Texture Set
One material's worth of textures in Painter
Also known as: Texture Set Substance Painter · Material ID · Texture set list
Definition
A texture set in Substance Painter is a group of textures for one material on a model, matching one material or material ID in the mesh you imported. Each set has its own resolution, mesh map bakes, layer stack and exported maps. A model with three materials becomes three texture sets, and settings such as resolution and baking are chosen per set.
In production
Assign materials in your 3D tool before export, because each material name becomes a texture set in Painter. Fewer sets mean fewer materials and draw calls in the engine, so combine parts that can share one material, and give small props a single set. Check resolution and bake settings per set, since a hero part can use 4K while a background part uses 1K.
Tools that use Texture Set
See also
UV Mapping
Unwrapping 3D meshes to 2D
Texel Density
Texture-to-surface ratio
UDIM
Multi-tile UV layout
Draw Call
GPU rendering command
Mesh Maps
Maps baked from the model that drive generators
Texture Atlas
Multiple assets, one texture
Missing Channel in Substance Painter
Add Height, Emissive or Opacity channels
Mesh Black or Not Painting in Substance Painter
The model looks empty or strokes do not appear