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How to add Parameters to the HUD
 

Learn how to add parameters to the HUD in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz shows how to add parameters to the HUD in Cinema 4D. You will also learn how to move the whole HUD as well as single parameters inside the HUD. Furthermore, Jonas shows that you can define when a HUD is supposed to be visible.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Mar 04 2021 03:08 168
How to Unleash the Power of Numeric Input Fields
 

Learn how to unleash the power of numeric input fields in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz (@jonaspilz3d) shows that all numeric input fields in Cinema 4D are capable of calculating. You will also learn where to find all of the functions you can use in the input fields and that it is even possible to assign different values to multiple objects in an object selection.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Feb 25 2021 03:39 549
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Animated Cables - Procedural Wave Using Splines
 

In the next few videos we will start talking about cables and other long and thin structures. As a primer to this, please watch this video: “Spline Orientation Using Rail Splines” as it explains certain technical detail relating to spline orientation and setting up Rail Splines, for production ready setups.
In this video, we will learn how to make a deterministic cable using a Spline and the Spline Warp Deformer, or a Plain effector and Fields.
The result will be a fully Art-Directable Wavy Spline, that will be used in the next videos to generate a bunch of Cables.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 09:06 183
Swordfish “Talos” - Animated Cables - How to Create a Cluster of Cables
 

In this Video, we will create a Cluster (Bunch) of Cables by Cloning copies of the previous wavy spline, adding some variation, and finally creating a secondary Spline Wrap deformation on an Animated Helix, so that the whole Cluster waves.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 09:45 82
Swordfish “Talos” - Animated Cables - Stable Meshes for Motion Blur
 

In this Video we will add thickness to the Cables, in such a way, that we can properly save an interpolated Alembic file that can be rendered using Deformation Motion Blur. Initially, you would expect to do this by Sweeping the Splines, but that would cause issues with the Motion Blur and the Alembic File, so instead we will do it using the Spline Wrap deformer and a Cylinder. As a bonus, you will receive a small Python Tag, that allows a Connect Object with cloned Splines to drive a Spline, allowing for a much more streamlined workflow.
Finally, we will see how to create the core of the Cables.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 10:32 54
Swordfish “Talos” - Animated Cables - Hair Setup & Simulation Control
 

In this video we will learn how to make a Bunch of Cables using the Hair System. Although this setup is not deterministic, it can still be controlled to a good degree, using Particle Forces.
In the process, we will learn a few things about adding Hair automatically and manually, how to set up the Hair dynamics, and finally how to control the Particle Forces using Fields.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 10:59 66
Swordfish “Talos” - Animated Cables - Caching and Stable Meshes
 

In this Video we will improve our Dynamic Control of the Spline Bunch, add some more animation, and then use a MoSpline in “Spline” mode, to resample the Splines so that when saving as Alembic, the point number will stay constant, so to avoid any issues with Motion Blur.
After Saving the Alembic file, we will use the cached splines to deform a cylinder, in a similar fashion to one of the previous videos using a Spline Wrap deformer, to generate a stable mesh.
Finally we will stabilize the mesh using a Rail spline to make it production ready and render using Motion Blur.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 09:56 52
Swordfish “Talos” - Modeling with Animation using the Tracer Object
 

In this BONUS Video, I will show you how you can generate very complex Splines Using Animation and a Tracer Object. Although you could use complex math to generate the same splines, using Animation is a step-by-step, iterative process, with less guesswork, and a much higher entertainment factor.
We will also see how we can reuse the generated splines to create even more complex splines by repeating the same method more than once.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 24 2021 13:02 78
How to Render Splines Really Fast
 

Learn how to render splines really fast in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz (@jonaspilz3d) shows how to render splines really fast in Cinema 4D. You will also learn how to adjust the look of the spline you want to render. In the end, the render time will be less than a second per frame!

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Feb 18 2021 02:20 525
How to Quickly View the UVs of an Object
 

Learn how to quickly view the UVs of an object in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz (@jonaspilz3d) shows how to quickly view the UVs of an object in Cinema 4D. You will also learn where to find the Texture View window in the menus.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Feb 11 2021 00:40 488
Spline Orientation Using Rail Splines - Introduction
 

Spline Points and Mesh points don’t have orientation information associated with them, but only Position. This causes various Generators that work with splines to use arbitrary orientation values for the generated meshes, and if the Source splines have some sort of rotation, this can cause flips in the mesh during the animation.
In this video, I will show what this problem is, and how we can use Rail Splines to define orientation.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 10 2021 08:06 311
Spline Orientation Using Rail Splines - Problems Animating without Rail Splines
 

Due to the aforementioned lack of point orientation, and all the problems described in the previous video, we can get a hard-to-troubleshoot series of problems, especially with Motion Blur, and interpolated Alembic files. In this video we will see how these problems manifest, and how to solve them using Rail splines.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 10 2021 09:54 163
Spline Orientation Using Rail Splines - Modeling Using Rail Splines
 

While Rail Splines are mostly used to stabilize orientation during Animation of Generated Objects, they can also be used to create very interesting procedural modeling setups. In this video we will take a look at one such case and we will model an ornamental ring using a Sweep Generator, three splines and an Effector in Deformer mode. I will also show how to make a Sin wave using a Step Field… just in case you ever need one.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Feb 10 2021 05:03 165
How to Automate Render Output Naming using Tokens
 

Learn how to automate render output naming using Tokens in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz shows how to automate render output naming using Tokens in Cinema 4D. You will learn that tokens can not only be used on output file names, but also on file paths, e.g. to automate the creation of a folder structure.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Feb 04 2021 03:03 373
Redshift Quicktip: Connect Node to Output
 

Preview nodes in redshift with a custom keyboard shortcut.

In this quicktip Darrin Frankovitz shows you how you can preview individual nodes in your redshift materials using the command “connect node to output” and how to assign a keyboard shortcut to customize the command so its faster to iterate and tweak your nodes.

 
Darrin Frankovitz Feb 03 2021 01:11 290
How to access the Global Menu in Cinema 4D
 

Learn how to access the Global Menu in Cinema 4D.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz shows one of his favorite workflow features in Cinema 4D: The Global Menu. By hitting a shortcut you can bring up that menu around the mouse cursor to have quick access to things like open projects, selection commands, cameras and many more.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Jan 28 2021 01:44 693
Redshift Basics: Bubbling Chain - Fracture Setup
 

Use MoGraph Fracture Object and Effectors to morph the chain links into bubbles.

In this video Darrin Frankovitz shows you the base MoGraph Fracture setup which is needed in the next video to morph the basic chain link model into bubbles. This is just the geometry adjustments, the next video shows how to setup and use MoGraph Color Data in Redshift to create a material that blends with the morphing model.

 
Darrin Frankovitz Jan 27 2021 04:03 508
Redshift Basics - Ceiling Fan: Blending Chain Materials & MoGraph Color
 

Use MoGraph Color Data to Blend Materials in Redshift.

In this video Darrin Frankovitz shows you a few tweaks to the previous setup before quickly showing you how to setup, affect, and use MoGraph Color User Data Node in Redshift to create a material that blends from a metal to a bubble-like material.

 
Darrin Frankovitz Jan 27 2021 07:42 304
How to Quickly Access F-Curves in Cinema 4D
 

Learn how to quickly access animation F-Curves in Cinema 4D R23.

In this Quick Tip, Jonas Pilz shows how to quickly access animation F-Curves in Cinema 4D R23. You will learn how to bring up the Timeline in F-Curve mode for any animated parameter as well as how to show all F-Curves for position, scale or rotation using a shortcut.

Recorded in Cinema 4D R23.

 
Jonas Pilz Jan 21 2021 02:13 466
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Introduction
 

“Talos” is a Greek mythological Creature, that probably represents the first mechanical - living being… the primeval Robot.
Our modern fascination with Artificial intelligence, is closely echoed by our cultural ancestors with the depiction of Talos over two and a half millennia ago.
Swordfish, a motion design studio based in San Francisco, started working on this passion project at the beginning of 2020, and quoting from their website:
“This passion project was completed during down-time, with artists exploring new tools and techniques while maintaining a common theme.”
The project was made in Cinema 4D, and rendered using Redshift, and Swordfish kindly gave us access to the project files, so that we could put together a Breakdown Tutorial series.
This series is going to incrementally roll out throughout 2021, a few videos at a time, and will cover, amongst other things:
Procedural Modeling using Volumes, Mograph and other procedural techniques;
Optimal Kitbashing techniques;
How to make dynamic Cables using Hair;
Creating organic “gooey” stuff;
How to Rig Articulated Mechanisms & DNA Molecules;
Lighting Setups in Redshift including Image Based Lighting
Volumes and Participating Media;
Creating Holograms;
Greebles;
Redshift Materials…
And more.

Please comment and provide feedback on Social Media channels.
My name is Athanasios Pozantzis, AKA noseman, and my twitter handle is @nosemangr.

Please watch the Movie here:
https://vimeo.com/413676990

Visit the Swordfish website:
https://www.swordfish-sf.com/

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 01:27 707
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Modeling a Structure Using Volumes & MoGraph
 

In this video we will construct the “Buckyball” structure inside Cinema 4D, using VDB Volumes and MoGraph.
we will start from a simple icosahedron, place it inside a volume, and then create cavities using Clones.
Although the techniques are very simple and straightforward, the result is a beautiful and very complex model and using similar techniques you can generate a huge variety of complex looking objects, ideal for any project.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 14:54 153
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Modeling Using Voronoi Fracture & Cloth
 

Creating very interesting models can be done in a variety of ways, and keeping things procedural is always a good idea.
In this video, we will construct the “Gem” object using an icosahedron sphere, Voronoi Fracture and Cloth. The setup is 100% procedural, and by tweaking just a handful of parameters you can get variable outcomes and iterations.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 05:34 141
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Complex Structures Using Kitbashing & MoGraph
 

The term “Kitbashing” precedes Computers, and was initially used by model makers to create new models out of different off-the-shelf model kits. Rumour has it, that some of the most iconic sci-fi movies used traditional Kitbashing as a means of creating miniature models. spaceships, cities, vehicles and more.
Cinema 4D allows you to create Kitbashed models extremely fast, with just a few 3D components
and the help of MoGraph.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 07:21 126
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Kitbashing Tip - Normalize Scale of many Objects
 

Kitbashing components, can come from many different sources. This means that objects may have huge scale discrepancies, that could lead to issues when used together.
In this video, I will show you a technique, that allows you to normalize (reset) the Scale, so that although the meshes are at your desired scale, they don’t have different Scaling factors.
Even if it sounds a bit boring, believe me, this short video will save you tons of work when necessary.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 04:38 109
Swordfish “Talos” - Breakdown: Kitbashing Optimizations Using Instances
 

In this video, I will show you a technique that helps with scene optimization, when creating Kitbashed models, and we will also see how to create variations of models.
First we will create a single group of meshes, and convert all of them into unique instances with just a few clicks. Then, without increasing the size of our scene, we will use these instances to create an infinite number of variations, using Mograph.

 
Athanasios Pozantzis Jan 20 2021 08:46 120
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