Adobe Dimension: Feature Requests
When entering a new feature request, please provide specific details. Why is this feature valuable to you? Give an example of how you would use it in a workflow.
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3D Mouse support
I have a SpaceNavigator from 3Dconnexion and I'd like to use it for camera movement
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Import new object to same X,Y,Z orientation as current selection
Here is the proposed workflow:
1. Select an object in Dimension that you've placed
2. Go up to File>import> 3D Object and click to start the import process
3. Imported object is set at the exact coordinates of the previously selected object, and is now the selected object in your scene.
4.You can now make minor X,Y,Z location changes to the new object in order to have it match your vision of the composition.Current process
1. write down all of the coordinates for your currently selected object.
2. Go up to File>import> 3D Object and click to start the…9 votesThanks for the suggestion! Very interesting. I’m curious what the core thing you’re trying to do is, though.
Do you want it to import to the same location so that it’s visible because your camera is looking one way and it’s importing behind you? Or is it more about composition, like you’re placing it near that object so want to start there?
Currently we always import objects to the origin of the scene (0,0,0) because different objects might be broken into pieces but intended to align that way. Some other options could be:
- Import to selection as you described above
- Import to center of current view
- Not at import but have additional controls for “move to this object” or “center to my view” type of functionality.Lots possible here, and none of it is particularly hard, so more understanding the why you want this.
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Import MTL Materials
I'm having a very difficult time creating new materials...
I'm currently trying to create a snake skin material, but Dimension CC doesn't support MTL files????
What is the file type Adobe Dimension uses for its materials? Dimension should import MTL files as these are very common.---
Edited by Moderator: Please only post ideas in proposal formats, not questions.
9 votesDimension uses the Adobe Standard Material which is based off of the NVidia MDL language. Our supported extension is ‘.mdl’, but it does require the Adobe Standard Material type. You can create MDLs using Substance Painter and Designer at the moment.
https://helpx.adobe.com/dimension/using/standard-materials.html
For MTL we do have a conversion process when importing it along with an .obj but we do not have a standalone MTL importer yet. This is something we can add though. Since this is an idea based forum I’ll edit this question to be a proposal to support importing MTL materials.
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Add scripting support
Please add scripting support (Javascript/Applescript/VBscript). Allow users to open,close and save files, replace surfaces images, set render settings, and render documents.
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embed into inDesign
Allow Felix 3D models to embed into inDesign for .epub output!
9 votesThanks for the suggestion! I’d love to know some specific workflows you’d like to do here. For example is it for product shots inside a design document or something? Great suggestion.
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Cloth Assembly and Simulation
I've recently worked in two Design Projects that involved cloth of some sorts. One of them, that was a complete challenge and, though it won 1rst Prize in a National Design Contest, the cloth component still looks horrible on the renders.
Trying to model the cloth part and get it together with the SolidWorks wooden parts was the biggest challenge here. I had to do it manually, polygon by polygon, within the time limit, and figure out a way to get everything together.
Would there be any possibility of modelling cloth physics on Felix and allow for an easier manipulation…
9 votesVery interesting topic. I think cloth simulation could be really fun to play with and definitely makes a lot of sense to have in some aspect. Thanks for attaching your example image, that’s very helpful.
I’d love to hear what other people think of this too.
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3D Painting link between Felix & Ps
Adobe could really take Felix to the next level, by adding the ability to paint on a mesh with UV's in Photoshop and communicate with Felix, by painting diffuse, spec, normal map then render within Felix send it back to Photoshop for the composite.
9 votesGreat suggestion. You can currently do 3D painting in Photoshop and then export the model as an .obj file so I think the key here with this request is to have a more live-linked experience. Could you talk more about what you’d want there?
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Live Updating Material Thumbnails
After changing the properties of a material the thumbnail in the document doesn't change to reflect the new colors or look.
Also, after loading a model or saving and reloading the Felix .asd file the thumbnails all turn into "?" icons.
Building a way for the application to show live thumbnails of the current materials instead of a static picture will help with these issues!
9 votesWhile we started work on this a while ago we actually decided to wait on it. We’re reviewing this again.
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Metal edge reflectance
Dimensions would benefit from proper edge reflectance for metals. Right now once something is fully metallic, the reflection color is uniform without regard to incidence angle. But that's now how metals are in the real world, the metal's color shifts to a desaturated version of the primary color. This is something many applications do. the edge reflectance follows the fresnel equation with something like 1.3 IOR for curve shape. Without this metals look flat and incorrect to the eye of someone who does 3D work and knows about this physical property.
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Pivoting
Can we can we add additional pivot points? Like bottom left, top right, etc.?
8 votesThis is definitely something we can do! We started with 3 for simplicity but we can add all the major points and have a way to set a custom point.
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Ambient Occlusion
Please add two sliders for ambient occlusion, both size and intensity. The ability to add this to renderings of exterior building facades will make the renderings "pop".
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Multitouch Trackpad Supoort
Trackpad (MacBook, Magic Trackpad) Support for paning around with two fingers and rotating with two-fingers-gestures.
8 votesDefinitely something we want to add support for!
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Shadow mat material to catch shadows (or support for additional ground planes)
I do a lot of custom sign design (room sponsorships, donor walls, etc), and produce 3D renderings of them composited into reference photos I take of where the sign will be installed.
The quality of materials and rendering in Adobe Dimension really has me intrigued, but I need a way to place the 3D model vertically and catch the rendered shadow as if it was set against a wall.
In other software, I create a plane with a shadow mat material to catch the shadow, which is then rendered directly on top of the reference photo set as a background…
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Support for Gradients in Color Fields
It would be interesting to be able to degrade (gradient) in the background instead of a single color!
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beveled or carved edges for art
it would be awesome if we can create beveled/embossed letters for signage. especially letters carved into a surface with a v-cut (like in roman carved letters).
it doesn't even need to be a live text tool, just enable the software to use vector art for 3d art, and we will create the vector in iilustrator and import it to the library.
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Place Objects on Background Walls/Planes
It would be awesome to have an option to delve deeper into the raster background image—say of an office or room—by being able to place models on the wall with the shadows/lighting interacting as it would hanging/leaning there.
8 votesThanks for the suggestion! This is actually something we are looking into, though it’s a bit down the line. We have some research going on for it though!
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Cut Tool to Split Models
There needs to be a way to cut or splice the model to create points that can be stretched, rotated or moved from the object separate from the rest of it.
8 votesHello everyone! The Dimension team is very interested in the topic of creation/modeling/editing as a whole. We haven’t added any creation so far, but are actively researching this area. We have a new survey on modeling and editing and would love your thoughts on the topic!
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Photogrammetry Support
photogrammetry software like" Photomodeler", "Agisoft PhotoScan" and "Acute3D" were still not making the 3Dmodel from multicamera positions as accurate and with high resolution as I needed it to be.
Perhaps Adobe can make a difference ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_photogrammetry_software
I am using 9 Nikon D800 camera's to do lenticular, timefreeze and 3D modeling . No accurate and easy software ( affordable and powerfull ) software yet tried that meets demands.
Currently using twitter Pro in After Affects for inter-camera calculations. A 3D model instead of rotoscoping front from background would be helpful too to get AE and Twixtor Pro working better.8 votesIt’s definitely possibe! We’ve considered building some sort of support into the Adobe Capture mobile app, for example. Would love to know others thoughts on this topic.
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render to EXR - render passes
It would very good to have the option to render to EXR with multiple passes. Compositing in this way gives a great deal of flexibility in post over the reflections, color, light /shadows, specularity, transparency..
It would also be very interesting to see the render output directly linked to Photoshop, premiere/ aftereffects.
In other applications rendering is not linked to the post processing tools - which makes it much slower to update layers and much less likely that re-rendering or additional changes will happen in the retracing tool.
8 votesGreat suggestion. EXR is a very powerful format and we see a lot of potential for render passes. Thanks for posting!
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Flip Normal Directions
I tried to import an object made of Autodesk Fusion 360 and been transformed into OBJ through Autodesk 360.
When I apply a material like wood in rendering the object appears completely black.
I think the problem is related to the direction of the normal ... would be useful under felix have a command to invert the normal.Another problem: there is the ability to scale the textures?
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