Adobe Dimension 4.0 is now available!

[JMathews]

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/

[suryadegra]

Hi, I've updated to the latest version and it's been a nightmare on my MacBook Pro M3. Everything is so slow, even in real-time draft mode. It lags a lot when customizing objects and adding materials. Any suggestions on how to fix this?

[Captivating_helperB833]

Condolences. Unfortunately, Adobe 3D programs on Macs are a total nightmare, they use the CPU for rendering until now... I went through it and there was no other option but to buy a Windows desktop computer (by the way, its price compared to a Mac is ridiculous) with a Geforce RTX 4060 graphics card for this purpose . A cheap ~1300€ computer with Windows works and renders 5 times faster than a Mac that costs 3-4 times more... Unfortunately, this is the new reality...

[suryadegra]

oh sh*t, I just knew they using CPU for rendering. Well, I'll stay on the previous version then. Dimensions are only for making a custom mockup of my design work.

[ThatScreenName]

Adobe Dimension renders great on my M1 Mac Pro. It's a corporate base model, but it can finish a 1200x1200px render in 3 minutes in most cases. Staging, working with Ray Tracing on, etc is fine considering the cost of this machine. 

[ZivoDesign]

When should we expect the next bug fix?

[ThatScreenName]

The update is great and it's awesome to see JMathews is still involved! 

Only issue I have so far is I can no longer import other DN files into the current(open) file. Otherwise, heaps of new materials. Haven't checked to see if this runs native on Apple Silicon, but it still is the fastest 3d and rendering program I've ever used.

[Seedbed Creative]

my issue is with glass and transparencies once exported.

The first image is the export from new dimensions, and the second is how it used to export.
I have experimented with camera background on/off, ground plane on/off, clear or cooured backgrounds but I either get the background colour or worse, a dark grey.
A lot of the fucntions are great, but this is for a time crucial client job, and I'm now spending time trying to figure out how to get the transparencies to render as transparent.

[Seedbed Creative]

an example of an export with no background or ground plane.

[mdhumpy2]

Seedbed if this is time sensitive for a customer you can revert to the previous version of Dimension as many of us on this thread have done.

[Seedbed Creative]

i have thought about that but have since built models and refpormatted into the new version, which cannot be run alongside this one. I'm losing woirk either way, and am hoping that there is something i'm missing, rather than it being a bug, but thought it worth flagging.

[Yasir777]

Dimension 4.0.3 is out today.

I'm installing it now.

will give feedback later. I'm sure it will be taking care of all those little bugs we encountered.

[Anders@Jarnes]

Generally a really nice update. Thank you for still keeping Dimension alive and relevant!
I have to say, though, that I really miss the option to publish a 3D scene online. It is a very usefull feature for sharing and presenting projects to clients and coworkers. I hope you will bring back this feature in a future update.

[Yasir777]

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.  

[feriamsidera]

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

[Yasir777]

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]

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. 

[Yasir777]

I was going to recommend Blender, but that Photoshop version will do, you can export from its 3D menu an .obj file.

[Zuzanna30632542tzov]

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

[Yasir777]

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

[Yasir777]

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

[Oksana36384563edhb]

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

[Captivating_helperB833]

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.

[Lloyd Prudente]

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 

[Yasir777]

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

[Annette5FDE]

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?