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  1. Substance 3D home
  2. Welcome to Dimension
  3. Getting Started
    1. Activation and licenses
    2. System requirements
    3. Accessibility
    4. Shortcuts
    5. Glossary
    6. Viewport navigation
    7. Supported formats
      1. Import & export formats
      2. Universal Scene Description (USD) files
      3. Preparing models for use in Dimension
    8. Frequently asked questions
    9. Dimension 4.0
  4. Interface
    1. Interface overview
    2. Menus
    3. Viewport
    4. Assets panel
    5. Scene panel
    6. Actions and Properties panels
    7. Tools
      1. Tools overview
      2. Select tools
      3. Camera tools
      4. Shape tools
      5. Align and Distribute
      6. Sampler tool
      7. Magic Wand tool
      8. Canvas tools
  5. Objects
    1. Objects overview
    2. Models
    3. 3D Text
    4. Shapes
    5. Groups
    6. Materials
    7. Camera
    8. Environment lights
  6. Using Dimension
    1. Stage 3D scenes
    2. Arrange objects
    3. Work with lights
    4. Render 3D scenes
    5. Add materials and textures
  7. Features
    1. Coordinate system
    2. Snapping system
    3. Rendering system
    4. Apply images to models
    5. Material displacement
    6. Material projections
    7. Match Image
  8. Common issues
    1. Optimize Dimension performance
    2. GPU rendering is disabled
    3. Viewport is blank
    4. Stuck on splash screen
  9. Release notes
    1. All changes 
    2. Version 4.1.0   

Version 4.1.0 (Beta)

Improved match image lighting

Automatically composite your 3D object into background images with improved light generation using Match Image.  Match Image now creates 360 environment lights giving more accurate context, reflections, and lighting results.

Other enhancements

Access common actions quickly with the context bar.  Set up your view with precision using in-viewport camera controls.  Export environment lights as PSD or EXR files.

Dimension 4.1.0 (Beta)

(Released Dec 12, 2024)

Changes:

  • Improve match image lighting.
  • Add contextual task bar.
  • Add camera orbit controls in viewport.
  • Update UI theming and appearance for improved contrast.
  • Add .jpg as a render format.
  • Add environment light export as .exr and.psd.
  • Allow 8k textures for .sbsar.
  • Update Substance engine to 9.1.2.

Bug Fixes:

  • Resolved an issue that caused the Libraries panel to not load custom libraries.
  • Update importer libraries to protect against security vulnerabilities.
  • Fix USD import handling of UVs without indicies.
  • Fix an issue with the camera properties UI would break.
  • Fix an issue where basic shapes from older files could be positioned incorrectly.
  • Fix copy/paste of decals.
  • Fix render progress bar appearance on subsequent renders.
  • Fix a few actions from happening on locked objects.
  • Fix an issue where the camera background visibility state did not match its checkbox.
  • Reduce viewport flickering when resizing the app window.
  • Allow multi-model import to continue if an error occurs.

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