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      10. Invert
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    6. Tools
      1. Tools overview
      2. Atlas Creator
      3. Atlas Splitter
      4. Channels Generation
      5. Channel Switch
      6. Clone Stamp
      7. Crop tool
      8. Delight (AI Powered)
      9. Height to AO
      10. Height to Normal
      11. Image To Material
      12. Make it Tile
      13. Match
      14. Multiangle To Material
      15. Normal to Height
      16. Paint Wrap *missing*
      17. PBR Validate
      18. Perspective Correction
      19. Tiling
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      13. Straighten Horizon
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  5. Technical Support
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    2. Exporting the log file
    3. Configuration
      1. Configuration overview
      2. Retrieving the installation path
      3. Update Checker
      4. NVIDIA Driver Settings
      5. 3D CApture set-up on Linux *missing*
    4. Technical Issues
      1. Technical Issues overview
    5. Data or project issues
      1. Data or project issues overview
      2. Import Substance Alchemist projects in Substance 3D Sampler
      3. Materials are missing after upgrading from beta version
    6. Filter issues
      1. Filter issues overview
      2. Image to Material and Delighter are missing
    7. Interface issues
      1. Interface issues overview
      2. Fonts are not displayed correctly
      3. Main interface is transparent
    8. Performance issues
      1. Performance issues overview
      2. Color picker takes long time to open the first time
      3. Interface lags when interacting with the layer stack or other elements
    9. Stability issues
      1. Stability issues overview
      2. Crash when exporting a material
      3. Crash when using the Image to Material or Delighter
    10. Startup issues
      1. Startup issues overview
      2. Application doesn't start on Linux
  6. Features and workflows
    1. Features and workflows overview
    2. 3D Capture
    3. Export parametric assets
    4. End to end Physical Size Workflow
    5. Texture Import
    6. Use As Bitmap
    7. Adobe Standard Material
  7. Pipeline and integrations
    1. Pipeline and integrations overview
    2. Environment variables
  8. Scripting and Development
    1. Scripting and Development overview
    2. Manage installed plugins and scripts
    3. Create a Plugin with Python and QML
    4. Create a Script with Python
      1. Create a Script with Python overview
      2. Example Scripts
  9. Release Notes
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    3. Version 4.2
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    5. Version 4.0
    6. Version 3.4
    7. Version 3.3
    8. Old Versions
      1. Version 3.2
      2. Version 3.1
      3. Version 3.0
      4. Version 2020.3 (2.3)
      5. Version 2020.2 (2.2)
      6. Version 2020.1 (2.1)
      7. Version 2019.1
      8. Version 0.8.1
      9. Version 0.8.0
      10. Version 0.7.0
      11. Version 0.6.1
      12. 0.6.0
      13. 0.5.4
      14. 0.5.3
      15. 0.5.2
      16. 0.5.1
      17. 0.5.0

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Supported systems

General recommendations

Supported GPUs

Unsupported configurations

Minimum GPU drivers versions

Languages

Supported systems

Below is a list of hardware and systems supported by the application:

Windows

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

OS

Windows 10 64-bit

Version 1909

Windows 11 64-bit

Windows 11 64-bit

CPU

Intel Core i5

AMD Ryzen 5

Intel Core i7

AMD Ryzen 7

Intel Core i9

AMD Ryzen 9

GPU

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060

NVIDIA Quadro P2200

AMD Radeon RX 580

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000

AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080

NVIDIA Quadro RTX 6000

AMD Radeon RX 6800 XT

VRAM

4 GB

8 GB

16 GB

RAM

16 GB

32 GB

64 GB

Storage

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 50 GB of available space

macos

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

Model

MacBook Pro 2020

iMac Pro 2020

MacBook Pro 2021

iMac Pro 2021

MacBook Pro 2022

Mac Pro 2022

OS

macOS 11 Big Sur

macOS 12 Monterey

macOS 12 Monterey

CPU

Intel Core i9

Apple M1 Pro

Apple M1 Pro Max

GPU

AMD Radeon Pro 5600M

AMD Radeon Pro Vega 56

Apple M1 Pro

Apple M1 Pro Max

RAM

16 GB

32 GB

64 GB

Storage

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 30 GB of available space

SSD with 50 GB of available space

Linux

Minimum

Recommended

Optimal

OS

Enterprise ETLA
CentOS 7.0

 

Steam

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Enterprise ETLA
CentOS 7.6

 

Steam

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Enterprise ETLA
CentOS 7.6

 

Steam

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Note:

If your system meets the system requirements above but performance is still sluggish, Sampler may be using the wrong GPU.

If you are using an NVIDIA GPU, change which GPU Sampler uses by following the instructions on this page.

General recommendations

  • For working in comfortable conditions we recommend a monitor with a resolution greater than 1 MegaPixel and wider than 1280 pixels.
  • Only versions 0.8.x and above have been notarized in order to run on MacOS 10.15 (Catalina).
  • On CentOS 7.5 or older, the application may not start because of library dependency issues (FT_Get_Font_Format error). We recommend updating the system or installing the following library.
  • The Remote Desktop connection is possible if an OpenGL 3.3 context is available. It will work on Nvidia Quadro but not on Nvidia GeForce because it provides only an OpenGL 1.4 context. If this is an issue, we recommend using alternative solutions such as VNC/Teamviewer.

Supported GPUs

Below is a list of the GPU models compatible with the application:

  • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 and above
  • NVIDIA Quadro P2200 and above
  • AMD Radeon RX 580 and above
  • AMD Radeon Pro 5300 M

Image to Material (AI-Powered) and Delighter

The image Delighter is only available under the following configuration:

  • Windows (version 10 minimum) and Linux
  • GPU with more than 2GB of VRAM
  • GPU compatible with Nvidia CUDA version 11 and CUDA capabilities >= 3,5

Supported NVIDIA architectures:

  • Maxwell (Quadro Mxxx)
  • Pascal (GeForce 10 series & Quadro Pxxx)
  • Volta (Titan V && Quadra GVxxx)
  • Turing (GeForce 16 series + GeForce RTX 20 series & Quadro RTX x000)
  • Ampere (GeForce RTX 30 series)

3D Capture Hardware requirements

The 3D Capture is available on Windows and MacOS Monterey or Ventura.

Windows

We recommend:

  • GPU with 8Gb of VRAM
  • 16Gb of RAM. Ideally 32Gb and 64Gb.
  • Minimum of 10Gb of disc space.

macOS

  • Apple Silicon devices are strongly recommended (M1 or M2)
  • Intel-based and AMD GPU with at least 4Gb of VRAM and raytracing support

Unsupported configurations

Windows

  • Virtual machine are not supported.
  • Windows Server is not supported.

Mac

  • Only official Apple configurations are supported.
  • eGPUs are not currently supported and may have stability issues.

Linux

  • Mesa drivers on Linux are not supported.

Any platform

  • Integrated GPUs are not supported on x64 CPUs.

Minimum GPU drivers versions

Below is a list of the minimum GPU drivers version required for the application to run without issues. This list may be subject to changes as new versions are released.

To download new drivers see: GPU has outdated drivers.

OS

NVIDIA

AMD

Intel

Windows

GeForce 451.48

Quadro 451.48

Radeon 19.7.1

Radeon Pro / FirePro 18.Q4

15.33

Linux

GeForce 450.51

Quadro 450.51

Radeon 19.7.1

Radeon Pro / FirePro 18.Q4

15.33
Note:

On Mac OS the GPU driver is provided by the operating system itself. Update to the latest version of your OS to access the newest driver.

Languages

The software interface is available in the following languages:

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Chinese
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
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