Adobe Substance 3D Painter 8.3.0, released in January 2023, introduced a significant overhaul to the core texturing workflow, primarily focusing on a new real-time baking experience and expanded file format support. Key Feature Updates
: The manipulator behavior was refined for better precision when using the new physical size UV projection.
: A new usability feature automatically highlights hard edges without UV seams in both 2D and 3D views to help you identify and fix potential baking artifacts early. Workflow Enhancements Adobe Substance 3D Painter 8.3.0
: Substance materials can now utilize physical size support in fill layers. This automatically computes UV size based on the average triangle size from the unwrapping, ensuring consistent material scaling across different meshes.
: The new mode includes detailed baking logs at the bottom of the menu, displaying high-poly parameters and name-matching statuses. Adobe Substance 3D Painter 8
: Added menus to select or create shader instances and tools to quickly change UV tile resolutions.
: The traditional baking window was replaced with a dedicated Baking Mode that allows you to bake textures directly from the viewport. Workflow Enhancements : Substance materials can now utilize
For official technical documentation and full version history, you can visit the Adobe Substance 3D Painter Release Notes or the Substance 3D Experience League .