Updated for R20+ Here is a simple but very useful tool for Cinema 4D that turns objects on and off easily without keyframes. I find myself trying to hide and reveal objects all the time, and its a pain to have to keep track of all those little keyframes. Well with ON/OFF Switch simply…
IMAGE 2 PLANE Image 2 Plane lets you take a folder of images on your computer and imports them in Cinema 4D right into your 3D scene in one click! Work with your photos in a whole new dimension with this simple but powerful plugin and unleash the creative potential of teleporting your images directly…
Here’s a quick tip on reversing a cached dynamic simulations. It’s pretty simple to do but it’s sort of hidden away in different menus. The downside of this method is that it will reverse ALL of the dynamics cached. You won’t have control over which dynamics its applies to. Step 1 Create Dynamic Simulation and…
Just a simple little setup that lets you interactively activate pinball flippers whenever you hit a button in your user data(or viewport). One thing I forgot to add in the video is that if you want to slow down the flipper you could add a math node right before the trigonometric node and set it…
Hey everyone, I’m here to bring you a simple little preset to make the cover flow effect on itunes. It comes with a few options to fine tune to you’re liking. I originally made this to show off my Image2Plane plugin but thought others might find it useful as well. Now go create something! **Note:…
Hello to any 3D followers out there, this one’s for you! As an advanced user of Cinema 4D I’ve been asked by Packt Publishing to write a short review on one of their new books geared towards those who have knowledge of 3D software but are new to Cinema 4D or just interested in what…
Here’s a quick tip to output multiple shapes with Thinking Particles. This may sound like an easy task but it’s actually kind of tricky. There are a number of ways to do this, for example it can easily be done by cloning objects on the particles, but then you dont get the Thinking Particles…
Here’s a little quick tip on how to render just the Ambient Occlusion for certain objects without using Multipass rendering. 1. Create new material and turn off all channels but Alpha 2. Load in the AO preset under Effects 3. Invert the gradient 4. Apply material to whatever object(s) you want just the AO of…