Beta 4 is out! Among the improvements and bug fix, you'll find in this version :

- Better camera controls in the 3D View
- New tool GUI: we know it's not yet perfect we really need your feedbacks on this!
- Mask Invert (the shortcut is I by default)
- Wireframe display for the polygon/element fill tool

The beta 3 is finally here! (Beta 2 last friday was not meant to be released, but anyway...)

** Improvements
- Stencil Improvements: can now paint on mirrored assets
- Selection by polygon
- Double color visualisation should be limited to HDR maps
- Remove debug tools in release mode
- Export all channels
- Layers: a layer should always be selected
- Projection is wrong when painting on stacked UVs
- Stencil overlay quality is very poor
- Dynamic pivot point
- Rotation speed x2 (tune with artists)
- Snap view to front, side, rear, top bottom, etc. with a modifier key
- Add axis widget in the bottom right corner of the 3D view
- Manipulation constraints


** Bug Fix
- Cursor became Invisible
- Reloaded project does not load the environment map
- Size jittering set to 100 makes the stroke stop after a short time
- Mesh import crash
- Importing a normal should enable 'use mesh normal' option


** Known Issues
- Snapping views rotates the environment as well
- Height scale is set to 1

Substance Designer 4.1 is now released, with lots of cool stuffs!
Find more information at http://www.allegorithmic.com/products/substance-designer


** Features

- Graph: Frames to group Nodes / Comment
- Graph: Action to create Inputs/Outputs nodes from node instance inputs/outputs connectors
- Explorer: export package with dependencies
- Explorer: Set Read Only files to a locked state in SD
- Explorer: Make "Close" action on package support multitple selection
- Explorer: Manage Version Control on packages
- Graph: delete unused nodes / clean graph
- 2D View: Reexport all outputs images
- 3D View: correct gamma management
- Gradient: delete key by moving it up only
- Bakers: new Bent normals baker
- Bakers: new Ambien Occlusion from mesh baker
- Bakers: bake multiple maps at once
- Bakers: Disable Ok button if high poly mesh is not set
- Bakers: Override or Rename resources with same name
- Bakers: use underscores instead of spaces in output file name
- Library: Add a condition "does not contain" in the filter definition
- Library: search by tags
- Parameters: TAB functionality in the parameter UI
- Use middle mouse button to close Tab Widget
- Console widget
- Add a F9 keyboard shortcut for the "Switch Engine" dialog
- Add aliases to custom library paths



** Bug Fix

- Crash when adding a new node after removing one just before
- Crash when using the create input/output feature on fxmaps
- Crash when creating graph inclusion cycles
- Crash when editing the value of a channel shuffle parameter that has been made into a constant
- Graph: Contextual menu spawned with Space bar is not sorted correctly
- Graph: Selection rectangle still displayed after Space menu displayed
- Graph: actions still gray when doing a checkout on package
- Engine build numbers are reported as 0 in the Switch engine dialog box
- Library: Performance Issue
- Preferences: "View outputs when opening graphs" does not work anymore
- Cannot go into the function graph of a parameter
- When opening ReadOnly packages, some modification actions are still available
- Bakers: loading a file containing "." in the name generate an error
- Bakers: Connectivity problem on fbx second UV
- Performance issue when linking PSD file
- 3D View: PBR shader does not set the default environment map
- Unable to export grayscale TGA in non indexed format
- [Mac Only] Pick color feature is broken / crash
- [Mac Only] Gradient Color picker don't get the right color

Dear all,

Thanks for joining the closed beta of Substance Painter, we at Allegorithmic are more excited than ever to share our new toy with you and get your feedback and suggestions!

Before jumping in though, we ask for you to carefully read the following lines to make sure you agree with the rules:
- You are not allowed to share the beta build of Substance Painter with anybody else. We have carefully selected the group of people who will get access to this closed beta (you are one of the few chosen ones ;) ).
- You are not allowed to talk about anything related to the technical characteristics / content of Substance Painter outside of this Community Hub.
- You are allowed to share/post final rendering of assets created with Substance Painter if you think it is worth sharing and if you mention that it has been created entirely with, or mostly with Substance Painter. This authorisation includes any external forum such as Polycount or CGSociety.
- The use of the beta build is completely free of charge until it’s publicly released, and there is no obligation to purchase it afterwards at any time.
- You’ll find the EULA (End User License Agreement) for Substance Painter Beta in the guide section of the Community Hub.

If you have any question or doubts on what you can do/say regarding Substance Painter, please feel free to ask questions or send us private message and we’ll be happy to answer.

Enjoy! We are now looking forward to hearing from you!

Release Note:

Fixes:
- Crash when creating a function
- Crash when clicking on node input
- Crash when opening specific sbs file
- Bakers: mesh ID selection does not work properly when UVs are overlapped
- Bakers: boundingbox related parameters are reset to 1
- Bakers: restore default sets the normal map orientation to OpenGL
- Bakers: using a cage produce incorrect result
- Sliders: double clicking to edit the value also change the slider position
- Functions: Swizzle Integer 1 Crash
- 32b images not converted correctly
- Bad performances on Explorer
- Removed "Infinite Loop Detected" when D&D a node in the same graph with right button
- Remove default "diffuse" usage on new grayscale input nodes
- Change range for the SVG Quality slider
- Added new Mask Generators (Mesh Adaptive / Mask Generators)
- Samples Download creates endless recursive folder structure
- Library Thumbs are no generated anymore
- Remove D3D9 Engine


Library Updated:
- Added Material Selector (Mesh Adaptive / Utilities)
- Added Material Adjustment Blend (Material Filters / Blending)
- fixed splatter_circular (pattern specific, position random), added features (pivot position, scale)
- added splatter_circular_color

Substance Designer 4 is the first announcement of the Substance 4 program.

The 2nd part will be revealed next wednesday, stay tuned!

http://www.allegorithmic.com/substance4

Rejoice, Substance users! Substance Designer 4 is out, and it's a free upgrade for all of you!

Lots of exciting new features in this update:

• Material layering workflow - full materials can be collapsed, blended and processed as one single element.
  
• PBR preview - the 3d preview now uses the same lighting model as UE4
  
• Dynamic inputs and outputs - Activate node inputs and outpus on the fly for cleaner faster graphs.
  
• Revamped filters library - material wide weathering filters, masks generators,material blending and transformation, etc.
  
• Expose all the parameters of a node at once
  
• Support for substance presets
  
• Drag and drop any node in the 3d view for a instant preview
  
• Many, many workflow improvements and small features...

Only 24h left to get your hands on the commercial upgrade with a 50% discount. Don't waste another minute :)