Feature request - Existing Path Tool vertices to follow model transform/shape updates

Hi Cyril,

That's great to hear most of those items are already in discussion.

Yes we have been using 9.1.1 and I have been testing moving multiple vertices for a single path, which is a great option to have. But as mentioned it's painfully slow viewport feedback at the moment. Also having the ability to select multiple complete paths and translate them together to a new location would be invaluable given our need to update character proportions after we scan our actors.

We have also been using the copy/paste brush preset feature as well (hopefully having the ability to paste to multiple paths will be an option at some point).

The main reason this would be helpful is if we have a stitch layer for example, and we translate those paths to a new location based on our actor proportions, we'd like to avoid having to repeat the same translation for the puckering path layer.

Instead, we could simply duplicate our stitch layer that was previously transformed to the new location, copy a brush preset from our previous puckering layer and paste that preset data to all of the selected paths on my duplicated stitch layer. 

Hope that makes sense.

Cheers,

Erik

Thanks,

Most of those suggestions are indeed already in discussion.

Just so you know, since the 9.1.0 it is now possible to move multiple vertices with the Surface tool, and you can copy past brush properties to another path (not multiple).

You maybe already known that, but since it was in our latest release, I rather tell you.

Hi Cyril,

I totally get that it's a very complex request, but appreciate you passing it along to the team nonetheless. 

On this same subject, a few things that would really help us in the shorter term and maybe a bit more doable hopefully:

1. Somehow speed up the viewport performance for translating a complete path.

2. Be able to select and translate multiple paths at the same time

3. Be able to then snap more than one vertex to the surface at a time

4. Be able to rotate an entire path

5. Be able to copy the path Brush Preset Properties from one path and paste to multiple selected paths.

6. Be able to anchor a path's vertices and reference that path higher in the layer stack to replace with a different tool preset.

I did notice that if I disabled all of the channels on a given path layer, translating an entire path does speed up a bit, but it's still pretty slow. 

Just for a reference point, I'm running a Ryzen 9 7950X, RTX 3090 and 128gb of DDR5@4800mhz. 

Cheers,

Erik

Hi Erik,

Thanks for the suggestion, and we're glad you appreciate the new Path tool. We put a lot of effort in the feature, so it is nice to see artists genuinely use it.

That being said, your suggestion is very interesting, but also very complex. It would demand to use data from the vertices, edges, faces for localized texturing, which is somehting Substance 3D Painter doesn't really do currently (at least not extensively). I'll make sure the rest of the team sees your message.

Please not that Substance 3D Painter isn't currently really compliant with iterative workflows, so updating regularly your mesh may end up with a lot of trouble, but it seems you're already aware of this.

Regards,