Jeff H1

seems to work here in 2023. I always use the Open Dialog on it.

I'm not as smart with this stuff as I should be but: Cloner is affected by the Effectors (e.g. plain, delay, random, shader, etc). The Effectors are affected by Fields (e.g. Linear, Box, Spherical, Random, etc) You can then modify those Fields with Modifiers (e.g. Clamp, Delay, Quantize, Remap, etc).

Quantize is one of the modifiers for the Fields. It is exclusive to the fields section of the Effectors.

just saw this with the Insydium Sep update:

GPU-based solvers for XP.

I use the R-Scripts pack: https://khanhtrieu.gumroad.com/l/pTjYU it comes with a Simple Renamer script: https://www.lasselauch.com/c4d-script-c4d_renamer-pack/

having dipped between Blender and C4D for modeling lately, while I don't always like the hotkey-centric workflow of Blender, I do find some of it pretty efficient. I think it comes from the modal(?) nature of how it works. For instance, in Blender if you use a Bevel (Ctrl-B), the tool becomes active as well as a series of other hotkeys that are exclusive only while the tool is active. For instance, with the tool active, you can select P then drag your mouse which changes the Profile (also known as Shape) of the bevel. In C4D the Profile is referred to the Bevel Mode but only gives you solid or chamfer. In Blender with the bevel you can surprisingly go to 0 (which is really an invert of the bevel). I know.. that part is one of the screwups of Blender devs trying to figure out the vernacular of the tool. (screenshot added since it was hard to describe) But the point is, there is a lot of functionality and speed to be had if some tools had their own internal hotkeys. It's some of those quality of life features that aren't "big bang" but could be helpful. This includes something simple like allowing the scroll wheel on a mouse to add/remove loops when using the Loop/Path Cut, or more subdivisions in a bevel. Even things like letting the Num Pad numbers become their own hotkeys. Even small internal functionality changes like if I select K~K for the knife tool and I'm in Model Mode.. have the mode switch to something like Edges automatically. I think the HB bundle does that but maybe that's something that should FINALLY be folded into C4D and give Mr. Biebrach some money for integrating his ideas completely into the C4D workflow. 🙂 I'm not speaking on his behalf I just think it would be a good idea. Autodesk did that with Nex years ago and folded in to Maya's modeling toolkit. Lastly, I could give two ****s if Blender users complain again about how Maxon copied. It's about solidifying the workflow inside of C4D. They don't have to use our software, we do!

Does Maxon actually ingest suggestions from us pleebs?

It's probably similar to Google Lens where you drop an image into it and it will find like images to show you In this case SD is using a basic rendered image as a prompt to create its own image. Some of the first images created in AI were taken from blobby art work (aka MS Paint) which the AI created scenes from. So green lumps at the bottom, blue at the top and some brown strokes in the middle would get interpreted as a green meadow with a tree in the middle and a blue sky. I think something similar was done for Blender too. Edit: It's actually the same developer...

since you were so enraged there was an update they posted on their page on 8 September. More than likely the new release and 2023 support will be out at the same time. https://insydium.ltd/news/latest-news/summer-2022-insydium-fused-release/

they mentioned on their discord Fused update for 2023 is coming. While you may not like the newer modes of communication it is what we are all supposed to use now. With regards to contacting them... ummm ok, people need to try harder and vent less.

could try something like this (expanding on Cerbera started) Add a plain effector to the cloner just with rotation. I set it to 1440 on H. Add a random field to animate them rotating. Use a quantize of 8 (1440/8 = 180 degrees). This has them trying to snap to right angles. You could also try 360 for rotation and quantize of 4. Then use a delay with either a smooth or spring, dialed down to about 20 or lower to help sell the spin/rotate effect. Without the delay you won't see any movement because the quantize is snapping the animation 180 degrees. The delay helps in this case to show it. coordonnées et base de données_RE_delay_quantize.c4d

Yeah I'd hate being stuck with just Blender too. Their developers have made some pretty dumb choices, and some good ones too, but you're completely reliant on them, or buying 1000 addons to supplement. That's a whole other can of worms they hadn't addressed, which is addons stepping on each other and where they should reside in harmony (N panel is an outdated idea). Feels very patch-work. I say that as someone who does use it for modeling and occasional sculpting but doesn't care for much else in it. Another option is Houdini of course. Unreal Engine. Plasticity, Moi3D, Shapr3D for cheaper-cost hard surface modeling.

Anyone know what happened to the IBC stream today? I forgot about since it didn't show on YT. I got an email from Maxon just now reminding me of tomorrow's line up.

I would agree with you however, if you look at Blender and how users seemingly with less than 5-7 years of experience in the industry are able to take to Geo Nodes easily and push out the training and free node setups. If nodes are done right, easy to understand and there... is... constant... training... available, people will learn. Instead of VFX n Chill, there should be a Node n Chill weekly segment. It could be dumb stuff like "this week we're going to make a tweakable couch in nodes" . The next week it could be, "we're going to create a dynamic rope bridge using nodes and our new unified dynamics suite". Another week could be the infamous "ivy growth" setup that Blenders seem to love. I mean the Maxon Training Team have run out of stuff to say about Redshift at this point... I would think? Edit: I would wager a majority of Blender installations are from hobbyists, newbies to 3D, or dabbling in Blender from another app. The fact these same users are taking to Geo Nodes and even producing their own content shows that it's not necessarily hard to learn their geo nodes after putting a little bit of effort into it. Again, they are afforded a lot of free training on Youtube, Udemy, Skillshare and more.

I would love to agree with you!!! I feel they're a bit like Autodesk with Maya. They start on a feature set then after a couple cycles let it just "green". I think it's been talked about in previous releases. Things like sculpting, bodypaint, UVs and other things really were making a statement but then just dropped off. Although I understand you can't work on everything all the time. There just isn't enough hours or people to commit to it. I actually do sympathize with the team. I do. It's just hard to make sense out of a huge feature, game-changer really for C4D artists, but just isn't really talked about in the past 2 releases. At least let someone say, "Yo people, we're still working hard on the Scene Nodes, and while you haven't seen much lately, we may be showing some tests in the near future." I'd enjoy Paul starting off any video with "Yo people!". I'm still passing on nodes in C4D, although I still slide the Solidify capsule on an mesh on occasion. I love the solidify modifier in Blender. 🙂 I'm curious to see if the continued evolution of the unified dynamics architecture includes particles, fluids and volumetrics. Maybe then they'll announce node-based particles! 😮

Again, with all do respect, I say this: Maybe Maxon needs more beta testers who use different elements of C4D differently, or use other software quite often to help the development team craft these features better. If you have 50 testers on the beta, and none of them use the poly pen or don't bother with it because it isn't robust enough, or many have used poly pen "as it" because they don't know it can be made better, that feature never gets a second look. If you are working on modeling features make sure you have people who actually use it for modeling, and so on. If no one is asking for it, nothing changes. Although, in many cases, even if most of the customers are asking for certain features, it doesn't mean the developers will do it either. So there is that side. 😞 I'm on other betas and it can be challenging engaging with the developers who seemingly have their hands tied when it comes to implementing small changes or even bug fixes. Priorities are different. Also, cheers! I'm not trying to single you out. 😉

Respectfully, where's the proof? Since Scene Nodes were announced about 2-3 years ago, the only person championing it publicly is Rocket Lasso. Maxon doesn't even like to talk about it during their weekly streams with the Maxon Training Team youtube page. It's like parents having a bunch of kids, but tell one kid to stay in their room because they're an embarassment.

no probs with the new (at least 2 years old) colors here. Search this site as there is a thread on it from R25. Also, I thought there were other places like Gumroad where you could get modified R25 scemes that look like the old-old versions of C4D.

Thanks Rick!

Check your Maxon app. Get it before the servers crash like S26. It doesn't look like the help files are posted yet.

UVing in C4D is still lacking compared to Maya and definitely RizomUV. If I'm understanding it correctly, you may be needing to use the RS Curvature node. it will allow you to get into the cracks/folds and push color (or whatever there). You can to convex/concave as well as invert or use ramps in conjunction with this stuff. more advanced:

Even Apple is going to announce iphone rental by the end of the year with the Apple One (yes I know following Maxon). There are rumors they could extend that to ipads, the silly mac products and so on as logistics get ironed out. They stand to possibly gain an extra $800 or so over a 3 year period it typically takes to pay off an iphone. It is what it is. All companies have their plans and typically won't change as they forecast out and build milestones from it. Even Blender devs deciding to continually push for new half-baked features instead of pausing and creating more quality of life features. They're relying on addon devs to fix problems (which creates more problems when you have 30+ addons you have to keep up with for each .x.x.x release. Thinks break easily. Each company has their own vision and as customers we either work through it or find alternatives. Each company has their own issues too. I still look forward to tomorrow's announcements and probably won't check back on this thread but a new Cinema 4D 2023 thread created in News section. 🙂

Has nothing to with the IP rights of the original source. The person who created the model has rights to their model they created. This is why many sites like Turbosquid and others have specific usage rights the author is allowed to use. For instance, here is Turbosquid's licensing for models: https://blog.turbosquid.com/turbosquid-3d-model-license/ CGTrader has them in their help section: https://help.cgtrader.com/hc/en-us Sketchfab has one depicting the creative commons options: https://help.sketchfab.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038413232-Crediting-users-for-3D-model-downloads other licenses: https://help.sketchfab.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004276346-Licenses It's best not to ignore these but instead find out the licensing or contact the original person who created the model to see what the attribution is for CC. They may not care, or they may just ask to provide credit where credit is due, even linking back to their site or to the original model. Edit: With regards to existing IP, many get around this by adding caveats like this: The intellectual property depicted in this model, including the brands 'Apple' and 'monkey head', is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original rights holders and must be used under editorial use restrictions.

I think they are showing C4D 2023 at IBC based on the 3D Motion Show schedule.