Carolyne

Got it - thank you everyone for your responses - super insightful!

I was able to get it in a .Step format - the model comes in but having trouble linking it with the .CGR material file. Seems like it should be a straight forward process but it's not working out.

Hey all - I've been having trouble importing CAD and Solidworks files into Cinema. It seems like this is a feature that C4D promises but doesn't seem to work properly. Does anyone else have the same problem?

Hey all - I'm having a problem when I try to load .abr brushes into 3D body paint. It either says 'Error Loading Brushes: Unknown File Format' or 'Error Loading File'. Any idea why this is happening? It seems to pick and choose which ones it will load in. Any insight appreciated!

Ah okay that's what I thought, but hoped I was wrong. Thanks!

Hey all! Same question as above. Is it possible to render out depth pass by itself without the image? I accidentally tweaked a setting, and was hoping to just export the depth pass alone without waiting for the full image.

Thanks for the advice y'all - I'm going to run some tests before I make my decision!

Thank you for the insight! I'll have to think about it.

Hey all - I'm currently on a Mac and thinking about a new 3rd party renderer. It seems like Arnold is the way to go (or perhaps the only way to go since I'm on a mac 😄) but I also wonder if I should a. Try and set up Redshift with an external GPU for my Mac b. Bite the bullet and assemble a PC so I can use Redshift (but is Redshift even worth it or that much faster?) Any advice would be appreciated!

Hello all! Does anyone with a Mac have experience using an external GPU for Redshift? Is that even possible? I'm on a Mac, so just trying to explore my options! Any advice is totally appreciated!

Hello all - I realize this is not native to the program, but wondering if anyone has experience purchasing the Modern Surface Material Collection from Greyscale Gorilla? I was able to download and extract the files, but they're missing the .lib4d file in order to install it. I'm not sure if I'm doing this wrong - am I supposed to download this separately somewhere? Any insight would be helpful! -Carolyne

Is there anyway to recover a file that opens with an 'Incorrect File Structure' message?

Thanks for your response! Just out of curiousity - what would you have a 3D artist send files to you as? I'm receiving these files from a third party, and I'm trying to figure out the best practice on what format I can receive them and load them up with their materials. Thanks again,

Hello - I'm trying to import an .OBJ into C4D. It has a .MTL file accompanying it, but I can't get it to load. The model just comes in black. I tried the RipTide plugin/script and it didn't seem to work. Does anyone know how to solve this or get an .OBJ to come in with materials? I also have an .FBX file too, but importing that with materials is also unsuccessful. I am on Cinema 4D R20 Studio. I'm working on a MacOS Mojave Version 10.14.6. Any insight would be appreciated!

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