![]() The intro video for Substance Stager, the app that Dimension should have become, begins with the words, “Creating 3D art is all about producing stunning visuals.” There was no ready-for-press production artwork anywhere in sight-not a fold, not a die line, not a spot varnish layer. There was no trace of the original Project Felix promise: “Built specifically for graphic designers.”ĭesigners may occasionally iterate a flat design by going back and forth between Illustrator and a 3D representation, but most of the time the process starts and ends in a 2D app, with exact dimensions and placement of artwork. Zorana Gee recognized this in her 2016 presentation: “Let’s face it, working with 3D is really challenging … but we’re committed, and today we’re introducing a tool that balances power and ease of use for all designers, and this is Project Felix.” Visualization in 3D comes later: client presentations, ad concepts, point-of-purchase or in-store displays. 3D artists and 3D modelers create objects and scenes that are an end in themselves: the digital creation is the product. ADOBE DIMENSION ART WINDOWS#ADOBE DIMENSION ART WINDOWS#ĭesigners create layouts and production-ready artwork destined for physical output, to be seen in real life, in store windows or exhibition halls. The only Substance tool of considerable use to a designer is Stager, which realizes the promise of Project Felix without the limitations that continue to frustrate Dimension users. Stager is what Dimension should have become. The Substance 3D announcement included a blatant hand-wave: designers on Creative Cloud can continue to use Dimension. ![]() We are expected to believe that Adobe will finance the maintenance and development of two products with a heavy degree of overlap and very different underlying engines, using the same engineering team. ![]() Adobe has promised to keep Dimension around indefinitely, but currently the app installer is hidden from view for new users unless they turn on “Show Older Apps” in the Creative Cloud desktop app.ĭimension, then, is defunct. No amount of public relations spin can disguise the fact that it is now a zombie app. Its fragilities and important limitations will not now be addressed, ever. The promised upgrades went to Stager instead, and Stager is unavailable within Creative Cloud. Stager is a far better tool for designers than Dimension. Its performance is superior, it has the features that were once on the Dimension roadmap, and even in pre-release form it was more robust. ![]() ADOBE DIMENSION ART FULLThat only makes the decision to exclude Stager from a CC subscription even more baffling (or offensive, depending on point of view).ĭesigners now face the choice that confronted photographers when the original Creative Cloud subscription service launched: pay for a full suite to use a single point product or be stuck without upgrades forever. They do not wish to pay a premium subscription for multiple apps they don’t want, don’t need, and won’t use.Īdding insult to injury, there is a lower-priced Substance plan for users of Painter/Sampler/Designer (3D artists who don’t need Stager) but not one for designers wanting to realize the original promise of Felix who only need Stager. Dimension shows up in the CC apps under “Design” but not under “3D.” How condescending. From the customer viewpoint it is a broken promise and a betrayal of trust. ![]()
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