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.
Users gained the ability to define their own keyboard shortcuts in Preferences to speed up their most-used operations. The Evolution of Designer Adobe Substance 3D Designer 12.2.0
New tooltips provided short descriptions for nodes in the Library and Graph View, making the learning curve shallower for complex procedural setups. A new "Preview" option was added to the
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
This version introduced full native support for M1 chips , making computations up to two times faster than previous versions running through emulation.
To better understand how these procedural tools function in a modern workflow, you can watch this introductory guide:
improved interoperability with USD support and "one-click" sending to Substance 3D Stager.