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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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AdminAkshaya Saxena (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) shared this idea  ·   ·  Report…  ·  Admin →
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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  • Vanessa B. Cruz commented  ·   ·  Report

    Add control to shadow intensity. I don't like the severity of the shadow.

  • Guilherme Augusto commented  ·   ·  Report

    Eu crio um vetor, depois disso, gero um movimento 3D neste vetor, mas automaticamente ele já perde a qualidade e não mantém-se como vetor. Se vou em objeto e expando a aparência, ele fica como uma foto.

    Como faço para manter o objeto 3D criado como vetor?

  • Juan Eduardo Guzmán commented  ·   ·  Report

    Hello. Some of the 3D options in the "3D and Materials" panel seem to be displaying incorrectly. I'm sure it's just a fluke, but they're not showing up properly even after restarting the application multiple times and the computer too. (Latest illustration version on an advanced computer). It works fine in Illustrator 2023, but still has some issues in Illustrator 2024.

  • Varun Mehta commented  ·   ·  Report

    The export to wire frame function doesnt work in 3D

  • Dogi commented  ·   ·  Report

    I don't like the way symbols are now applied to the surfaces. It is as if there were limbs and hands missing which are needed to complete the task.

    Look here: https://youtu.be/otsMxDzjN9U?t=261
    In the past the symbols could be stretched in width and height -independently-!

    The "new" way is not handy! :-(

  • Fajar A commented  ·   ·  Report

    hello how to fix illustrator crash open 3d style effect ?

  • Olive Fontaine commented  ·   ·  Report

    Why can't I apply the same 3D settings to multiple objects...Like copy and paste style. So annoying I can't even save it as a preset. Pleaeeaaassseee do someething adooobeee

  • Roxanne Duchesneau commented  ·   ·  Report

    Being able to take 1 3D setting and put it on another element could be a lot easier than adjust everyone of them.

  • Mark Gervais commented  ·   ·  Report

    Please include a flat lighting/no lighting option to the new 3D engine.

  • cori commented  ·   ·  Report

    need to be able to choose the direction and opacity of the shadow in the 3-D lighting effect

  • AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) commented  ·   ·  Report

    @bendertheforth
    Yes, for now the 3D & Materials panel does not allow to edit values for multiple selected objects.
    I am sure it happens because they have different fills and thus are treated as different appearances. The team is aware of it.

    Then, you can make the Eyedropper tool to pick and apply the style, if you enable 'Appearance' options in the tool’s option. This would also sample all other appearance attributes you can see in Appearance panel.

    Finally, there is an existing request to have basic animation in Illustrator you can upvote: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/34505962
    There is another one, specifically about SVG animation: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/42216685
    As you can see, the vote count is not that high...
    So it’d help immensely if you upvote stuff rather that just comment (in rather unrelated topics). Please do!

  • Anonymous commented  ·   ·  Report

    You can select several separated objects and turn them into 3D. Say you inflate them. But then you can't apply to all of them the same parameters such as light source, metallic... Furthermore it would be nice to be able to use the Eyedropper to copy 3D appearances!
    Last but not least: Illustrator needs rudimental ANIMATION TOOLS. Something to do frame by frame, tweening and such. Photoshop has animation, InDesign has Animation and Illustrator, the strongest app doesn't? Yeah, there's Animate and AF but do I need to open 10 apps for something fast and easy?

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