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Substance Painter

One of the most tedious parts of creating a high-end 3D model isn’t the modelling itself, but the application of a texture to the model. With Substance Painter from Adobe, the process of realistically applying textures to your 3D model is greatly simplified. Whether you want natural-looking skin on a human model or realistic weathering on inanimate objects, Substance has the right tool for you. It also offers a great selection of automated smart tools that speed up workflow when texturing complex models. It’s strongest features may however be the non-destructive nature of editing and the fact that all of your changes are shown in real time. So there’s no need to wait for offline rendering to see what your work will look like in practice. That convenience does come with a hardware cost however, so what sort of workstation should you build for use with Substance Painter?

CPU RECOMMENDATIONS

Substance Painter is a very GPU-centric application, so there’s no need to have a very high-end CPU. High-performance single-core performance is useful for general-purpose editing in the application, so we recommend a modern 6- or 8- core CPU with a healthy boost clock when only one or two cores are in use.

GPU RECOMMENDATIONS

Due to its real-time rendering nature, Substance Painter benefits from having a beefy GPU. How beefy depends on the rendering resolution and how smoothly you want to manipulate the model. However, since you are painting a largely static model this isn’t the highest priority. Upper mid-range GPUs should be adequate for most users, but special attention must be given to GPU VRAM. Since you’re working with ultra-detailed textures, it’s essential that there’s enough room to store it all! Adobe recommends a GPU with at least 4GB of VRAM, with 8GB recommended for more advanced texturing techniques. 8GB has become the standard for modern cards, but some less expensive GPUs, such as the RTX 3060, come equipped with more. 12GB in this particular case. We recommend a card with at least 8GB of VRAM, starting at the 3060 and up.

RAM RECOMMENDATIONS

Adobe recommends 16GB at a minimum, with 32GB recommended for certain special texturing methods. We recommend treating 32GB of RAM as the practical minimum for this program, leaving room to upgrade in future. This is especially true if you want to run other applications in the background.

STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Adobe recommends an SSD for your system drive, Substance Painter and project data. We of course agree with this and suggest having a modern NVME drive as your main system drive to ensure the snappiest experience when editing or performing any other function, really.

For more information on this application please visit their website at: https://www.substance3d.com/products/substance-painter/


Operating systems supported by Substance Painter:

Windows, macOS and Linux





LIST OF COMPATIBLE WORKSTATIONS


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Titan X170 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series 24 Cores Processor Mobile Workstation PC for CAD Designs Titan X170 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series 24 Cores Processor Mobile Workstation PC for CAD Designs

Not every power user who has to take to the road needs a portable rendering station.The X170M is perfect for the professional who prioritizes CPU threads over GPU power to create a powerhouse notebook that is also truly portable. If you’re a non-3D creative professional on the go the X170M may just be the perfect workstation for you.





Starting Price: $1,595.00
Titan C261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Mobile Mini ITX Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores Titan C261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Mobile Mini ITX Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores

A Mini ITX workstation might be small and portable, but that doesn’t mean you have to compromise where it really matters. The Titan C261 is equipped with the latest Intel Alder Lake CPUs and full-sized GPU options, which means you can smash professional computing workloads wherever you set up shop.




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Titan W161 - 11th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Workstation PC for CAD Modeling up to 16 CPU cores Titan W161 - 11th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Workstation PC for CAD Modeling up to 16 CPU cores

With its sporty twin-fan front intake and clean sports car lines, you’d be forgiven for thinking that our W161 is another hotrod PC meant for entertainment. The truth is this one of our most balanced workstations aimed at accelerating the workflow of CAD/CAM professionals while providing enough multi-core power to remain flexible. Sporting the latest Intel Comet Lake i9 technology, the W161 is a sign that your CAD workstations need an upgrade.





Starting Price: $1,995.00
Titan S261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors 4U Rackmount Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores Titan S261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors 4U Rackmount Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores

Designing a server for CAD/CAM users is always a challenge. These workloads benefit from fast single-core performance, but having many cores speeds up CPU-based final rendering. Use a CPU with too many cores, and the minute-to-minute design experience can suffer thanks to low single-core performance. Intel’s 12th and 13th generation hybrid desktop CPUs offer the perfect solution, with fast performance cores for the design phase and numerous efficiency cores to tear through CPU rendering when you’re done.




Starting Price: $2,120.00
Titan W299 - Intel Core i9 Cascade Lake Series 3D / CAD Workstation PC up to 18 Cores Titan W299 - Intel Core i9 Cascade Lake Series 3D / CAD Workstation PC up to 18 Cores

Skylake X has landed with a bang, bringing substantial performance improvement to an already over-achieving CPU family. The W299 gives this newest extreme Intel processor line a comfortable home and makes the possibility of owning a 18 core & 36 threads monster down the line real. The Skylake X powered Titan W299 now represents high-end processing power at a surprisingly affordable price.






Starting Price: $2,420.00
Titan W261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores Titan W261 - 13th Gen Intel Core Series Processors Workstation PC for CAD/CAM up to 24 CPU Cores

Dynamite may come in small packages, but the Titan W261 is more like a brick of C4 ready to blow a hole through your workload. With the latest Alder Lake 13th-generation Intel CPU technology, you can crunch the big numbers in the background while getting on with writing those reports (or watching YouTube) in the foreground.




Starting Price: $2,550.00
Titan W422 - Intel Xeon W-2200 Series Processors Workstation PC for VR Design, Rendering up to 18 CPU Cores Titan W422 - Intel Xeon W-2200 Series Processors Workstation PC for VR Design, Rendering up to 18 CPU Cores

Virtual reality is all the rage these days and the system requirements for consuming it are going down all the time. But what about those who want to create the next big VR experience? We’ve taken the latest professional-grade components and created one of the most cost-effective 3D Rendering workstations with VR-grade horsepower on the market. Welcome to the W422.




Starting Price: $3,675.00
Titan A499 OCTANE PRO - AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 WX Series Workstation PC - up to 64 cores Titan A499 OCTANE PRO - AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000 WX Series Workstation PC - up to 64 cores

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