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      1. Panels overview
      2. Project panel
      3. Assets panel
      4. Layers panel
      5. Properties panel
      6. Quick Actions panel
      7. Shader Settings panel
      8. Channel Settings panel
      9. Metadata panel
      10. Export panel
      11. Physical Size Panel
      12. Exposed Parameters Panel
      1. Tools and Widgets overview
      2. Sliders
      3. Color Picker
      1. Preferences overview
      2. Normal Format
      3. Layer Resolution
    1. Filters overview
    2. Custom Filters
    3. Compound Filters
      1. Generators overview
      2. Atlas Scatter
      3. Brickwall
      4. Cloth Weave
      5. Decal
      6. Embossing
      7. Embroidery
      8. Floor Tiles
      9. Gravel
      10. Panel
      11. Parquet
      12. Pattern
      13. Pavement
      14. Perforate
      15. Quilt Stitch
      16. Splatter
      17. Stonewall
      18. Surface Relief
      19. Weave
      1. Adjustments overview
      2. Blur
      3. Brightness/Contrast
      4. Colorize
      5. Color Replace
      6. Color Variation
      7. Equalize
      8. Fill
      9. Hue/Saturation
      10. Invert
      11. Sharpen
      12. Vibrance
      1. Tools overview
      2. Atlas Creator
      3. Atlas Splitter
      4. Channels Generation
      5. Channel Switch
      6. Clone Stamp
      7. Crop tool
      8. Delight (AI Powered)
      9. Height to AO
      10. Height to Normal
      11. Image To Material
      12. Make it Tile
      13. Match
      14. Multiangle To Material
      15. Normal to Height
      16. PBR Validate
      17. Perspective Correction
      18. Tiling
      19. Transform
      20. Warp
      21. Warp Transform
      22. Upscale
      1. HDRI Tools overview
      2. Color Temperature Adjustment
      3. Exposure
      4. Exposure Preview
      5. HDR Merge
      6. Line Light
      7. Nadir Extract
      8. Nadir Patch
      9. Panorama Patch
      10. Plane Light
      11. Shape Light
      12. Sphere Light
      13. Straighten Horizon
      1. Wear and Finish overview
      2. Corrode
      3. Cracks
      4. Dirt
      5. Discarded Gums
      6. Dust
      7. Erode
      8. Metal Finish
      9. Moss
      10. Oxidate
      11. Paint
      12. Rust
      13. Scratch
      14. Snow
      15. Stylization
      16. Water
      17. Varnish
    1. Technical Support overview
    2. Exporting the log file
      1. Configuration overview
      2. Retrieving the installation path
      3. Update Checker
      4. NVIDIA Driver Settings
      5. 3D Capture set-up on Linux
      1. Technical Issues overview
      1. Data or project issues overview
      2. Import Substance Alchemist projects in Substance 3D Sampler
      1. Filter issues overview
      2. Image to Material and Delighter are missing
      3. Image to Material visual artefacts
      1. Interface issues overview
      2. Fonts are not displayed correctly
      3. Main interface is transparent
      1. Performance issues overview
      2. Color picker takes long time to open the first time
      3. Interface lags when interacting with the layer stack or other elements
      1. Stability issues overview
      2. Crash when exporting a material
      3. Crash when using the Image to Material or Delighter
      1. Startup issues overview
      2. Application doesn't start on Linux
      3. Crash at start up - Old OBS version
    1. Features and workflows overview
    2. Quick actions
    3. 3D Capture
    4. Export parametric assets
    5. End to end Physical Size Workflow
    6. Generative Workflow
    7. Texture Import
    8. Texture Generators
    9. Use As Bitmap
    10. Adobe Standard Material
    1. Pipeline and integrations overview
    2. Environment variables
    3. Substance Send-to
      1. HP Z Captis support overview
      2. Your first capture, step by step
      3. System requirements to use the HP Z Captis device
      4. FAQ for HP Z support in Sampler
      5. Known issues and limitations
    1. Scripting and Development overview
    2. Manage installed plugins and scripts
    3. Create a Plugin with Python and QML
      1. Create a Script with Python overview
      2. Example Scripts
    1. 3D Capture equipment
    2. Camera settings - Exposure
    3. Camera settings - Focus
    4. 3D Capture lighting
    5. Cross-polarizing for 3D Capture
    6. Processing advanced 3D Captures
    7. Editing 3D Captured meshes
    1. Release Notes overview
    2. All Changes
    3. Beta
    4. Version 5.0
    5. Version 4.5
    6. Version 4.4
    7. Version 4.3
    8. Version 4.2
    9. Version 4.1
    10. Version 4.0
      1. Version 3.4
      2. Version 3.3
      3. Version 3.2
      4. Version 3.1
      5. Version 3.0
      6. Version 2020.3 (2.3)
      7. Version 2020.2 (2.2)
      8. Version 2020.1 (2.1)
      9. Version 2019.1
      10. Version 0.8.1
      11. Version 0.8.0
      12. Version 0.7.0
      13. Version 0.6.1
      14. 0.6.0
      15. 0.5.4
      16. 0.5.3
      17. 0.5.2
      18. 0.5.1
      19. 0.5.0
    1. FAQ  Overview
    1. Substance 3D home
    2. Home
    3. Getting Started
      1. Getting Started overview
      2. Activation and licenses
      3. System requirements
      4. Shortcuts
      5. Importing Resources
      6. Report a bug
      7. Project Management
        1. Export overview
        2. Export Window
          1. Default Presets overview
          2. Arnold 5
          3. Blender Cycles/Eevee
          4. Corona Renderer
          5. Enscape - Revit
          6. Keyshot9+
          7. Lens Studio
          8. Spark AR Studio
          9. Unity HDRP Standard
          10. Unity HDRP Specular
          11. Unity Standard
          12. Unity Specular
          13. Unreal Engine 4
          14. Redshift
          15. V-Ray Next
        4. Managing custom presets
        5. Managing Presets
      1. Interface overview
      2. The Home Screen
      3. 2D and 3D Viewport
      4. Sidebars
        1. Panels overview
        2. Project panel
        3. Assets panel
        4. Layers panel
        5. Properties panel
        6. Quick Actions panel
        7. Shader Settings panel
        8. Channel Settings panel
        9. Metadata panel
        10. Export panel
        11. Physical Size Panel
        12. Exposed Parameters Panel
        1. Tools and Widgets overview
        2. Sliders
        3. Color Picker
        1. Preferences overview
        2. Normal Format
        3. Layer Resolution
      1. Filters overview
      2. Custom Filters
      3. Compound Filters
        1. Generators overview
        2. Atlas Scatter
        3. Brickwall
        4. Cloth Weave
        5. Decal
        6. Embossing
        7. Embroidery
        8. Floor Tiles
        9. Gravel
        10. Panel
        11. Parquet
        12. Pattern
        13. Pavement
        14. Perforate
        15. Quilt Stitch
        16. Splatter
        17. Stonewall
        18. Surface Relief
        19. Weave
        1. Adjustments overview
        2. Blur
        3. Brightness/Contrast
        4. Colorize
        5. Color Replace
        6. Color Variation
        7. Equalize
        8. Fill
        9. Hue/Saturation
        10. Invert
        11. Sharpen
        12. Vibrance
        1. Tools overview
        2. Atlas Creator
        3. Atlas Splitter
        4. Channels Generation
        5. Channel Switch
        6. Clone Stamp
        7. Crop tool
        8. Delight (AI Powered)
        9. Height to AO
        10. Height to Normal
        11. Image To Material
        12. Make it Tile
        13. Match
        14. Multiangle To Material
        15. Normal to Height
        16. PBR Validate
        17. Perspective Correction
        18. Tiling
        19. Transform
        20. Warp
        21. Warp Transform
        22. Upscale
        1. HDRI Tools overview
        2. Color Temperature Adjustment
        3. Exposure
        4. Exposure Preview
        5. HDR Merge
        6. Line Light
        7. Nadir Extract
        8. Nadir Patch
        9. Panorama Patch
        10. Plane Light
        11. Shape Light
        12. Sphere Light
        13. Straighten Horizon
        1. Wear and Finish overview
        2. Corrode
        3. Cracks
        4. Dirt
        5. Discarded Gums
        6. Dust
        7. Erode
        8. Metal Finish
        9. Moss
        10. Oxidate
        11. Paint
        12. Rust
        13. Scratch
        14. Snow
        15. Stylization
        16. Water
        17. Varnish
      1. Technical Support overview
      2. Exporting the log file
        1. Configuration overview
        2. Retrieving the installation path
        3. Update Checker
        4. NVIDIA Driver Settings
        5. 3D Capture set-up on Linux
        1. Technical Issues overview
        1. Data or project issues overview
        2. Import Substance Alchemist projects in Substance 3D Sampler
        1. Filter issues overview
        2. Image to Material and Delighter are missing
        3. Image to Material visual artefacts
        1. Interface issues overview
        2. Fonts are not displayed correctly
        3. Main interface is transparent
        1. Performance issues overview
        2. Color picker takes long time to open the first time
        3. Interface lags when interacting with the layer stack or other elements
        1. Stability issues overview
        2. Crash when exporting a material
        3. Crash when using the Image to Material or Delighter
        1. Startup issues overview
        2. Application doesn't start on Linux
        3. Crash at start up - Old OBS version
      1. Features and workflows overview
      2. Quick actions
      3. 3D Capture
      4. Export parametric assets
      5. End to end Physical Size Workflow
      6. Generative Workflow
      7. Texture Import
      8. Texture Generators
      9. Use As Bitmap
      10. Adobe Standard Material
      1. Pipeline and integrations overview
      2. Environment variables
      3. Substance Send-to
        1. HP Z Captis support overview
        2. Your first capture, step by step
        3. System requirements to use the HP Z Captis device
        4. FAQ for HP Z support in Sampler
        5. Known issues and limitations
      1. Scripting and Development overview
      2. Manage installed plugins and scripts
      3. Create a Plugin with Python and QML
        1. Create a Script with Python overview
        2. Example Scripts
      1. 3D Capture equipment
      2. Camera settings - Exposure
      3. Camera settings - Focus
      4. 3D Capture lighting
      5. Cross-polarizing for 3D Capture
      6. Processing advanced 3D Captures
      7. Editing 3D Captured meshes
      1. Release Notes overview
      2. All Changes
      3. Beta
      4. Version 5.0
      5. Version 4.5
      6. Version 4.4
      7. Version 4.3
      8. Version 4.2
      9. Version 4.1
      10. Version 4.0
        1. Version 3.4
        2. Version 3.3
        3. Version 3.2
        4. Version 3.1
        5. Version 3.0
        6. Version 2020.3 (2.3)
        7. Version 2020.2 (2.2)
        8. Version 2020.1 (2.1)
        9. Version 2019.1
        10. Version 0.8.1
        11. Version 0.8.0
        12. Version 0.7.0
        13. Version 0.6.1
        14. 0.6.0
        15. 0.5.4
        16. 0.5.3
        17. 0.5.2
        18. 0.5.1
        19. 0.5.0
      1. FAQ  Overview

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    Supported systems

    General recommendations

    Supported GPUs

    Unsupported configurations

    Minimum GPU drivers versions

    Languages

    Supported systems

    Below is a list of hardware and systems supported by the application:

    Alert:

    Please note that some version of Nvidia drivers (572.42 and 572.47 for GeForce and 572.16 for RTX pro) make sampler crash at launch.

    Make sure to use a previous or more recent driver if you have any of those GPU.

    Windows

    Minimum

    Recommended

    Optimal

    OS

    Windows 10 64-bit

    Version 22H2

    Windows 11 64-bit

    Version 21H2

    Windows 11 64-bit

    Version 22H2

    CPU

    Intel Core i5

    AMD Ryzen 5

    Intel Core i7

    AMD Ryzen 7

    Intel Core i9

    AMD Ryzen 9

    GPU

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Super

    NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

    AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

    AMD Radeon Pro W5700

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

    NVIDIA Quadro RTX A4000

    AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

    AMD Radeon Pro W7700

    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090

    NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Ada Generation

    AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX

    AMD Radeon Pro W7800

    VRAM

    8 GB

    16 GB

    24 GB

    RAM

    16 GB

    32 GB

    64 GB

    Storage

    SSD with 30 GB of available space

    SSD with 50 GB of available space

    SSD with 70 GB of available space

    macos

    Minimum

    Recommended

    Optimal

    OS

    macOS 12 Monterey

    macOS 13 Ventura

    macOS 14 Sonoma

    CPU

    Intel Core i9

    Apple M1 Pro

    Apple M2 Pro

    GPU

    AMD Radeon Pro 5600M

    AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

    RAM

    16 GB

    32 GB

    64 GB

    Storage

    SSD with 30 GB of available space

    SSD with 50 GB of available space

    SSD with 70 GB of available space

    Linux

    Minimum

    Recommended

    Optimal

    OS

    Enterprise ETLA
    RHEL 8.6 or later

    or RHEL 9.2 or later

    Steam

    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS

    Enterprise ETLA
    RHEL 8.6 or later

    or RHEL 9.4 or later

    Steam

    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later

    Enterprise ETLA
    RHEL 8.6 or later

    or RHEL 9.4 or later

    Steam

    Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS or later
    Note:

    If your system meets the system requirements above but performance is still sluggish, Sampler may be using the wrong GPU.

    If you are using an NVIDIA GPU, change which GPU Sampler uses by following the instructions on this page.

    General recommendations

    • For working in comfortable conditions we recommend a monitor with a resolution greater than 1 MegaPixel and wider than 1280 pixels.
    • Many Substance Apps depend on OpenSSL 1.1.1 for RHEL8/9 compatibility. For systems with newer OpenSSL versions, you will need to provide it manually.

    3D capture hardware requirements

    The 3D Capture is available on Windows, MacOS Monterey and above.

    Windows

    We recommend:

    • GPU with 8GB of VRAM
    • 16GB of RAM. Ideally 32GB and 64GB.
    • Minimum of 10GB of disc space.

    macOS

    • Apple Silicon devices are strongly recommended (M1 or M2)
    • Intel-based and AMD GPU with at least 4GB of VRAM and raytracing support

    Unsupported configurations

    Windows

    • Virtual machine are not supported.
    • Windows Server is not supported.

    Mac

    • Only official Apple configurations are supported.
    • eGPUs are not currently supported and may have stability issues.

    Linux

    • Mesa drivers on Linux are not supported.

    Any platform

    • Integrated GPUs are not supported on x86-64 (Intel, AMD) CPUs.

    Minimum GPU driver versions

    Below is a list of the minimum GPU driver versions required for the application to run without issue. This list is subject to change as new versions are released.

    To download new drivers see: GPU has outdated drivers.

    OS

    NVIDIA

    AMD

    Intel

    Windows

    GeForce 551.86

    Quadro/RTX 538.33

    Radeon 23.8.1

    Radeon Pro / FirePro 24.q2

    31.0.1015590

    Linux

    525.116.04 or later

    or

    535.54.03 or later

    Radeon 23.20

    Pro 23.Q3

    Unsupported
    Note:

    On Mac OS the GPU driver is provided by the operating system itself. Update to the latest version of your OS to access the newest driver.

    Languages

    The software interface is available in the following languages:

    • English
    • German
    • French
    • Japanese
    • Korean
    • Chinese
    • Italian
    • Portuguese
    • Spanish

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