Sbsar files no longer supported.. Any solution for realtime eye renders ?

profanex

Hey all !
I purchased Marmoset Toolbag 4 on the very first week it was available. I'm really digging the software but i feel like the lack of support for sbsar files has made it overly complicated for me to use readymade eye assets. There doesn't seem to be any options outside of sbsar files.

I used to use this for my renders: https://www.artstation.com/artwork/Oygv5y
This was my go to solution for rendering realistic eyes for my characters. I could tweak and fine tune the eyes inside marmoset toolbag 3 with ease.
But it relies on importing a sbsar file to marmoset toolbag, which the new one doesn't support.. 

Are there any other similar solutions for eyes ? 
Or is there a way to make sbsar files work in MT4 ?
I'm rather new to this realtime rendering thing so, forgive me if my question is all over the place.

NhodgesVFX

i made https://polycount.com/discussion/224281/toolbag-4-plugin-substance-importer#latest, not sure it will help in this case though. The other option is https://www.substance3d.com/substance-player/ then exporting as textures.

you could also write your own shader but thats not exactly a ready built solution. But it would allow realtime tweaking

profanex

NhodgesVFX said:

i made https://polycount.com/discussion/224281/toolbag-4-plugin-substance-importer#latest, not sure it will help in this case though. The other option is https://www.substance3d.com/substance-player/ then exporting as textures.

you could also write your own shader but thats not exactly a ready built solution. But it would allow realtime tweaking

Oh wow ! That first one looks bloody amazing. I'll give it a whirl ! Thank you !!
Oh bummer. I think it requires an active subscription to substance ? I own substance designer license on steam, but i don't think this allows me to use the substance automation toolkit..

NhodgesVFX

Yeah I think you need a subscription from the website unfortunately

EarthQuake

There is no way to make sbsar files work in Toolbag 4. Unfortunately, we had to remove this due to technical and licensing reasons with the latest version and will not be able to add support for it in a future version.

@NhodgesVFX plugin would be a good route to take.

You could also try creating a Texture Project in Toolbag 4 to create an eye texture, and then save it as a Smart Material to repurpose later.

profanex

EarthQuake said:

There is no way to make sbsar files work in Toolbag 4. Unfortunately, we had to remove this due to technical and licensing reasons with the latest version and will not be able to add support for it in a future version.

@NhodgesVFX plugin would be a good route to take.

You could also try creating a Texture Project in Toolbag 4 to create an eye texture, and then save it as a Smart Material to repurpose later.

Aight. Extremely unfortunate. Feels like a big leap backwards to me. Well.. It is what it is.