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Improved 3D effects and Adobe Substance materials

We have introduced new and improved '3D and Materials' effects in 26.0 this year. These effects have been fully rebuilt using modern rendering technology and apart from being much more stable than classic 3D effects, they also allow you to:
* Apply and edit 3D effects conveniently through a non-blocking panel with real time preview.
* Texture artwork using Adobe Substance 3D materials that are highly adjustable. Choose from built-in materials in the panel or upload your own.
* Light up artwork with environment and directional light along with shadows.
* Create smooth and curvy extrusions using the new Inflate option.
* Rotate artwork more easily using the new on-canvas controls.
* Once you've setup your 3D object, render it using Ray tracing with adjustable quality options.

There are more features we're actively working on bringing to these effects. Please share your feedback and suggestions from your experience of using these new effects.

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AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded  · 

There are now several separate requests made, based on the feedback in this thread:

1. Regarding adjustable color and opacity for 3D shadows:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/47054086

2. Regarding presets for each tab in 3D and Materials panels: Object, Materials, Lighting:

http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/47350001

All those who commented on the topic until October 16, 2023, are already added as voters there. If this is something you want to have for 3D and Materials in Illustrator — please upvote it. If possible — create new requests and bug reports about 3D, rather than commenting here inside. This will help the team to better prioritize efforts on making the feature better. As always — thanks for the feedback! It helps.

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  • Claudia Lira commented  ·   ·  Report

    Thank you for the improvement! I think it has no end to the possibilities .

  • Plinio Lopez commented  ·   ·  Report

    Esta herramienta ahora ha evolucionado a un nivel mucho más profesional y amigable, creo que solo le falta poder combinar en un solo objeto más de una textura, por ejemplo, en el diseño adjunto, quisiera ponerle a la tapa azul una textura lineal vertical sin que esto afecte el resto del diseño de la botella, pero aún no es posible... hasta donde conozco

  • Akshay Varshney commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Davine Prodigy: Please provide the ai file of the issue? Also which illustrator version are you using?
    Does this happens everytime on different files or this is only file specific?

  • Akshay Varshney commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Iain Anderson : In our latest BETA release, USD/GLTF support is there in which you can export textures as well.
    Please let us know if there is any feedback related to that.

  • Davine Prodigy commented  ·   ·  Report

    I did the EXTRUDE effect on a text font. When I tried to work the Bevel effects, that's when the software started acting funny. I found that when working with 3D, I need to resize the image before adding the 3D effect. That has seemed to help so far.

  • Katarina Jovanovic commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hello pre-release team! I was exploring new 3d function an come to this. When I expand the wireframe I have it double. Also since we are talking wireframes. Is there a way to set a live wireframe on the 3d objects? I would like if there will be just a bit more control of a 3d space. Right now I can manipulate just the 2d wireframe.

    Thank you in advance

  • Danny D commented  ·   ·  Report

    Why isn't there an option to change the color of the graphics in the 3D rendered models?

  • Iain Anderson commented  ·   ·  Report

    Looking really good. I'd really like to be able to export an Illustrator-edited 3D object to USDZ, via Reality Converter. Right now, I don't see an easy way to get the texture out of Illustrator. Apple's Reality Converter is reading the OBJ correctly, but without a texture as a PNG, it's tricky.

    Can this please be added in a future release?

  • Gio commented  ·   ·  Report

    Is there a copy and paste attributes?

  • Rebecca Balatresi commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi,

    I sent this comment and I was told to share the file, I attach it here...

    "Hi, I just upgraded my Illustrator version - 26.4.1 64bit - yesterday (I have a PC, Windows 11 Pro, version 21H2 build 22000.795 - Invidia GTX 1660) and the ray tracing now is corrupted everytime, with a sort of white sparkles... see the screenshot attached. Please, solve the problem, the previous version did not do it..."

    I hope you can fix this render problem I had with the most recent upgrade...
    Thanks a lot

  • Davine Prodigy commented  ·   ·  Report

    It takes forever to edit a design after applying the lighting effect. Please fix it asap. The design should not have to render after every single movement you make. It makes you not want to use the lighting effect.

  • Rebecca Balatresi commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hi, I just upgraded my Illustrator version - 26.4.1 64bit - yesterday (I have a PC, Windows 11 Pro, version 21H2 build 22000.795 - Invidia GTX 1660) and the ray tracing now is corrupted everytime, with a sort of white sparkles... see the screenshot attached. Please, solve the problem, the previous version did not do it...

  • mlg73 commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please make it so that graphic maps can be scaled non-uniformly like in the Classic 3D module. Also, the classic 3D module allowed for the simultaneous use of multiple lights (front and back lighting)–please bring this to the new 3D module. Thanks!

  • Elena commented  ·   ·  Report

    Amazing feature, really useful in design,

    Would be good if you could rename materials. as some materials downloaded from the web have strange symbols as the name

    Would be good if you could save edited materials, for exmple if you customise the colour of one material and want to apply it to a different object you have to customise it all again

    Also would be good if you could organise different materials into sub-folders, so you can easily access your favourites.

  • Sharon Dean commented  ·   ·  Report

    @Egor Chistyakov: I have attached the file that is giving me problems, but it isn't just this file--it is ANY 3D file that I want to change the material color. The option just isn't there. I'm not the only one with this problem. Lower in this thread (July 13) @Marketa Andersova also has this problem, and I've seen it brought up on other threads as well, so far with no solution. Maybe it is unique to MAC?

  • Quéru commented  ·   ·  Report

    hi all,
    I try to draw a logo with the 3D tools in illustrator 2022.
    before i can transform 3D in vector and continue to create in vector.
    but transforme aspetc seems know impossible.
    i hope this new 3D options with sophisticated render answer to other people needs.
    Me... i don't need illustrator to make realistic 3D with render. there is other best tools to do that.
    I just want to manipulate simple vectors in 3D ans stay in vector.

    thanks !

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