Leaderboard

As someone who paid for a yearly subscription five minutes ago, I would also support the idea that everyone should be able to read all the posts. The paywall should only be for commenting, uploading images and tutorials. The quality content should advertise for itself.

@Igor My proposal is to keep the paywall but let people see the content of the website for free. Currently everything is behind closed doors, no one can see what exactly we are doing here. Only those who want to comment or post a topic should have to pay a membership. This way we keep unwanted firestarters and trolls away. I don't think there would be someone willing to pay just to have the ability to rant for anything. You will also have a worthy revenue because more people will be willing to pay the small annual subscription just to post their question having seen the quality of help in this site.

Finally had some more time to work on this after a busy few weeks with client work 😄 can2.mp4

Your setup pointed out a shortcoming of the Select Facing capsule. I modified the capsule to work on an existing selection, that way you can modify the existing selection instead of creating a new one. I replaced the deletion and connection of geometry by a setup that just changes the selection. The change in capsule functionality will likely be added to Cinema in a future update, you can copy the capsule from the scene to your prefs database using the asset browser. ScenesNodes_RD_0001.c4d

While I’m not very active here, I drop by almost every day to see what’s up. But I would also prefer if the paywall was only for posting stuff. People sharing high-quality answers - for any 3d program - will always attract new people. Regarding ads, they never bothered me.

I think it would be a shame if the forum disappears. There’s not really any alternative anywhere else on the web. The sub Reddit for c4d for example is dead as a door nail I don’t see c4d zone doing much either. it really does surprise me that Maxon don’t see the value of having a dedicated forum for their software, that answers many of their users query’s a service they don’t offer them selves and don’t look like they plan on doing anytime soon. I get Igors frustration and stand point, the amount of work that’s gone into keeping the forum alive and kicking whilst simultaneously having support pulled, would leave anyone with a bad taste in their mouth. There’s only so long you can keep doing something before you think F - it. I agree having the forum as ready only until you subscribe would be beneficial, at least that way people can see what they’re getting and can make an informed decision about joining.

I didn't mind the ads at all. The ones I saw were all C4D related, unless there were minor ones on the side for sunglasses or fun trips to Thailand. I don't recall them. As a still-learning user the regular newbie questions gave me an insight into what others were struggling with, and the answers gave me an insight into various solutions. That's still here, but maybe less than before. Shrug, I get the feeling the site would be better off if the paywall were gone, and also that this probably won't happen.