Enhanced Workflow: Substance Designer 14.1 Features Unveiled
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In the latest version of Substance Designer, the team has added some fantastic new features that will make your designing experience smoother than a finely-tuned sports car on a racetrack. Imagine being able to effortlessly copy and paste parameters between nodes with the same identifier, eliminating the tedious task of manually adjusting settings one by one. It's like having a pit crew that anticipates your every move, allowing you to focus on the creative race ahead.
But that's not all, folks. The team has also introduced new tools to help you align and stack nodes with precision that rivals a military operation. No more messy workstations or overlapping nodes – now you can create a seamless layout with just a few clicks. And let's not forget about the Color Sampler tool, a game-changer that lets you pinpoint specific pixels in your design, making troubleshooting a breeze. It's like having a magnifying glass for your digital canvas.
And if you thought searching for nodes, parameters, or variables was a chore, think again. The enhanced search function in Substance Designer allows you to navigate through your project with the ease of a seasoned explorer. Disable fuzzy mode, search recursively through instances – the possibilities are endless. It's like having a GPS for your design journey, guiding you through the intricate terrain of your project with confidence and clarity. So buckle up, designers, because Substance Designer is taking your creative process to new heights with these exciting updates.
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Ability to copy and paste parameters is praised, but users suggest implementing a parent/child relationship option for nodes
Request for keyboard shortcuts for auto alignments
Suggestions for more efficient copying and pasting of parameters, such as using shift + right click and shift + left click
Request for simple node instancing or parenting to control multiple nodes at once
Request for search functionality to be applied to comments and frames strings
Request for a tutorial on ACES CG color conversion in Substance Designer
Some users express frustration with the current implementation of copy/paste parameters
Request for the ability to sync parameters instead of exposing them
Criticism of the current implementation of copy/paste parameters, suggesting a simpler method like in Houdini
Suggestion to have a right-click option to highlight parameter use instead of searching for the identifier
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