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samuel_the_hamster
samuel_the_hamster
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May 29, 2023
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ms (time) below nodes? meaning?

  • May 29, 2023
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wondering what are this times? computation times? what should i do if its red and what it means? thanks!

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Correct answer davescm

amazing

 

if i exported and i need to do some changes i just publish again right?


Yes - just republish

Dave

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davescm
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May 29, 2023

It is the computation time for each node and helps you to see if there are any areas that you may be able to optimise. I don't worry too much about a complex node being red - although it is always good practice to check through the optimisation steps before publishing a material

 

https://substance3d.adobe.com/documentation/sddoc/performance-optimization-guidelines-102400075.html

 

Dave

    samuel_the_hamster
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    May 29, 2023

    wow dave you are best thank you so much for these explanations

    davescm
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    May 29, 2023

    what do you refer to "publishing" btw, saving (smth)?


    When you create a material in Substance Designer you save the graph , so that you can edit it later if required.

     

    You can then either :

    a. Export the output textures to use in another application. These are standard square bitmap textures that many applications can use.

    or:

    b. Publish the material as a SBSAR file. These are used by Substance Painter and , via plug ins, by some 3D apps. The advantage of a published material is that you can 'Expose' control parameters from your graph for the user of the material to adjust whilst applying it to their model. That might be colour , or pattern , or many other controls. Most (not quite all) adjustment parameters available within nodes can be exposed in the published material.

     

    https://substance3d.adobe.com/documentation/sddoc/exposing-a-parameter-102400062.html

     

    Dave

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