OK C4D users — here’s one that could save you someday.
Save-At-Render is a freebie that includes a collection of three scripts designed to automatically save your Cinema 4D scene file at the same time your render is saved. No more digging around for the correct scene version after a long render finishes.
This all happens quietly in the background. If you remap the script to a hotkey (as shown in the video below), you never even have to think about it.
🎥 Watch the overview & setup video:
https://youtu.be/-mQuff4LFiI
What’s Included
Save-At-Render adds scene-saving functionality to:
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Picture Viewer
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Team Render
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Add to Render Queue
All original Cinema 4D behavior remains unchanged — the only addition is automatic scene saving.
The scene will only be saved if both “Save” checkboxes are enabled in your Render Settings. This ensures the script only runs when you are actually outputting files.
Worst-case scenario?
You end up with extra backups of your scene.
After using this in my own workflow, I kept wondering why this isn’t already a built-in Cinema 4D feature.
Customization
The scripts are fairly easy to read if you’re moderately comfortable with code. I’ll be releasing a future breakdown post explaining how everything works so users can tweak the behavior to match their own pipelines.
For now, head over to the downloads page and check it out.
⬇️ Download Save-At-Render Scripts:
https://alphapixel.net/freebies/