Getting started series - Substance Designer

[Wes McDermott]

Getting Started with Substance Designer

In this series, you will learn how to use Substance Designer.

Software: Substance Designer 4
Version: 4.x
*Basics shown apply to Substance Designer 5.

Prerequisites: None

Video Playlist:
Videos

Source files:
Earl Project Files

Correct High Res OBJ for Vertex Color Baking

[Imconected]

Sweet !

THX  !

[caudron.romain]

Thanks a lot !

[sterling_2]

Hmmm... I've run into a problem baking the Color Vertex Map, as described in the video. I keep getting a black image. I must have overlooked something. It's hard to tell since the latest version of the software has a slightly different layout, but I think I made all of the proper settings

-S

[Wes McDermott]

Hmmm... I've run into a problem baking the Color Vertex Map, as described in the video. I keep getting a black image. I must have overlooked something. It's hard to tell since the latest version of the software has a slightly different layout, but I think I made all of the proper settings

-S

Hi,

I'm sorry for this issue. I tested the files and its working on my end. Did you use the "Earl_HIGH_vertexcolor.obj" file? I added it as a separate download at the first post in this thread. It will only work with that OBJ.

Cheers,
Wes

[Gustavo Machado]

Hi there, I have a question. Substance Designer tutorial is somewhat outdated, through the entire tutorial I've noticed a few changes but managed to overcome them. My question is about the resolution. Im following the final tutorial where they go through all graphs and nodes fixing the resolution before publishing it, but on the version I have (5.3.4) when I simply change the Main Graph to "Relative to Parent" it was enough to make my Outputs 256x256 as expected.

I wonder if newer versions smart enough to do all graph and node resolution fixing by itself, or if I should go back to the other graphs and nodes and adjust them manually, as shown in the tutorial?

Thanks

[Wes McDermott]

Hi there, I have a question. Substance Designer tutorial is somewhat outdated, through the entire tutorial I've noticed a few changes but managed to overcome them. My question is about the resolution. Im following the final tutorial where they go through all graphs and nodes fixing the resolution before publishing it, but on the version I have (5.3.4) when I simply change the Main Graph to "Relative to Parent" it was enough to make my Outputs 256x256 as expected.

I wonder if newer versions smart enough to do all graph and node resolution fixing by itself, or if I should go back to the other graphs and nodes and adjust them manually, as shown in the tutorial?

Thanks

Hi,

The resolution workflow is the same in the tutorial version (outdated) versus the latest builds. In this case, the instanced graphs you have are set to relative to parent, so they are not forcing a resolution downstream to the outputs. If you did have a node that had an absolute resolution, then it would change the final outputs.

Cheers,

Wes

[fiinz]

Hey Wes, Where is the Veins File ? I Can't find it in Earl Zip file :S

[Dam Dam 0]

Hi WEs,

For this tutorial too I also have the 3D view problem, so I think there is a problem with substance and mac ?
(I'm using the last version of substance)

Cheers

Same as this one

Hello everyone.
Since 02-07 I don't have the preview in the 3D view.
It's difficult to learn and understand the tutorial without the preview.
After some days spend on the tutorial, the 3D view is finally working ( from the chapter 04 I think)

[katya_a]

For this tutorial too I also have the 3D view problem, so I think there is a problem with substance and mac ?
(I'm using the last version of substance)

Same as this one

Hello everyone.
Since 02-07 I don't have the preview in the 3D view.
It's difficult to learn and understand the tutorial without the preview.
After some days spend on the tutorial, the 3D view is finally working ( from the chapter 04 I think)

Same issue, 2017 iMac, Catalina OS, 4.2GHz CPU, 32Gb RAM, Radeon Pro 580 8Gb GPU.
But I did have very responsive 3D preview until I rebooted the computer, so maybe a software bug?

[pao1011]

First of all, I'm new to substance designer so I have a lots of questions but the one I'm asking is about the part of the  planks, Title Sampler and holes function. I understand a little bit of coding so I know how a function works so, it suppose to multiply the amount of planks by the number of holes so 2 X 4 = 8,  simple math, and the function works correctly till you reach the x amount of three = 6 planks so you get twelve holes two for each plank, but when you set the x amount higher than that, the amount of holes doubles. I understand that this is an endless seamless tile texture so if you got 6 planks you can tile the rest you want, no problem , right? But still. It this a bug or a setting? why that is happen?
The version I'm using is 2020.