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.
AdminAkshaya Saxena
(Admin, Adobe Illustrator)
shared this idea
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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tom burns
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Akshaya Saxena,
Sorry!
3. Here are the files you requested...
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tom burns
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Akshaya Saxena,
1. Does not work with rectangle.
2. Yes
3. Here are the files you requested...
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tom burns
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Akshaya Saxena, here are the files you requested...
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Akshay Varshney
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@tom Burns:
1. If you not able to apply 3D on a simple Rectangle also?
2. Does this issue appears every time on your machine? Can you please provide the ai file as well?
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tom burns
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Doesn't work for me.
Windows 10 Enterprise
Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E3-1505M v6 @ 3.00GHz 3.00 GHz
64.0 GB (63.6 GB usable)
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Ian
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How do we map symbols onto the new 3D objects?
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Ryan Donahue
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I don't care about being able to use a 'marble texture' or 'animal print' textures - I just want to map artwork!
Also, instead of having to make a compound of several elements - is there a way to make each object share the same 3D & perspective, but use a different color or belvel?
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Jon Measures commented
I like the new options but the lack of perspective adjustment is a bit baffling. I also wish I could expand the art into vectors again.
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Brandon MacInnis
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I use the 3D in Illustrator all the time. I much prefer what you are now calling "Classic" to the new 3D for several reasons:
1. The whole point of using Illustrator is to create vector art. So I want the look and functionality of vector art and don't need the materials or ray tracing (and if I do, I just use a 3D program which has more capabilities).
2. On the "new" 3D, if you expand it, you are left with only an image without any of the vector information. I use the "Classic 3D" all the time to generate vector shapes by expanding the 3D elements. I need that for my work flow and the "new" 3D is missing that feature.
3. To see what a truly great 3D experience can be in Illustrator, please look back at Adobe Dimensions. That was an amazing program that allowed full placement of multiple objects in a 3D space (as opposed to the current single object limitation in both new/classic). It retained vector information and the clean look of vector art. If you could take the old Adobe Dimensions code and add it as plugin to illustrator, that would solve all my clumsy work-arounds to get multiple objects to look as if they inhabit the same 3D space.
4. Please do not eliminate "Classic" 3D! This is an important feature to me. Ideally, I would like to see the features of "Classic" expanded to include more features that previously existed in Adobe Dimensions. Thanks!
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Travis Slade
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Please add the perspective option to the new 3D tools. The new tools are awesome! Just missing perspective.
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Jeff Wine
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This looks promising after only using it for a few minutes, but please include the perspective option to the rotation section. Unless you're doing something fairly academic like shown in the example, you really need to be able to have perspective to your objects.
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Mario
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Please add the option to create our own materials, will be great...!
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Denis Landin
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Great job! And a really promising tools.
But why is it so slow?
I have the GPU Performance on, my video card is RTX 2080Ti 12 GbI should be 150fps, but not rendering a simple extrude for 20 seconds.
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Alex York commented
This is a massive improvement from what the 3D capabilities were. But utilizing edge detection/ geometry to influence the material is needed for this to be a worthwhile tool (Smart Materials).
Maybe I'm missing this disclaimer somewhere, but I haven't seen where it states Smart Materials are not supported. However, I cannot import them into illustrator - only plain materials.
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Barry Hincks
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Please bring back the "mapping" feature to the "Revolve" section of "3D and Materials." I can warp type with a gradient mesh (often with just a single row and a single column) but matching shadows across a surface, for package design and product design, is a royal pain. I tried to attach a ".ai" file, and then a ".pdf" version of a small example (a single object: a toy top) but just got a spinning cursor here. I'm trying to attach a ".jpg" of that file now. Thanks, Barry
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Akshay Varshney
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@Mordy: Can you please provide the video of the issue. Thanks.
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Mordy Golding
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When scaling an object, the 3D effect does not seem to scale, even when the Scale Strokes and Effects setting is activated. I don't seem to be able to resize any art with 3D effects applied.
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Rae
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I tried adding in materials from the Adobe substance 3D community, but there was no way to import the ".spsm" file I downloaded from the site. The only option listed as "Enable: Sbsar Files (*.Sbsar)" and nothing else. Maybe I'm missing the trick to importing a 3D material to use in Illustrator?
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Abby Berke
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I'm trying to create a 3D rendering of a logo using the inflate tool, and each vector within the logo inflates individually, even though they are grouped. I would love to see an option that lets you inflate groups as a whole, to give a puffy sticker look.
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Jarred Eberhardt
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I'm in complete agreeance with Frank Bridges. After testing out the new features within the 3D options, the first thing to come to my attention was the removal of the perspective functionality. I see the link in the dropdown to utilize the "Classic" features of 3D, but the integration of the 2 would have the best output...However, I'm sure this idea is in the works
