stephan laub

i also wonder, is there ANY forum or discord server etc where there are all the c4d users today? also- how many c4d users are there out there, they must be somewhere;) i dont think so many went to other apps like blender, or am i wrong? i am aware many not use forums anymore, but maybe a discord server dedicated to c4d or the like? i somehow miss the times where all had been at one forum more or less together (like in very old tiles cgtalk) maybe making the core4d forum visible to visitors might help attracting some more, i agree with the posts above in that regard.

Hi all, does anybody has a cinebench (multi core cpu) for the new m1 ultra mac already? thx! St.

my experience: i am c4d user since v6/v7, atm i have r19 still in use for converting some old stuff, all real work in r25 meanwhile . r25 is the most stable for me since r19. despite several other people for me c4d improved in good ways, for our big scenes (4gb+) it is many times faster in many ways, rendering, and interface than in 19,20,21,23. many small and partly also bigger things improved. i had issues first with the r25 gui , but now i prefer it a lot over the old one. for me it is a pain to go back to r23 or even 19 for some conversion tasks. of course i hope too for improvements (modelling for me mostly)

i think , at least for my work, there are great nurbs modeller which are very capable of every days live for many tasks, for me the best is rhino3d. it is is a great nurbs modeller, it has subdivs (they can switch back and forth between nurbs or poly topology), rhino can render perfect,, displace, twist, deform, point, edge, face move, history, etc it includes grass hopper (like c4d geometry nodes but more advanced), and imports and and exports a big number of 2d and 3d formats. the meshing settings for export can be also set to be quads. for me it is the #1 companion to c4d, so i can use best from both worlds(poly c4d, nurbs rhino) the plasticity looks also quite nice , (a bit like moi for me)

back to origional theme subject:) we added a r23/24 version on user request of the C4D MATERIAL FILTER. you can also email us wishes for small plugins that you wish to have, we can make them for a minimal price tag like the filter:) email wishes to "shop_sales [at] 3dtools.info" cheers Stefan

Dear All, here is a small helper tool, something we had in V-Ray 3.x, and what we and many users yet miss, a filter/search tool for the c4d material manager! it works interactive while you type, and can be docked anywhere in the GUI, and it works with any materials from any render engine in c4d. it cost only 9.- euro netto and it needs no serial. we support R25 WIN und OSX (includingM1): https://3dtools.info/shop/matfilter/ if there is interest we are glad to support also r23. we included "regex support" (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dot...uick-reference) if you have ideas for more features just tell us best greetings, Stefan

Dear All, we are in search architectural 3d modellers who are capable of correctly reading and understanding 2d cad plans and can model precise nice, and clean arch models, in reasonable time frames, for rendering inside C4D (corona, vray, vantage, RS) Modelling is preferred to be made in C4D, or also in Rhino3d and/or Archicad. the open positions are as freelancer, and can be done from anywhere, probably as side job (not full time). speaking fluent english OR german is required. if you are interested or have questions send me a personal message here, so we can contact you. best greetings Stefan

funny thought,but yes you are right Paul:) i started first time c4d 1997 in new york,i think was v5 a mac. on v7 i started to render with in in Vienna at an architecture office. i think v8 studio,i bought then for my own work. Stefan

best google for the "NVIDIA FLEX simulation engine" which his basically is(integrated into c4d) this might show you what this nvidia softbody sim can do. from my experience it is for sure better than the internal solutions, x particles i not have tried. marvelous designer i only have an rather old verisons so not sure about this either, but marvelous is a very dedicated cloth sim, so i assume this is another thing

Thanks a lot CApruzzese, glad you like it:) We work currently on a 1.3 update with some nice tunings and features, and also a 1.5 update, which will introduce a new "tracking" feature (-->> change a value in one shader, diffuse channel p.e, and all connected shaders will update automatic, like shape changes etc. across all the material/s). both for this summer! free to all our customers 🙂 best greetings Stefan

Dear C4D users, In the name of Remo (Remotion) our co worker of the qucumber.at dev and c4d artists team, i am very happy to be able to announce the release of UniFlex v4 with 21/22 support. Updates from older versions are available too. Uniflex is build on base of the well known NVIDIA FLEX simulation engine, with gpu acceleration. If you need quick and robust simulation engine for Rope, Soft-Bodies, Cloth, Semi Rigid Bodies and etc. and that is when Uniflex4 step in. Uniflex4 is a particle based simulation plug-in with use of Nvidia Flex Solver for real-time visual effects, unlike traditional visual effects that are made using a combination of elements created using specialized solvers for rigid bodies, fluids, clothing, etc, Uniflex4 uses a unified particle representation for all object types, it enables new effects where different simulated substances can interact with each other seamlessly. And since UniFlex4 use the power of GPUs all simulations made in real-time and can be baked on the fly as a file sequence. Key Features are: Unified solver for effects Rigid/deformable bodies Turnkey solutions Phase transition Particles Adhesion Fluids Cloth Rope Gases Right now it works with MAXON Cinema 4D R20, R21,R22 Windows versions and all rendere engines (The internal #c4d engine, and direct within #corona, #vray, #redshift, #Octanecpu or gpu engine, cloud or standalone renderer). UNIFLEX v4 is available 49.-euro for a limiited time (after that the normal price will be 59.- euro netto) UNIFLEX v4 update is available for 50% of the price (24.- euro atm) The plugin is made by our qucumber.at team member Remo (remotion4d) you can get UNIFLEX v4 and also the update from older versions to v4 here on our 3dtools.info shop: 3D TOOLS dot INFO UniFlex 4 - 3D TOOLS dot INFO UniFlex 4 is the simulation engine for Roper, Soft-Bodies, Cloth, Semi Rigid Bodies and more for MAXON Cinema 4D R20, R21 Windows only UniFlex 4 have Nvidia Flex engine integrated, this allow for much faster simulation done on GPU. best greetings Stefan p.s.: Remo asked me to sell it for him so he can concentrate on developing, we do this to help him:)

Q-TILE-PRO | New Bonus Scene added! S22 compatible! Dear Users, we are happy to give you another Free Bonus Scene, available now in your download! We recommend loading the newest 1.2.6b version from today to get the scene as well as also an OSX related fix in case, and to get the C4d S22 compatible version in case 🙂 you find all as usual in your usual download space or email download, just re download it:) Our target is to add for you around one nice new bonus mat/shader per week in average, for the rest of the year. QTP 1.2.6 also has already 300+ shapes, ready to use, as editor libraries shipping! If you not have QTP yet, you find it here our shop 3dtools.info: https://3dtools.info/tilepro/ We hope you all stay healthy and that you and your families are all fine! #resistcovid19 #c4d #corona #vray #octane #redshift #arnold #3dtools #qucumberat

And one more fast Q-TILE-PRO v1.2.6 "scan & zoom" test again. As Texture input source some we used parts of the great EXORBITART.shop scan textures,so the Material doesn't repeat even if zoomed far out, and can be easy tuned in many ways now with QTP. i also added some leaves and altered it a bit to my needs:) The shapes for the pavers is one of our shipping shape presets. we now ship 300+ shapes with Q-TILE-PRO 1.2.6, ready to use Get the Q-TILE-PRO bundle here, (the current 149.- price special will end after Easter weekend) https://3dtools.info/tilepro/ #c4d #qtilepro #exortbitart #scantextures #corona #vray #octane #arnold #redshift #restistcovid19

FREE SCENE for Q-TILE-PRO (for v1.2.6 shipping today) Dear "QTP" users, we now also ship this nice new little scene with a beautiful Brick Q-Tile-Pro Material setup - of course FREE for all our users! QTP uses just a few small free textures as input for diffuse, glossy displacement, etc - and the result is stunning! The scene comes as native C4d Corona, V-Ray, Redshift & Octane files, it will be tomorrow inside your download as FREE EXTRA BONUS. Of course also for all new customers! https://3dtools.info/tilepro/ #c4d #vray #corona #octane #qtp #qtilepro #resistcovid19

FREE SERVICE RELEASE Q-TILE-PRO 1.2.6 AVAILABLE! Dear All, we are happy to announce the new Release "QTP 1.2.6" - for all existing and new customers. The focus on this service release was Speed | Stability | Workflow. For Corona, V-Ray and C4D engine users we also have a Bonus tool included- 3d parallax (a kind of virtual displacement) All users did get a mailchimp notification, download the new version in using your existing shop or email link. A nice little bonus scene (old brick wall) was added for all engine. You find it in your QTP download. The QTP version History pdf you can read here: http://qucumber-plugins.s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/QTP_v… You find the full Q-TILE-PRO bundle here, (the current 149.- price special will end April 15th) https://3dtools.info/tilepro/ #c4d #qtilepro #exortbitart #scantextures #corona #vray #octane #arnold #redshift #restistcovid19

Dear fellow C4d users, as requested by several of you, we now also have an option to buy only the QT-Pro SOFTPATCH tool alone, for a lower price tag of only 69.- euro netto: https://3dtools.info/shop/q-tpro-softpatch/ this can be useful for all that only need that function to make endless structureless, not repeating textures in 1 click. it works direct in corona, physical, c4d internal and v-ray, and via a 1 clock bake button also in all other 3rd party c4d engines! there is an option to later update to the full Q-TILE-PRO plugin Bundle with libraries, without any loss of money (just pay the difference from softpatch to full QTP) cheers & stay healthy! Stefan p.s.: we left the q-tile pro BUNDLE (2 plugins + Libaries) price for some more days on the reduced 149.- euro, due the corona crisis so you can save 20.- euro on it yet

Dear All, the special price of 149.- Euro will soon end, and the bundle price containing these 2 plugins with the 150+ shape libraries, will raise next days to the normal price (169.- euro). So last chance in case to save 20.- euro on the bundle! cheers Stefan

Dear C4D Users! We updated our shader plugin "Q-TILE-PRO | surface engine" to version 1.2 this comes with an additional new design tool to generate "endless visually non repeating" surface textures also on huge surfaces in 1 click! this is great to generate "endless" asphalt, plaster, concrete, sand, gravel, pebbles, water waves, stones, marble and so on out of small texture inputs. New v 1.2 features: * New Standalone Softpatch shader plugin added: a new simple to use, 1 click solution for generating „endless“ non repeating surfaces. * Tile Pro Engine: Speedup for Octane, partly 10x speed increase in prepare time on Octane render use * Tile Pro Engine: Fix for Octane, fixed some cases where shaders didnt render via picture viewer. * Tile Pro Engine: added random scale feature random scale down and random scale up possible * Tile Pro Engine: separate „UV from tiles“ option (ON/OFF) in edge dirt, turning this option OFF, even if UV from tile is on in Tex variation tab and controlling this separate, enables much more natural non repeating dirt over tiles. coming in next versions: * custom relief feature (a 3d parallax feature) here a video of the new softpatch tool in action: and here 3 examples: The update is FREE to all our users, Both the Q-TILE-PRO shader tool plugin and the new Tpro SOFTPATCH shader are included for 149.- euro. more info here in our shop: https://3dtools.info/tilepro/ best greetings, Stefan LAUB & the Q-TILE-PRO Team p.s.: here more "QTP" videos on our youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6FnzvU5l51Rthi5qBsOzdA

Dear fellow C4D users! We are super happy to announce that our big update version 1.1 is available now for all. for our existing customers of course as a free update! The v1.1 update comes with a totally redesigned new and simpler to use GUI /user interface, and many new powerful features, based on your feedback, and several fixes. Some excerpt of the new feature List: –New streamlined GUI, with coloured “tabs”, that reflect the usual “1-2-3-4” setup work flow. new and improved drawing, new shape mirror and scale options -new axis tool, axis rotation tool to define texture directions, and axis few mode -new selection, box select and brush selection tools -new shape subdivision tools -new shape instances feature assign colour, randomize colour, randomize text ID, now can work be limited to selections –new shape instances feature, and new instance view mode new optimize command to automatic remove all double/overlaying shapes in one click -new “manage library” button replacing the old load and save buttons. -adjustable preview size of shape pre-sets -and its window -new shader pre-set library feature- -new Tex direction modes menu, to define the direction of textures in relation to the new axis -new flip modes, flip u, flip v, flip u & v, with % setting how many & of the textures affected by it. -new use seamless texture mode: it allows random offset, also if the shape scale is at 1 or lower -new “generate seamless tiling” option to use a “pseudo randomness” on the border to generate seamless shader or baking results.also if the shader not covers all of the object. Q-TILE-PRO makes sure it will be always seamless automatic, regardless if the mapping covers all surface in one tile or not. new round corner feature (separate from edge rounding, as many wished) new layer transparency via texture (alpha mask per layer) we also started a new You Tube Channel/Playlist for Q-TILE-PRO, with several new videos for learning: https://www.youtube.com/playlist… please subscribe to our new INFO CHANNEL:) we hope you like our new Q-TILE-PRO version as much as we do! Stefan Laub & The Qucumber.at | Q-TILE-PRO team! https://3dtools.info/q-tile-pro/

13 Dear C4D users, we are c4d archviz artist ourselves since like 20+ years, and i am very happy & proud to be able to announce the release 1.1 of our new tool for C4D artists, the “Q-TILE PRO | surface engine”. It is a mighty new artist driven c4d native plugin, which enables you to do ANY tile shapes or repeating surfaces, with ANY kind of variations, in easy ways! In addition it lets you make perfect non tiled, structure less surfaces, like asphalt, concrete, plaster, etc in a few clicks, which never show the usual un-wished repeating structures, we often see in even seamless texture use! It works with the internal #c4d engine, and direct within #corona, #vray, #redshift, #Octane, or via included auto-baking also in any other cpu or gpu engine, cloud or standalone renderer. the plugin is made by our team qucumber.at see detailed info on our pages: https://3dtools.info/tilepro and our facebook page announcement: Qucumber.at This is a dream come true for me, it is a tool i always wished for myself to have in C4D. it enables you high end surfacing, directly within C4D in unseen detail, variation and quality. For any tiles or non tiled surfaces! it works in the corona or rs node editor and IPRs of course, supporting c4d 19,20 and 21 for now. hope some will like it same as we do, we use it in almost any of our projects already. next days i also start a series of small help videos explaining the work flow, with example c4d files best greetings Stefan Laub CEO/lead artist at qucumber.at