Missing Link Between AE & C4D
Subscribe to the channel Cinema 4D and After Effects seem to go hand in hand these days, so why can’t they communicate better? Sure there has been progress with things like the Cineware Plugin and…
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5 Lines of Code Every C4D User Should Know
Have you ever thought of testing out python in Cinema 4D but don’t know where to start? This tutorial will help you break into your first few lines of code that actually DO something and…
Quick Tips To Speed Up Workflow In C4D
We all want to get there faster! These are 8 quick tips for Cinema 4D that aim to take the headache out of some of your daily tasks. Cinema offers many ways to do almost…
C4D Plugin: Instant Floor 1.0
Subscribe to the channel for updates We all know and love Drop To Floor but what if you don’t want to move your entire setup? Simple, bring the floor to you! Instant floor does just…
Interactive Squish in Cinema 4D
Deformations can sometimes be a lot of work, especially when it comes to keyframing realistic movements. This technique shows you how to interactively deform your objects when colliding with a surface. I’m sure this could…
Freebie: Dockable Scene Display Filter
Subscribe to the channel for updates Cinema 4D’s interface and UI customizability is amazing in my opinion. However, there are a few menu’s that are oddly not editable/dockable, the scene Display Filter being one of…
C4D Icon Pack R20 And Below
It’s that time of the year, a new release of C4D and another identical version-less Cinema 4D icon fills your dock. But not anymore! I’ve released a pack of icons that will let you differentiate…
C4D Freebie: Drop To Floor R20
Starting in Cinema 4D R20 all previous C++ Plugins will not work due to the changes in the new C4D API. After looking at which plugins I had that were C++ I came across the…
C4D Freebie: Save-At-Render Scripts
OK C4D users, here’s one that could save your butt some day. We have a freebie called Save-At-Render which is a collection of 3 scripts that add the functionality to save your scene file along with…
Modeling Cam 2.0
Modeling Cam 2.0 Info Modeling Cam was created from a need to not only setup camera projections faster but be able to quickly zoom in and fine tune the details of you projection models. The…
Different Ways to Lock Objects in Cinema 4D
Hate when your objects move when you don’t want them to? Here I’ll teach you 5 different ways to keep your objects put.
Making Tetris in Cinema 4D
Tetris! Need I say more? We’ll take a look at creating everything from constructing the bricks to creating a random brick dropping animation natively inside of Cinema 4D quickly. Then we’ll fine tune the animation…
Easing Point Level Animations
Here is a quick tip on how to ease your PLA(Point Level Animation) keyframes in Cinema 4D in the Timeline. By default, PLA keyframes are linear and can’t be changed without the help of adding…
Masking In Cinema 4D
This is an update to a previous tip on how to mask objects in Cinema 4D. The update includes the tip of inverted masking which will keep only what is visible on the opposite side…
Custom Depth Mattes in C4D
Want more control over your depth mattes in composting? In this tutorial we look at how we can use simple shaders in Cinema 4D to move a depth matte around our scene in any way…
C4D Plugin: Hide and Seek 1.1
HIDE AND SEEK Hide and Seek is a workflow plugin that can make complex selections of objects groups in your Cinema 4D scene which you can then modify globally or individually. Hide and Seek will…
Preset: X-Particle Noise Preset
Why another noise modifier? I love the standard noise(turbulence) in X-Particles but its get very chaotic very quickly and I wanted some randomness
MoSelector for C4D
What is it? MoSelector gives you incredible control over the Mograph items you want controlled by your Cinema 4D Effectors. In addition to being able to select any Mograph objects with ease you can animate…
Free Models: BMX and Fixie for C4D
This month the US celebrates National Bike Month encouraging you to get out and ride that bike! In honor I chose to create a few things based on my love for bikes:) What is it?…
C4D Plugin: Quick Matte Pro
QUICK MATTE PRO Quick Matte Pro takes care of all your matting needs in one simple plugin. No need to re-render your scene or go through the tedious task of setting up object buffers manually just…
Free After Effects Script: Render Instant Frame
I made this script because I was tired of having to do the whole SaveFrameAs process in After Effects. It exports the frame your currently on instantly to the location you set(desktop is default). The…
Review: Lightning Fast Animation in Element 3D
Lightning Fast Animation in Element 3D(http://bit.ly/1j8zZZj) is a book intended to get you up to speed with the After Effects plugin quickly while also explaining its shortcomings and some methods around them. My knowledge about…
C4D Quick Tip: Adaptive Primitive
Here’s a Quick Tip on how to set up a primitive to be adaptive. Meaning as you adjust the primitive it will adapt its segment accordingly. Check out the video to see exactly what I…
Data Stream
Here is a snipet of a data stream setup I made for the Target Fall National. It’s not the whole piece, just a piece of one section. The setup I made allowed me to get…
C4D Preset: On/Off Switch Update
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…
C4D Plugin: Image2Plane 2.0
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…
Quick Tip: Reverse Dynamics in C4D
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…
C4D Xpresso Tutorial: Pinball Flippers
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…
C4D Preset: Cover Flow
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…
Review: C4D Starter Book Review
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…
C4D QUICK TIP: TP MULTISHAPE EMITTER
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…
C4D QUICK TIP: AO CATCHER
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…