In the last year, interest in 3D design has increased more and more, resulting in its greater use in creations published on Behance (an Adobe network to showcase and introduce creative portfolios), as well as in the design trends of 2020. Recently, Adobe launched the new Substance 3D Collection, an update of the first version, that allows access to a wide stream of 3D design, as explained in the presentation article. DeGuy says these new 3D apps are just the beginning for Adobe, though, so it might be that mobile tools as well as VR apps are next on deck.In 2019, Adobe acquired Allegorithmic, a software specialising in the creation of 3D materials and textures, based on the 3D Substance collection of tools, which have been used for years to create highly popular videogames, such as Final Fantasy.įrom the moment of acquisition, the American company has been designing tools that would be intuitive to use and would give space to unlimited creativity. DeGuy acknowledges the possibilities of mobile 3D apps, especially for AR, but the mobile 3D creative apps aren't here yet. Adobe already owns Medium, a VR-based sculpting tool that the company acquired from Facebook, and Deguy says Adobe is working on a new version of that app called Modeler that will work both in and out of VR.Įven though the recent iPad Pro has an M1 chip just like many new Macs, these 3D tools are currently for Mac, PC and Linux only. The 3D content can flow into Adobe's Aero AR app if needed, but these 3D tools haven't yet been created with VR in mind. It'll be interesting to see how versatile Adobe's virtual photo studio could be at importing and staging other 3D captures. The virtual photo studio in Stager, which is an evolved version of Adobe Dimension, can place 3D renders alongside a collection of Adobe assets (premade backgrounds, objects or virtual lighting) to take shots that could be used for presentations, or ads.

The Stager app has virtual lighting and locations for virtual photo shoots.

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