Black Streaks in ProRender
Hi All, I’m rendering a mall in C4D R20, but ProRender is rendering with some unpleasant black streaks. Please see attached. The streaks are shown inline, but across different and independent geometry...
View ArticleCrushed Ice Tutorial?
can anyone direct me to a tutorial that shows how to model crushed ice?I need to model a squeezy cup filled with crushed ice - the cup i can manage, but after that i have no idea how to fill it.I have...
View ArticleUsing Sketchfab Models in Cinema 4D
Hi Doc. It’s been a long time since I’ve connected with you. I hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and happy during these crazy times.I found some really interesting 3D models on the...
View ArticleChamfer tool
Hello. I’m currently driving myself crazy trying to activate the chamfer tool.I’ve selected all of the points on my spline that I’d like to curve. I’ve right-clicked and selected the chamfer tool....
View ArticleMoves By Maxon
I’ve installed Moves By Maxon (MBM) in my R21 and iPhone RX. I’ve been able to successfully create a face capture and load it into R21. The online MBM videos do a good job of showing how to do those...
View ArticleMoves by Maxon: Transferring Motion Capture Data
AwesomeNewbie here….what should I watch next to apply this to a character, specifically a imported MIxamo character? ON that subject can you help figure out why i can keyframe let’s say a head object...
View ArticleHow do i emit particles or thinking particles from a null/location on the clone?
I want to have my moving/scaling clones emit particles that i can clone other things onto. The example shows cloned pyramids floating around, but, i can’t seem to get the emitter to clone as well.
View ArticleImporting from Solidworks Composer?
I have received a .smg file that was generated via Solidworks Composer. However, I can’t seem to be able to import it. When I try to merge or open, I get an error prompt saying “unknown format.” But I...
View Articlesound driving arnold light intensity
Hi allI have a soundfile that I would like to use to drive the light intesity of an arnold light. To recreate a strobe light. It’s my first try in expresso. there are a lot of tutorials out there but...
View ArticleC4D lite ground plane Issue
I started using C4D Lite recently as a 3d companion for After Effects. I created a project using a 3d match move from AE and imported it into C4D. I created an extruded title and applied the match...
View ArticleMesh problem
Dear reader,I made a halo for my formule 1 car but there is something wrong on the lower point… I tried several time to solve this but no succes. Can you tell me what the problem is and what I did...
View ArticleCloning Objects Onto Specific Parts of Geometry
Hi Doc -I’m working on a still image and trying to figure out the easiest way to clone objects (grasses, flowers, ivy, etc. from the Megascans Library) onto not just objects, but specific parts of...
View ArticleJiggle/Offshoot/Overshoot of Parameters in Cinema4D?
Hi,Is there a way in Cinema4d to offshoot/overshoot custom parameters? If this was PSR, it can easily be done using delay effector but apparently delay effector does not work in custom parameters....
View Articlestraighten unwrap
Hi,I tried lineup and boundary quad and manually rotate but each polygon getting separate in rotate. Any way to make the uv straight… have to place film reel.screen capture will be nice to...
View ArticleMajor slow down when handling an auto model from Turbo Squid/Hum3D
Hello!While trying to light an auto scene, I’m having a major slow down in performance in Cinema. It would be great to know the best way to handle this problem I’m facing. Is there a setting in Cinema...
View ArticleAlembic Vertex Map Animation
Hello I have an alembic file imported into c4d. It has some deformation animation, and also a vertex map animation. I’d need to add extra vertex map to the geometry. So I baked the alembic file with...
View ArticleImporting 3d Photoshop files
Is it possible to import Photoshop DAE files into Cinema 4D? Thanks, Bruce
View Articlehologram
Hi Dr. Sassi,I’m fond of visual effects,watching these two short footage of vfx made with houdini software i’m wondering if it’s possible to achive something similar with...
View ArticleAdobe Dimension obj model import into C4D R21—-no materials applied/
• I have been trying to bring a Adobe Dimension obj model with materials into C4D r21 but the model always import without materials…I’ve searched for how to relink the materials, but only found...
View ArticleDelete identical polys?
I have a model where I’ve pasted polygons twice. Is there and easy way to get rid of the extras?
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