Extrude Profile modifications?
is it possible to use a spline to modify the profile of an Extrude shape?I don’t just want my extrusion to have straight sides with bevelled caps, i’d like to use a profile to add more detail to the...
View ArticleModelling scale question
Is it preferable to model at a 1:1 scale or build a larger model then scale it down to real size?Asking because i am trying to model a toy figure that in reality stands 4cm high x 3cm wide…I know it is...
View ArticleThe Maxon 3D & Motion Design Show: November 18 2020
The Maxon 3D & Motion Design ShowTUNE IN TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18 AT 8:30 AM PST/ 11:30 AM EST/ 5:30 PM CET https://www.3dmotionshow.com/08:30“Maxon News and Announcements” with Paul Babb...
View Articleinteraction with sound
hello for a project i’m working on some interactive stuff. yesterday i did something with movement (see screenshot, also video in link) The girl controls y-movement and size of clones with her funkay...
View Articleloop through each HairGuide and get its length using Python
I’m trying to get rid of all hair guides with zero length, and it seems to be impossible without selecting it manually. So, I ended up with a script to get the guides, but I’m stuck without being able...
View ArticlePlane cut won’t select
Hi,I can’t get Plane Cut - Select Cuts option to work in Local, World or Camera mode. Works fine in Free mode.Bug? Or is there something else I could be missing? (R23.008)Cheers,Pat
View ArticleHow To Rotate An Entire Animation At Once
I’ve imported a Mixamo animation into a C4D file. It works fine. If I want to move the whole animation at once I can use the animation mode and the Live Selection tool and move the animation from side...
View Articlebake object
Hello,In the attachment I have created an environment. It is not quite possible to get the wall beautiful (UV mapping / baking?).Most importantly, the situation in the room does not change, the camera...
View Articlehair on cloth simulation going crazy
I was trying to get a string of straw roofing to slide off the slanted surface but it keeps intersecting and freaking out once it goes over the edge of the roof during simulation. I’ve attached a...
View ArticleIf/Then with Objects in XPresso
Hello,I have an Integer attribute in my User Data. If the Integer is, say, 1, I would like to pass one object to an Instance object. If it’s 2, I’d like to pass another. Is this possible?My first...
View ArticleBaking Poly FX
Hi C4D community,I have a very simple scene here (please see attached). I have a sphere that I use PolyfX to reveal/un-reveal. I wanted to bake the animation and turn it to FBX. I tried the trick that...
View ArticleTexturing problem with polygon selection.
Hello.i want to apply a graffiti on a brick wall in c4d. i have a ploygon selection with the brick wall texture and use parts of the same selection forthe graffiti texture. the alpha map for the...
View Articlescaling a tracked camera
In the past, If I created a tracked scene, and exported it to my program, I was able to create a “world” null, attach the tracker and camera into the world null, and do any global scaling and rotating...
View ArticleWriting normal angles to a vertex map
Ok, here’s a fun one that has me stumped!I am using a curvature node in Redshift to expose the blending of two materials. My geometry is bending, and at the radius of that bend, a new material is...
View ArticleCinema 4d r23 Unable to see value and colour switches.
Hello there,I can not see my value and colour switches in the fields tab, hance can not set up colour manipulation. Can you please let me know how to fix this?
View ArticleLooks good in preview, renders dark
Can anyone look at this file and tell me why I can see everything in preview but even with a light in the scene it renders black?
View ArticleRandom in mograph
Hello, I have a project that need to arrange the container on ground. I think mograph with grid type is best way to do, I can random it in color.etc. but the the big issue is random height level on it...
View Article“Show Help” Not Loading
Hello,The “Show Help” page is no longer loading when I attempt to access it via Cinema 4D. I’ve checked my internet connection and it is solid.Does anyone have any tips for this issue?Thanks!MacOS 11,...
View ArticleSwimming texture on animated volume mesher
I’m breaking an object apart with voronoi fracture and placing it in a volume builder/mesher so it looks more like slightly melted cheese or chocolate (no hard edges) as it crumbles.Unfortunately the...
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