How to Adjust Texture on ActorCore Characters using Adobe Substance Player

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This step by step guide will talk about how to adjust ActorCore characters' colors, including hair, skin, clothes, and shoes using Adobe Substance Player. By doing so you can have alternative looks for your ActorCore characters.

If you have iClone, the workflow will be much easier to adjust texture on ActorCore characters. Check out this topic in Forum.

Please note: ActorCore characters have been updated, adding two new maps: Character_Color ID and Character_RGB. If you downloaded characters before, please redownload them to get the updated data.

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Next, you need to download the MaterialModifier.sbsar file and Adobe Substance Player.

Open the Substance Player, import the ActorCore character FBX file.

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Import the MaterialModifier.sbsar file.
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You will find the mesh of the character is totally black in the viewport. Go to the 3D View panel >> Material >> Character >> Edit to disable the Ambient Occlusion.

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Import the maps into the corresponding field in Substance Player.
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Once you've imported, you will find some problems with the appearance of the character because of the Normal axis direction difference.

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Go to the 3D View panel >> Material >> Character >> Edit, and change the DirectX Normal to False.
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Activate Use RGB Mask and Use Color ID Mask, and then import the Character_RGB and Character_Color ID maps.
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The Base section is for tweaking the entire material, the RGB Mask and Color ID are for partials (eg: hair, clothes).
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Once you’ve enabled Use RGB Mask and Use Color ID Mask, you’ll see the Tweak - RGB and Tweak - Color ID adjustment sections.

These two color maps are used for separately controlling the components of the character's Base Color map. For example, Green is for hair color and Red is for skin color in the RGB Mask map. Green is for jacket color and Blue is for pants color, etc. in Color ID Mask map.

You can enable the Check Mask in each section to check the colors and find out which controls which part.

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Every character has its own color map which you can customize the color for different kinds of accessories, eg: the armor.

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There are Contrast and Luminosity tweaking options in every map. Base Color has four tweaking options: Contrast, Luminosity, Hue and Saturation which allow you to do the more detailed adjustment.

You can see that if you change the color of the jacket, the Base color map will change as well.

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You can tweak Roughness and Metallic to make a jacket like this.
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For hair, you will need the RGB Mask and adjust the color gradient. The RGB Mask allows you to tweak the gradient of the map, so you can use the Blur and the Position of Mask to make the hairline more natural.

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Before:Blur = 0.00, Mask.Position = 0.5

After:Blur = 1.00, Mask.Position = 0.3

Finally, if you are satisfied with your work, go to the left top and Export as Bitmap to export the map you want. If you only want to change the color of your character, export Base Color map only.
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You have got the new map now. Go to your target application and replace the map of your character. Here we will show the way to replace maps in different 3D tools.

Blender:

Use the CC3 Blender Tools (Auto Setup) to import, and go to the Shading tab to change the image of the corresponding node.
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How to use the CC3 Blender Tools to import ActorCore characters:

ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in Blender

Step by Step Guide：

ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Blender

3ds Max

Import and do mapping processing of your textures. Please follow the tutorial:
ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in 3ds Max

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Step by Step Guide：
ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To 3ds Max

Maya

Import and do mapping processing of your textures. Please follow the tutorial:

ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in Maya

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Step by Step Guide:
ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Maya

Unity

If you just want to adjust the color or Normal strength of characters, you can use the procedure above to replace maps in Unity.
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How to use the Unity Auto Setup to import ActorCore characters:
ActorCore to Unity Tutorials

Step by Step Guide:
ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Unity

Unreal Engine

If you just want to adjust the color or Normal strength of characters, you can use the procedure above to replace maps in Unreal.
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How to use the Unreal Auto Setup to import ActorCore characters:
ActorCore to Unreal Engine Tutorials

Step by Step Guide:
ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Unreal Engine

For your information, to reduce the calculating resource, Unity and Unreal combine these three maps (Roughness, Metallic, AO) into one map.

Unity → HDRP

Unreal → ORM

Therefore you cannot use Substance Player only to export the particular map. We recommend you to use iClone in this case.

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You can simply export your characters to any target application as a FBX file in iClone with 3DXchange Pipeline required.

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If you still want to tweak the Roughness, Metallic and AO map, please download the ActorCore character by Blender preset to get these three maps.



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Distinguished Member Group: Administrators Last Active: Last Year Posts: 79, Visits: 689	75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge This step by step guide will talk about how to adjust ActorCore characters' colors, including hair, skin, clothes, and shoes using Adobe Substance Player. By doing so you can have alternative looks for your ActorCore characters. If you have iClone, the workflow will be much easier to adjust texture on ActorCore characters. Check out this topic in Forum. Please note: ActorCore characters have been updated, adding two new maps: Character_Color ID and Character_RGB. If you downloaded characters before, please redownload them to get the updated data. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Next, you need to download the MaterialModifier.sbsar file and Adobe Substance Player. Open the Substance Player, import the ActorCore character FBX file. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Import the MaterialModifier.sbsar file. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge You will find the mesh of the character is totally black in the viewport. Go to the 3D View panel >> Material >> Character >> Edit to disable the Ambient Occlusion. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Import the maps into the corresponding field in Substance Player. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Once you've imported, you will find some problems with the appearance of the character because of the Normal axis direction difference. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Go to the 3D View panel >> Material >> Character >> Edit, and change the DirectX Normal to False. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Activate Use RGB Mask and Use Color ID Mask, and then import the Character_RGB and Character_Color ID maps. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge The Base section is for tweaking the entire material, the RGB Mask and Color ID are for partials (eg: hair, clothes). 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Once you’ve enabled Use RGB Mask and Use Color ID Mask, you’ll see the Tweak - RGB and Tweak - Color ID adjustment sections. These two color maps are used for separately controlling the components of the character's Base Color map. For example, Green is for hair color and Red is for skin color in the RGB Mask map. Green is for jacket color and Blue is for pants color, etc. in Color ID Mask map. You can enable the Check Mask in each section to check the colors and find out which controls which part. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Every character has its own color map which you can customize the color for different kinds of accessories, eg: the armor. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge There are Contrast and Luminosity tweaking options in every map. Base Color has four tweaking options: Contrast, Luminosity, Hue and Saturation which allow you to do the more detailed adjustment. You can see that if you change the color of the jacket, the Base color map will change as well. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge You can tweak Roughness and Metallic to make a jacket like this. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge For hair, you will need the RGB Mask and adjust the color gradient. The RGB Mask allows you to tweak the gradient of the map, so you can use the Blur and the Position of Mask to make the hairline more natural. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Before:Blur = 0.00, Mask.Position = 0.5 After:Blur = 1.00, Mask.Position = 0.3 Finally, if you are satisfied with your work, go to the left top and Export as Bitmap to export the map you want. If you only want to change the color of your character, export Base Color map only. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge You have got the new map now. Go to your target application and replace the map of your character. Here we will show the way to replace maps in different 3D tools. Blender: Use the CC3 Blender Tools (Auto Setup) to import, and go to the Shading tab to change the image of the corresponding node. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge How to use the CC3 Blender Tools to import ActorCore characters: ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in Blender Step by Step Guide： ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Blender 3ds Max Import and do mapping processing of your textures. Please follow the tutorial: ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in 3ds Max 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Step by Step Guide： ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To 3ds Max Maya Import and do mapping processing of your textures. Please follow the tutorial: ActorCore Tutorial - Animating ActorCore Characters in Maya 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge Step by Step Guide: ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Maya Unity If you just want to adjust the color or Normal strength of characters, you can use the procedure above to replace maps in Unity. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge How to use the Unity Auto Setup to import ActorCore characters: ActorCore to Unity Tutorials Step by Step Guide: ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Unity Unreal Engine If you just want to adjust the color or Normal strength of characters, you can use the procedure above to replace maps in Unreal. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge How to use the Unreal Auto Setup to import ActorCore characters: ActorCore to Unreal Engine Tutorials Step by Step Guide: ActorCore - Retarget 3D Characters and Motions To Unreal Engine For your information, to reduce the calculating resource, Unity and Unreal combine these three maps (Roughness, Metallic, AO) into one map. Unity → HDRP Unreal → ORM Therefore you cannot use Substance Player only to export the particular map. We recommend you to use iClone in this case. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge You can simply export your characters to any target application as a FBX file in iClone with 3DXchange Pipeline required. 75% of original size (was 670x19) - Click to enlarge If you still want to tweak the Roughness, Metallic and AO map, please download the ActorCore character by Blender preset to get these three maps. 3D Character ActorCore Substance Texture

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