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ToolPresets 1.0

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ToolPresets is a Cinema 4D plugin which allows to quickly set up, update, and apply different tool settings.

Supports R16, R17, R18, R19, R20, R21, R23 on Windows and macOS.

 

A dedicated topic is available in the forum to further discuss. Questions and feedback are welcome in following thread:

https://www.core4d.com/ipb/forums/topic/113338-toolpresets/

 

(The manual and installation guide is provided in the Documentation folder inside the plugin folder)

Installation:

Cinema 4D R16 - R19:
Open Cinema 4D and select menu Edit > Preferences (Ctrl-E on Windows / Cmd-E on MacOS)
This will open the preference window. Select “Open Preferences Folder…” button at the bottom of the window.
A Windows Explorer or MacOS Finder window will open.
Navigate to the “plugins” folder and extract the whole content of the provided zip file.
Restart Cinema 4D.

 

Cinema 4D R20 and above:
Plugins can be installed anywhere you like, an appropriate path needs to be added in the Cinema 4D Preferences. Plugins can still be installed in a default plugins folder at your user’s location.
To use the default plugin location:
Open Cinema 4D and select menu Edit > Preferences (Ctrl-E on Windows / Cmd-E on MacOS)
This will open the preference window. Select “Open Preferences Folder…” button at the bottom of the window.
A Windows Explorer or MacOS Finder window will open.
Navigate to the “plugins” folder and extract the whole content of the provided zip file.
Restart Cinema 4D.
If the installation of Cinema 4D did not create a default “plugins” folder, feel free to create one.


Usage:

Introduction:
The plugin consists of a single window, which holds the different presets.
Only the presets of the currently active tool will be displayed in the window.
The idea is to dock the window in a generic location in your layout, allowing for easy access to the appropriate presets at any time. Simply activating a tool will provide the available presets for that tool.
You can arrange the window to be horizontal or vertical.

 

Creating a preset:
With a tool active, and its settings changed to your liking, simply select the tool's icon in the Attribute Manager and drag it on top of the + icon of the ToolPresets' window.
Let go the mouse button and a new preset will be created, appearing in the plugin's window.
For easy identification each preset has an identification name and a color.
The name will be displayed as a bubblehelp when hovering over the preset.
The color is displayed as a small circle in the bottom right corner of the preset.

Editing the preset's identification:
Default names and colors are generated when a new preset is created, but these can be adjusted to your liking. Simply right mouse click the preset and a window will appear containing a text edit field, an hexagonal colorwheel.
A "remove" button is available allowing to delete this preset from the list.

 

Applying a preset:
With the list of preset shown in the window, just select the preset you want to apply.
Simply clicking the preset icon will apply the stored settings to the currently active tool.
In case the tool consists of the additional Apply, New Transform, and Reset Values buttons, the user can hold the control key on PC, command key on Mac, when selecting the preset icon.
This will perform a new action for the tool, before applying the tool settings.

 

Update a preset:
When you need to change the stored tool settings, you can do so by dragging the current tool settings (via the icon in the Attribute Manager) onto the desired preset icon. This will replace the stored preset with the currently active setting of the tool. The name and color of the preset will remain unchanged.

 


What's New in Version 1.0   See changelog

Released

No changelog available for this version.


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3 hours ago, RobertH said:

Hey there. Thanks for the tool.

But I wonder why you have chosen the same of a similar plugin?

https://github.com/NiklasRosenstein/c4d-toolpresets

I didn't know that plugin existed, and since it says what it does, it seemed obvious to name it ToolPresets.

Feel free to suggest a different naming.

Except for "CrappyPluginThatDoesntDoWhatItSays" ... I call dibs on that one.

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I installed it in my default plugins folder
C:\Program Files\MAXON Cinema 4D R23\plugins
but it doesn't show up in Extensions menu 😞

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1 minute ago, Cerbera said:

No it goes in your user plugins folder and you have to add the path. (see instructions under details)

 

CBR


yes that is my user folder but doesn't show up
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No that is not your user folder. Your User folder you get to with that button in your screenshot - open prefs folder.

 

CBR

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5 hours ago, Galant GO said:

it does not appear anywhere 🙂

You're using the latest R23.110?

No license expiration?

 

What does the Cinema4D console window show?

Does it mention success or failure of loading the plugin?

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1: yes
2:No
3:ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version
ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version
ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version


 

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1 hour ago, Galant GO said:

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3:ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version
ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version
ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version


 

If you see the welcome message of a plugin 3 times in a row then there definitely is something wrong with your install. Unless you have installed the plugin in 3 different folder locations. Which you shouldn't do since then the different plugin instances will clash with each other.

But in your case, only having the plugin installed in one location will not work either, as the welcome message clearly states you're running an unsupported version.

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Trying to use in R20.059 and I'm getting the message "ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version" in the console.  I placed it in the plugins folder in the "Open Preferences Folder" button links to, with all of my other plugins.  Any idea what I'm doing wrong?

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On 1/13/2022 at 2:46 AM, dast said:

 

Okay I read the post above mine, and the link you sent.  I'm using a licensed version of R20 that I purchased in Oct 2018.  The only error message I'm getting is "ToolPresets v1.0 - unsupported version"

 

Any ideas on what I could do to get it to work? I also bought R25, but I just prefer R20. R25 has this feature natively now, just it would be nice to have it for R20.  I saw on another post you mentioned people have made similar plugins, could you possibly share the name of them? 

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