would create a halo, but now I seem to not be able to achieve this anymore. Is there something I am missing in the latest update?

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Yasir777

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I just tried the glow effect in a Tourus shape, but didn't produce results, I will try again after I finish one project I'm working in now.
inwouldmlikemto hear from anyone can verify if the glow effect works with all its parameters?

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Lloyd Prudente

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Im sorry but this is a terrible update. The old version was wayyyy much easier to use and new update comes with all kind widgets. IT IS SUPER SLOW TO DO ANYTHING to the point that my whole entire screen just lags and freezes. I should have created a copy of all the files I opened using the new version because now I cant open them using the old version and I am stuck using this crappy version. Why is the preset not on Draft like it used to be, having it on Medium create more lag and freezes. When I try to size an image on an obj, i have to keep on clicking the link icon so that I can manually resize. The only good thing about this update is the Export Rendering - it is fast but to get there, it is a lot of frustruation

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Yasir777

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I dont have that problems, I am on a Mac Studio with M1,

I would like to point out a user Ares Hovhannesyan has been busy making video tutorial on Dimension 4.0 he has 24 new videos so far, check them out.

https://youtu.be/ZOKdtY1xvFU?si=dmbayreiOKwP0mGH

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Oksana36384563edhb

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it's hard to work on Mac M3

the program crashes during the simplest operations every time an object is moved, although the project is very simple

I wouldn't write anything, but the program let me down badly on the project and I'm just in despair

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Captivating_helperB833

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Unfortunately 😞 the best days when Adobe programs worked equally well on Windows and Apple computers are already history. Welcome to the new reality where the program is called the same, but for the same price, users with Windows computers enjoy all the benefits of the program - and Mac users have just frustration. And it looks like things won't get better. At least I've been an apple user for over 20 years, and I've been forced to buy a Windows computer for that matter, so I can work with Adobe's 3D software. It's a shame that the corporate heads don't agree with each other anymore, and it's not just Adobe's fault, Apple has turned away from graphic design professionals and focused only on modern toys like the iPhone, Wach, etc. They don't care about professional designers anymore.

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Yasir777

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I thing I found a bug in 4.0, would like to know if others have same issue, on Mac Studio M1.

the background image, if I import it, it's icon on the right panel disappears after working with few adjustments to my model, if I replaced an image from left side of dimension panel, you will see it again, but then once you replace it with the image that you want from your desktop, the icon disappears again unless restarting the app I want to see if others have that before I make a report, thank you

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Zuzanna30632542tzov

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Is there a way to make the linked artwork to automatically update? Let's say I have the same artwork on multiple models and when I update the artwork it doesn't change on the models, I have to go into each model separately and update on each model. It use to update automatically when you changed artwork in the library. Thanks

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Yasir777

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This should be posted in the bug report https://forums.adobeprerelease.com/adobe-dimension-beta/discussions

feriamsidera

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Some objs from the Adobe stock fail to import. To name 2 so far are the z2 spacesuits, both versions fail on import.

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Yasir777

Known Participant

You are right, it did not import for me, there was a warning "Unable to import Model"

But I was able to import it after opening it in Photoshop 2021 version 22.2 -(the last fully functional 3D), you can have 2 versions of Photoshop on your computer. In the meantime, I hope Adobe Dimnsion tech can look into it. see attached screenshots.

feriamsidera

Participant

Yasir777, Thank you for the response. I also used a work around opening them in Blender and then outputting to glb. Worked and brought in the material etc.

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Yasir777

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I have been using the new Dimensions 4.0.3 with a smile on my face, I'm so happy Adobe has refined it.

a word of caution on some changes in the shortcuts. The Movel Tool is now W, the Scale Tool is R, Selection is still V. The Align & Distribute D, has moved to the left side with all other tools, the Horizon Tool N, has been consolidated with the Orbit Tool window.

also on the Keyboard shortcuts Shift+Opt+Cmd+K under General, scroll towards the bottom to changes default substance material resolution from 1024px to 2048px or 4096px or even lower.

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