Today we release Substance Designer 5.5 featuring MDL material authoring, support for Linux and .fbx camera imports.
GET SUBSTANCE DESIGNER 5.5 
Substance Designer 5.5 is here with MDL material authoring, Linux support and .fbx camera imports. This release is an industry first that takes texture creation into the stratosphere: for the first time, you can create multi-layered materials with realistic transparencies using multiple Substances, or from scratch.
DIVE INTO MDL MATERIAL CREATION WITH NEW TUTORIALS
If you are an advanced user and want to jump right into MDL material creation, two new tutorials will help you get started:
learn the basics of creating an MDL material in Substance Designer, or
create an MDL car paint.
NEW SUBSTANCE DESIGNER BEGINNER TUTORIALS 
New to Substance Designer and need help getting started? Check out these
3 new beginner-level tutorials that cover all the steps of creating a base material.
SUBSTANCE FOR ARCHVIZ WITH GASTON SUAREZ PASTOR
3D artist Gaston Suarez Pastor shows us how he creates detailed archviz renders using Substance Designer, Substance Painter and Corona in this
in-depth interview.
