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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GPU Rendering
Would be nice to use this with external GPU. My 2015 MBP with AMD Radeon is running fans so loud, it is hard to listen. And the speed of rendering is pretty slow.
Otherwise I definitely love the idea of 3D app for designers inclouded in CC. Just as handy, as Adobe Muse. Can't wait to see next versions.
212 votesHey everyone! Today we announced the release of a new app – Adobe Substance 3D Stager.
Stager builds on the foundation of Dimension but has a completely reworked infrastructure and is built for pro audiences.
Stager incorporates Adobe Mercury Rendering Engine – with an entire new GPU backend for Vulkan APIs that is hardware agnostic. While the first release remains GPU rendering for NVIDIA cards only we are working with AMD for GPU support as well.
You can find more information about Stager here:
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Custom 3D Light Objects (Spot, Point, Area)
Lighting in Project Felix is currently handled through the Environment and Sunlight objects. Custom light objects would allow studio setups, with area lights that can be positioned, sized, rotated, colored, and set at varying intensities.
207 votesHey everyone! Today we announced the release of a new app – Adobe Substance 3D Stager.
Stager builds on the foundation of Dimension but has a completely reworked infrastructure and is built for pro audiences.
Stager includes support for physical lights including point, spot, and area lights.
You can find more information about Stager here:
https://www.adobe.com/products/substance3d-stager.html -
Import CAD formats (IGES, STEP, SAT, SMT etc)
These would be VERY helpful for those of us working in a Engineering Department. Engineers create models and we Technical Illustrators would love to make use of those models. Right now our option is a VERY EXPENSIVE Keyshot program. Bu we already have Adobe CC so it would be a great fit! So, PLEASE add support for at least these. Then later we'll bug you about native support for popular Solid Modeling Programs like SolidWorks and SolidEdge.
170 votesHey everyone! Today we announced the release of a new app – Adobe Substance 3D Stager.
Stager builds on the foundation of Dimension but has a completely reworked infrastructure and is built for pro audiences.
Stager includes support for CAD import including dozens of new formats, the full list can be found in the Stager documentation:
https://substance3d.adobe.com/documentation/sg/import-export-formats-213060294.htmlCAD Import is only available for those with the Enterprise version of the Substance 3D Collection plan. More information on this plan is available here:
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/business/enterprise/substance3D.html
You can find more information about Stager here:
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Combine/Subtract Models (Booleans/Pathfinder)
Booleans are the 3D equivalent of pathfinder, allowing you to take two shapes and combine or subtract their volumes from each other. For example, taking a cube then using a cylinder to 'cut' a hole through the cube.
147 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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Apple Silicon (Mac M1) Support
In 2020 Apple announced that they would be transitioning to their custom silicon for Mac devices.
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2020/06/apple-announces-mac-transition-to-apple-silicon/
Adobe Dimension should run on these devices.
109 votesWith the announcement of the new Substance 3D Collection, I’m happy to be able to provide more insight into the plans for the future again.
The team has been hard at work building Adobe Substance 3D Stager – which is an evolution on the concept of Dimension as a professional grade staging application with new depth and workflow possibilities.
At the moment neither Dimension nor Stager run on Apple Silicon M1 devices.
We sincerely apologize for the impact to your work thus far or for those who have been unable to try these tools. With Stager now released, getting emulation mode running as soon as possible a top priority.
We will be prioritizing investigations for M1 emulation in Stager first. Support for Dimension is an unknown at this time.
I will provide updates as this topic moves forward.
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Liquid Creation
When importing 3d models such as bottles, it would be nice if Adobe Dimension could add a liquid fill feature so that the bottle can represent a real beverage or condiment product.
88 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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More book/magazine models, more paper materials
As a graphic designer and illustrator wanting to create mostly mockups of books, picture books and magazines it would be extremely helpful to have more models (all of them have to many pages for picture books) and more paper-like materials to choose from. I haven't found a slightly rough paper structure (cardboard paper is too rough, glossy paper is too glossy) yet, yet this is a material that I'd probably use all the time.
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Preset Camera Views
Snap to views: front, side back, bottom.
Allow to choose object relative to snap view too as well.
57 votesThank you for the suggestion! Absolutely top/back, etc. views are very helpful. Something we are looking into!
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More Precision and Placement Options for Decals
A way to fix UV mapping or the ability to choose specific faces to apply decals to. I'm working with complex shapes and decals are currently not cooperating with me
53 votesHello! In our next release we’ve added automatic UV generation and error fixing so if you have a model with no UVs or that we detect UV errors you’ll get a prompt to resolve the issue.
This process is currently fully automatic and we are not yet adding manual UV mapping and controls. Once the new feature is out we’ll continue to evaluate providing manual custom UV controls.
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Folding and Special Printing Effects
Can we have special printing effects simulated over the packaging designs - like UV, Foil, Embossing.... it would be excellent!
52 votesSomething we’re interested in exploring! I’d love to know how you’d envision this workflow, in your own words.
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Background Layer Controls (position, rotate, scale)
Currently the background image is simply projected as is with some basic controls for choosing between scale modes (crop, fit, or scale). Controls would allow you to position, rotate, and scale the background image freely in relation to the camera.
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Create 3d .pdf files
I would like to be able to create 3d .pdf files so I can show my clients interactive 3d models.
44 votesHello! The Dimension team is gathering some feedback around various export requests. If you’re interested in providing more detail on your request for exporting workflows, please take a moment to fill out the following brief survey:
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Isometric view / render / setting
I would really love to be able to set up an isometric view :) (with and withouth dept of field) <3
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Displacement / Height map support
Would love the addition of Displacement maps so we can get some added details out of certain models. Would add a lot of realism for an otherwise flat world of extras beside normals.
41 votesHey everyone! Today we announced the release of a new app – Adobe Substance 3D Stager.
Stager builds on the foundation of Dimension but has a completely reworked infrastructure and is built for pro audiences.
Stager includes a new material model that provides a ton of new controls including displacement and tessellation.
In addition Stager’s material model supports sheen, clear coat, anisotropy, subsurface scattering, dispersion, and much more!
You can find more information about Stager here:
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Render Round Corners
I could be valuable to add "Round Corners" feature to the render engine.
If it really Vray under Felix, I guess that this feature already exist, and it could be cool to expose it in Felix.The goal is to give more realism to basic shapes (lighter models) and to go faster...
40 votesYeah this is a VRay feature we’ve thought about. It just rounds out the edges a little bit to give them a more natural, less ‘hard’ look. I think it could be very valuable! Thanks for posting!
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Render Selected area.
Render just a selection.
38 votesThanks for the suggestion! Can I ask for a bit more detail? Would you want to define an area of the screen and have that keep rendering even if you change your camera? Or just like a quick “Show me this area” then it goes away?
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Reflect/Mirror/Flip 3d Object
I need ability to duplicate and relection 3d element. Right now if we duplicate 3d stuff on the left and want it the same look and position on the right - reflected look. It is impossible to get the look using rotation orbit.
33 votesGreat suggestion! Thank you for the detailed request.
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Background Rendering
Ideally I would like to be able to work and render at the same time. So consider have a separate tab or window for the render. This way I can render high quality in the background, while working on a new model, scene, etc in the foreground.
33 votesThanks for the suggestion! Definitely something that would help fill up those render times, and something we’re considering!
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Cloud Rendering
option to process final renders in the 'cloud', render images on external servers not on local machine. this would be a dream for all those not carrying around monster laptops or able to waste hours watching pixels grow.
33 votesAs of January 11, 2021, Cloud Rendering (beta) has been removed from Dimension.
Thank you for all who participated in using the beta during this time and for the exceptional feedback provided to the team! We are continuing to develop our rendering solutions including in-app, cloud, and automation offerings and you can expect more rendering news in future releases.
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Layered Material
When creating more complex materials, one of the most important things that I'm missing is a layered material, that we can blend different materials on top of another using masks or blend values like we have in VRayBlendMtl: https://docs.chaosgroup.com/display/VRAY3MAX/Blend+Material+%7C+VRayBlendMtl
31 votesThanks for the suggestion! Layering materials is definitely something we’re considering.
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