Hey Cinema 4D users — here’s a set of 3 scripts I made that could possibly save your butt someday.

These scripts automatically save your scene file to your render output location every time you hit render. This might seem like an unnecessary step at first, but having the exact scene file that generated your renders sitting right next to the output files is incredibly useful.

How many times have you gone back to a render just to make a small tweak — only to realize you’re no longer sure what state the scene was in at that time? You can never have enough backups, and this acts as a built-in failsafe.

I originally made these at the request of a co-worker, but didn’t fully realize how useful they were until I started using them myself. Just do it — you’ll thank me later 🙂

What’s Included

There are three scripts, one for each render workflow:

Picture Viewer

• Renders your scene to the Picture Viewer

• Saves a copy of your scene to the file output folder
  Image reference:
  https://alphapixel.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SAR_PV_Web.jpg

Team Render

• Renders your scene with Team Render

• Saves a copy of your scene to the file output folder
  Image reference:
  https://alphapixel.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SAR_TR_Web.jpg

Render Queue

• Opens the Render Queue

• Adds your scene to the queue

• Saves a copy of your scene to the file output folder
  Image reference:
  https://alphapixel.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/SAR_RQ_Web.jpg

⬇️ Download the Save-At-Render Scripts:
https://alphapixel.net/freebies/