The node menu (accessed via Spacebar) began filtering results based on compatibility with the selected node, helping artists find valid connections more quickly.
A new "Preview" option was added to the node contextual menu, allowing artists to quickly visualize a node in the 3D View without complex re-routing.
Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.2.0, released in July 2022, was a milestone update primarily focused on performance for Apple users and improving workflow efficiency for procedural artists. Key Features of Version 12.2.0 Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.2.0
have introduced advanced 3D renderers with rasterizer and path tracer modes, as well as Shape Spatter v2 for scattering 3D shapes in real-time.
New tooltips provided short descriptions for nodes in the Library and Graph View, making the learning curve shallower for complex procedural setups. The node menu (accessed via Spacebar) began filtering
To better understand how these procedural tools function in a modern workflow, you can watch this introductory guide:
This version introduced full native support for M1 chips , making computations up to two times faster than previous versions running through emulation. Key Features of Version 12
Users gained the ability to define their own keyboard shortcuts in Preferences to speed up their most-used operations. The Evolution of Designer