Member LucaFox Posted January 30, 2018 Member Report Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hi guys, I hope the question doesn't sound too silly, in that case, pardon me for my noobness! As you know I'm still relatively new to the software, and in these days I'm studying the smart materials abilities of 3DC. My two questions are very simple and straightforward: - Can I create smart materials/materials in Substance Designer and then import and use them in 3DC? - Does it make any sense? I mean, does 3DC smart materials editor has any flaws or lack, or I can just craft the craziest, cartoonish or hyperrealistic materials? Thank you for your time! ^-^ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Michaelgdrs Posted January 31, 2018 Contributor Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 (edited) Yes to both. For 1 you need the exported textures to create a new pbr material in 3d coat , as you cant import the sbsar or sbs straight to 3D Coat. For 2 you can create any type of material in 3D Coat. Edited January 31, 2018 by Michaelgdrs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LucaFox Posted January 31, 2018 Author Member Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 Thanks Michael for your response! I'm studying right now how to create smart materials in 3DC thanks to the official channel, it looks pretty straightforward! I've checked your stuff Micheal, and it's crazy! Very very good job, my best compliments. What I'm not sure I fully understand is: if 3DC is capable of create any type of material, which are the reasons that make one decide to create them in Substance Designer and then to import them in 3DC? Is Substance Designer easier to use or what? Thanks again for your time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Contributor Michaelgdrs Posted January 31, 2018 Contributor Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 You need pbr textures in order to create a full pbr material in 3dc. Without textures you can create procedural materials in 3dc but with limited functions to use / replicate a material. Once you complete the tutorial you are watching you will understand what i say here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LucaFox Posted February 13, 2018 Author Member Report Share Posted February 13, 2018 Studied and watched all videos I could, it was very intersting and taught me a lot! The only bad thing is that there's no sss functions inside 3DCoat, apparently I saw a video where a guy built an ice smart material, but he used some unofficial build back in 2015. The only thing I didn't get is how you import smart materials! I downloaded few of them, but couldn't find any "import smart material" button! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosan Posted February 14, 2018 Report Share Posted February 14, 2018 Use the command File > Install extension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member LucaFox Posted February 20, 2018 Author Member Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Thanks Carlosan, you're the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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