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# Substance Designer Reviews
**Vendor:** Adobe  
**Category:** [3D Rendering Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/3d-rendering)  
**Average Rating:** 4.5/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 56
## About Substance Designer
Substance Designer is a node-based non-destructive application for creating materials. Edit complete texture sets fast with the non-linear workflow and see your changes apply simultaneously to all your outputs. Unleash the power of Substance Designer and focus on what really matters: your art.



## Substance Designer Pros & Cons
**What users like:**

- Users admire the **accuracy** of Substance Designer, enabling precise creation of complex, high-quality procedural textures. (1 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Substance Designer, enjoying its intuitive interface for texture creation. (1 reviews)
- Users appreciate the **high-quality material creation** in Substance Designer, enabling precise and complex procedural textures. (1 reviews)
- Users value the **full control over materials** in Substance Designer, enabling the creation of intricate, reusable textures effortlessly. (1 reviews)
- Users value the **full control over materials** in Substance Designer, enabling the creation of complex, reusable textures effortlessly. (1 reviews)
- Texturing (1 reviews)


## Substance Designer Discussions
  - [What is the latest version of Substance Designer?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-latest-version-of-substance-designer)
  - [What can Substance painter do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-can-substance-painter-do)
  - [Is it any good?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/37692-is-it-any-good) - 1 upvote
  - [Is there any plan to link Unreal Engine 4 material node graph to Substance Designer graphs?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36328-is-there-any-plan-to-link-unreal-engine-4-material-node-graph-to-substance-designer-graphs) - 1 upvote
  - [is there any live link in between substance painter and designer](https://www.g2.com/discussions/36179-is-there-any-live-link-in-between-substance-painter-and-designer) - 1 upvote

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## Substance Designer Features
**Design**
- Sculpting
- Topology
- Drawing
- Brush Variety 
- Effects

**Generative AI**
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-Video
- AI Text-to-3D

**Move**
- Animate
- Render
- Views

**Store & Manage**
- Pipeline 
- Controls
- Template library 

**Generative AI**
- AI Text-to-Image
- AI Text-to-3D

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