29 October 2026 - Adobe has made baking a major priority in Painter based on long-standing user requests. Product Manager Laurens Corijn explains the technology and UX work behind its new cage painting workflow.

21 October 2026 - Substance 3D Painter 12.2 introduces cage painting, smarter Polygon Fill selections, texture-set highlighting, and improved real-time rendering for overlapping transparent materials.

08 October 2026 - The major update also introduces scene-level UV management, improved texture-budget tools, headless operation, and expanded pipeline support across Windows, macOS, and Linux.