Adobe Substance 3D Stager 2.0.0 review: still growing

Adobe's 3D staging software is still taking shape.

A screenshot of a 3D model made with Adobe Substance 3D Stager
(Image: © Future)

Our Verdict

Adobe's Substance 3D Stager lacks the functionality you’d expect from other rendering applications, but is perfect for small-scale designers and artists keen to show off their work. I expect we’ll see Adobe strengthen in the 3D market in the future.

For

  • Intuitive system
  • Fits with the Adobe ecosystem
  • Perfect for designers

Against

  • Expensive for what you get
  • Lacks top-end functionality

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The most recent addition to the Adobe 3D toolset is Substance 3D Stager. For the most part, Adobe has focused its 3D efforts on material authoring with the release and development of Painter, Sampler and Designer, giving it a foot in the door of the 3D universe. Painter enables artists to texture assets using brushes, Sampler converts images into 3D materials, and Designer is an authoring tool used for material creation.

This new release supersedes the Dimension package and is directly aimed at designers and 3D artists. Through the use of physics-based tools, artists can create brand visualisations, product mockups and much more.

The Verdict
7

out of 10

Adobe Substance 3D

Adobe's Substance 3D Stager lacks the functionality you’d expect from other rendering applications, but is perfect for small-scale designers and artists keen to show off their work. I expect we’ll see Adobe strengthen in the 3D market in the future.

Paul Hatton
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Paul is a digital expert. In the 20 years since he graduated with a first-class honours degree in Computer Science, Paul has been actively involved in a variety of different tech and creative industries that make him the go-to guy for reviews, opinion pieces, and featured articles. With a particular love of all things visual, including photography, videography, and 3D visualisation Paul is never far from a camera or other piece of tech that gets his creative juices going. You'll also find his writing in other places, including Creative Bloq, Digital Camera World, and 3D World Magazine. 

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