Texture baked outside of Substance software looks incorrect

Last update: Wed Mar 04 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

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Question

Why do the texture I baked with an external application and not the Substance Bakers look incorrect in Substance Painter ?

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Solution

There is no immediate solution to this problem as many factors can contribute to the problem :

Verify that the normal format between the Substance software and the external application is the same. OpenGL is [X+, Y+, Z+] and DirectX is [X+, Y-, Z+]
- In Substance Painter the normal format can be changed in the project configuration.
- In Substance Designer the normal format can be changed in the project preferences.
Verify that the mesh has been triangulated before baking and importing it in the Substance software. See this page for more information.

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