One of the most fun aspects of working in 3D is customizing the look of objects to be made out of any type of material, but creating photorealistic materials isn’t always easy.  How metallic or rough should copper be, anyway? How do you make it look like rusty copper? This is why we’re really excited to announce support for Substance materials with .SBSAR format import and new Substance materials in the starter assets.

We’ve all been there — you’ve just completed your Dimension scene, and you’re eager to get your hands on that final render. If you’ve ever rendered 3D content before, you’re probably aware that it’s a time consuming process where your computer gets hot and loud and you can’t work on other things. If you’re new to 3D, on the other hand, lucky you — upgrades in the latest version of Dimension mean you may never have to worry about rendering taking up your machine resources.