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Hi everyone. I have an idea for a community driven project based on the SceneNodes system. The goal of this project is to merge all C4D basic primitives under a single node with more and improved features that will hopefully unlock more modeling and animation possibilities. The project will be open and free for all to modify and upgrade. Here is a first concept of how this Node could look in its final form: Primitives 2.0.pdf I have some concerns that some of these properties might not be possible with the current R25 system but it can still be a productive way to inspire future improvements on the node system. You can vote your support or opposition to this project at the top of this post. If this project gets enough supporting votes the administration will move this thread to a more fitting topic and we can start discussing the technicalities to bring it to life.

This couldn't be further from the truth. The User certification is a project conceived by me and Paul Babb, quite a few years ago, and its goal is to do exactly the opposite of what you're implying. I have explained it in some of my presentations, but have no issue posting here for clarity. DISCLAIMER: Although I work with Maxon, this post should NOT be considered an official Maxon reply. This is MY PERSONAL TAKE on the matter. HISTORY: Many years ago, Paul and I realized there's a huge gap in the 3D industry's hiring process. On the one side we had recently graduated students (with large student debts) that couldn't get a job, and on the other side, we had studios that couldn't find talent. @Marcio G. summarizes it well in his above post. His observations and process are very similar to what we observed. With Paul's blessings, I started discussing this issue with studio owners, creative directors and other fellow trainers, in order to understand where the problem stems from, and to see if there's something we could do to, either fix it, or close that gap. What we realized right at the start, was that we couldn't do anything about the artistic part of the hiring process. We have no business evaluating an artist's work. What remained was the technical part. The question became: "What is the minimum knowledge a Cinema 4D artist needs to have, to be productive in a studio environment?". Because of the many different disciplines that exist in our industry, we decided to focus on the generalist workflow, so that we can establish a process and in the future expand it to more specialized disciplines. This is how the "Topics List" was created. The list will always evolve, and I am open to suggestions about making it better. Something very important to consider is that the List also serves as a learning guide for Cinema 4D users, and we're slowly adding more tutorials to the topics. We're open to comments and critique, and anything that will make it better... THE MONIEZ: The suggested Price is just that. A SUGGESTED price. If a Certified Trainer wants to provide tests for free, they can do that. Maxon has nothing to do with that. I would please ask NOT to make assumptions about the intent or scope of the Certification and please watch this brief presentation, and ask specific questions here. I am thinking of doing some sort of live zoom call to address anything you ask me. I'm also preparing some more detailed replies to some questions posted above.

Shortcuts are old school. C4D has transcended the notion of tool availability with custom layouts, folded palettes, floating palettes, history palette, radial menus and HUD commands. There's really no need for shortcuts except from the classic copy/cut/paste/delete/undo/redo/select all/select/deselect.

For some reason my free exam consisted of 60 questions instead of the 50 that was mentioned in the instructions... I had to take the test with C4D open. I had to cheat. Who really knows that Ctrl+H is Frame Geometry ? The most important viewport command is probably Frame Default and it does not have an assigned shortcut (I know I can assign one). That's a certification question right there... How do you assign shortcuts? , not expecting to know a rando command shortcut. For me to use shortcuts I have to be doing some repetitive job. The only repetitive job I can think of is modeling. And there were times when I had to jump between Cut, Bridge and Weld all the time, of course I had to use the shortcuts to do so, but once the job was done I completely forgot about them. Time to learn the shortcut on the time of need: 20 seconds. Time to earn the money needed to take the certification: 2 month's salary. Time to learn all possible questions (given the fact that they don't provide a question bank like taking a driving license): I have no idea. In fact I would be much relieved if there was a question bank in order to study, because just taking the test out of the blue without proper preparation and achieving a 90% success without the app running on the side, is impossible. They don't mention any question bank. Does anyone know anything about this ? If that was the case then the hiring company would be testing the candidate not Maxon. And it's called interview, and software lead developers are constantly using it when they are up to hiring a programmer. You'll never hear of a C++, Java , or Python certification. The interviewer will ask the candidate a series of technical questions and assess based on his response. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And on to an other subject: What about the cost ? Not all basic incomes are the same across the globe. The base income of a 3D artist in Germany for the first 3 years isn't the same as one living in Russia, Turkey or Romania. Do you really expect from a person that has been unemployed in his field 2 or 5 years after getting out of his university to pay €995/$995 just so you can hire him for less ? And we are talking about C4D here... no studio uses just C4D. Would you expect from a candidate employee to pop up with a bunch of certificates from Adobe, Autodesk, Maxon and SideFX ? ****** And so we don't get in to misunderstandings... When I say "you", I'm not targeting you Imashination expecting your response. Some times I do it in a rhetorical way. I expect anyone to weigh in with his/her opinion on this. ****** I guess if you want to be a Certified Trainer you ought to be a senior professional having established a decent salary in your career to be able to afford that certificate and there is no fast way to climb that ladder (unless you are rich). Maybe this is only my view of things, where I come from certificates, even paid ones, are earned through real struggle, not just answering a 50 multiple question exam. Maybe I am viewing it all wrong and having a Trainer Certification is not a means to getting a job or starting a career but a "badge" or "insignia" for already established professionals.

Not sure what went wrong with the file but follow this procedure: - Create object group by dragging it into object manager - Double click on it's icon to open node editor - Copy and paste all the nodes you have in your scene - Connect Geometry op to output - Extend children input of children op and add a new input - RMB in empty space in graph and open resource editor - Enable object mode for port - Disable variadic - Close resource editor (save database if asked, ignore errors if any) - Click in empty space in graph - Convert to asset and name as you wish Now you should have a saved capsule that works.

Yes it is discontinued 😞 it is a pity. For people who didn't use many plugins it was just fantastic.