Adobe announces updates to Substance 3D for enhancing metaverse experiences

Adobe today announced major updates to Adobe Substance 3D  enabling developers to enhance the immersive experience. Adobe Substance 3D applications allow users to create, capture, and texture 3D assets, as well as compose and render 3D scenes.
“Smart brands are getting “metaverse-ready” growing their 3D and immersive content creation capabilities. That means that creative arts with expertise in 3D have a wealth of opportunities,” said Scott Belsky, chief product officer and executive vice president of Adobe Creative Cloud speaking at a customer event in Paris.
Adobe announced multiple updates across the Substance 3D Collection, including Native Apple M-series chips support for Substance Painter, Designer and Sampler, enabling 3D content creators to work faster than ever before. All three tools are part of the Substance 3D Collection, the only end-to-end solution for 3D visuals and experiences.

A new Substance 3D Materials SDK has also been launched that allows developers to write their own plugins and use the Substance 3D Material and Model engines inside other applications. For Photoshop users, a Substance Materials Plugin in Photoshop has been launched that joins an exing plugin for Illustrator – which is already used hundreds of thousands of Illustrator users – and helps save users time and eliminates numerous steps needed to create texture and design variations and 3D effects.Best of Express PremiumPremiumPremiumPremiumPremium
“Incorporating Adobe Substance 3D into our product design and development processes has unlocked a new level of creative freedom for the HUGO BOSS team,” said Sebastian Berg, Head of Digital Excellence at HUGO BOSS AG. “The emergence of the Metaverse presents exciting opportunities for the fashion world, and Adobe Substance 3D tools are an integral part of our approach, as we execute on our plan to develop 80% of our collections on a digital basis the end of this year.”
Meanwhile, the company said it also previewed research projects designed to power future Metaverse experiences. New AR and 3D shopping tools from Adobe Research and Adobe Commerce bring rich online information to the in-store shopping experience. Customers can scan products on their mobile devices to access personalized shopping insights, product price comparisons, reviews, and product details. This helps customers make better in-store purchasing decisions and gives retailers the tools to adapt to customers’ needs in real-time. B2B companies can also use this technology to optimize warehouses.
Pricing and availability
Native Apple M-series chips support for Substance Painter, Designer and Sampler and the Substance Materials Plugin for Photoshop are available today. The Substance 3D Plugin for Unity will be available later this month, and Substance 3D Modeler, currently in beta, will be available later this year.
Further, Adobe said it  will expand free access to Substance 3D applications to teachers and students worldwide. Universities subscribing to the Creative Cloud All Apps plan already have free access to Adobe Substance 3D applications.