A new "Preview" option was added to the node contextual menu, allowing artists to quickly visualize a node in the 3D View without complex re-routing.
Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.2.0, released in July 2022, was a milestone update primarily focused on performance for Apple users and improving workflow efficiency for procedural artists. Key Features of Version 12.2.0 Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.2.0
have introduced advanced 3D renderers with rasterizer and path tracer modes, as well as Shape Spatter v2 for scattering 3D shapes in real-time. A new "Preview" option was added to the
New tooltips provided short descriptions for nodes in the Library and Graph View, making the learning curve shallower for complex procedural setups. released in July 2022