Announcement·Apr 15, 2026
Substance 3D Painter 2026 (12.1) beta
Skew Baking, Auto-Rebaking, and OpenPBR compatibility.
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Substance 3D PainterA public beta of the next Painter introduces Skew Baking and Auto-Rebaking to cut friction in the bake step, OpenPBR compatibility to align Painter with the newer open material standard, and a Hard-Surface mode for Auto Unwrap. It reduces manual re-baking when geometry changes and matches the OpenPBR pipeline now standard in Designer.
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Substance 3D Painter
Best for teams who want AAA-grade texturing with one-click export to any engine.