Adobe details rebuilt baking workflow in Substance 3D Painter 12.2

Adobe released Substance 3D Painter 12.2, adding cage painting directly on models, a rebuilt Polygon Fill and Order Independent Transparency. The company shipped three Painter updates in 2026 after artists increasingly baked in other tools.

• Version 12.2 adds cage painting with brush and Polygon Fill
• Adobe shipped three Painter updates in 2026 focused on baking
• Polygon Fill got its first major overhaul in about a decade
• Texture Set Highlighting and Order Independent Transparency also added