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Beta release notes

Last update: November 6, 2026

V12.2.1

This Beta version of Substance 3D Painter adds native support for Windows on ARM (ARM64) systems. Expect more releases over the coming weeks as the team works to improve stability.

Build 3

Fixed:

[Mac][OpenPBR] Texture artifacts in viewport with specific subsurface radius scale values
[Mac] Mipmap bias from Texture filtering in Display Settings has no effect
[Windows][Nvidia] Generation of brush and material previews can lead to a TDR

Build 2

Release date: November 2, 2026

Added:

[Baking] Highpoly Matching Error visualization uses Match-by-Name

Fixed:

[Python] Some deprecated functions raise a warning but don’t say who they are
[Baking] Cage geometry can have holes when painting on one UV island
[Mac][Baking] Performance issue in baking mode viewport with cage painting

Build 1

Release date: October 21, 2026

Added:

Substance 3D Painter now natively supports WinARM machines.

Fixed:

[Baking] Performance issue in baking mode viewport on Mac with cage painting.

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