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I'm surprised they beat Epic Games to the punch 😮.

Thanks kbar, I checked out what you mentioned regarding the "Surface Distance", and that is indeed what I was looking for. I must have missed this, since this is option is only available on the "Grab" brush and not the other ones for some reason. Regardless I'm glad to know about this function and I'm grateful you pointed it out . Concerning what you mentioned about the sculpting layers, while I appreciate that you've expanded C4D's sculpting toolset, I still don't think it answers why C4D itself doesn't ship with these features, especially since the sculpting module was introduced way back in R14 and has remained virtually untouched since then. I believe that remeshing is an expected feature for modern digital sculpting, and really should be included in any self respecting software that wants to stay competitive and advertises a fully functional sculpting workflow, as opposed to an addendum toolset to modeling. I've experimented with the "Remesh" and found the results to be very unimpressive, especially compared to the auto-topo solutions from Zbrush, 3dcoat, mudbox, the Exoside plugin, and even blender. My point is not to bash Maxon's efforts, but rather to point out that they've allowed themselves to fall way behind the trend, and if they want to catch up and stay competitive then they've got to step it up, especially considering that they introduced sculpting almost ten years ago. As far as Bodypaint is concerned, I respectfully reject the notion that C4D users are disinterested in Bodypaint and it's future development. Your experience with your "Symmetry" addition and it's dramatic change in downloads ratio, should tell you that Bodypaint users are not disinterested, but rather unwilling to pay any extra to gain basic features that are standard in other packages and should come with no additional fee. Also, the idea that Bodypaint was abandoned because users expect live feedback confuses me. Many years ago, Bodypaint was a prominent staple in professional pipelines and had a strong foothold in the industry; Why would it be traded for other programs that are identically deficient? The fact is that Bodypaint has been neglected for years, and I remember 3dKiwi ranting about this years ago and still nothing's changed even up until now. In fact, his Bodypaint tutorial course from about (over) ten years ago is probably still completely accurate. Substance is a relatively new software, but I remember even a few years ago, when hand-painted textures were a bigger market, 3dCoat was much more prolific than Bodypaint, and offered a much more feature-rich solution for painting. Even today 3dCoat continues to stay competitive with the integration of a BPR workflow, smart materials, and masks etc. Blender has also become a much better solution for painting and general workflow, is constantly being updated and developed, and for many is the Swiss Army knife tool that a lot of studios are adopting for the majority of their work. And is also free. I want to reiterate that my intention is not to "hate" on Maxon, but rather to voice my criticism and hope that they decide to up their game. Competition is what motivates the industry, and those program devs that are content to stay in their respective lanes or get too full of themselves, will fall by the wayside to other packages that are eager to dominate and become number one; Zbrush, Houdini, and Blender are good examples of upward trending, highly competitive programs.

Cinema 4D is a great package, but there are so many area that are neglected and should really get some attention, before new features are introduced. Just a quick disclaimer before I start ranting: I am a big fan of Cinema 4D, and the following is not meant to be inflammatory or insulting to the Maxon team, I'm just submitting my frank opinion as constructive criticism. Motion trails are useful, but have some serious shortcomings, and I would love to see a proper arc tracker, like the ones available for Maya, such as the Atools' arc tracker. Also having the pan/zoom tool would be a welcome addition for animation, and long overdue. Cinema's sculpting module could also use some love, like having a "Surface" option for the brushes, like there is for "soft selection" editing. Or being able to duplicate layers - I can't believe such a basic feature isn't available. A basic remesher would be nice, or dynamic topology. PLA is SUCH a cool feature, but it could be so much more, with just a few additions that would allow much more control. Like a PLA brush set, that can allow animators to intensify, tween, smooth, or erase PLA modifications, without having to go point by tedious point to get good results. In my opinion, PLA could be a real game changer for animation, and really set C4D apart from other packages. Even though I'm a fan of C4D's symmetry generator, symmetrical modeling would be a welcome addition and a very useful option. While on the subject of symmetry, symmetrical painting in the very neglected BodyPaint3d would be nice, as well as some general updates and baking options, to make it more user friendly and modern to be competitive with Substance and Mari. In my opinion, BodyPaint3d is a missed opportunity, and could have really been a serious alternative to Substance Painter, like 3dCoat tries to be, if Maxon had kept up with BodyPaint3d and the new workflows emerging in the industry. Also, something must be done about Cinema's rendering. For a few years Maxon was promising a GPU renderer in the form of ProRender, which never got off the ground, and turned out to be a huge disappointment and waste of time. Maxon went on to purchase Redshift, but refuses to integrate it with Cinema as a default renderer, so they can maximize sales, which is understandable, but nevertheless, leaving the Maxon customer base high and dry is unacceptable. The standard and physical renderers were very good in their times, but desperately need an update. Either integrate Redshift into C4D, like Autodesk did with Arnold, or give Cinema 4D users, a viable alternative. Another area that could use some love, would be the hair module. I really enjoy the hair tools, and Maxon was way ahead of the trend, when it came to hair and grooming, but they've allowed themselves to fall behind other hair packages, like XGen, Ornatrix, Yeti, etc. which capitalize on a procedural workflow. I would welcome Maxon to convert C4d Hair to a more procedural workflow, but even without that, it wouldn't take much to stay competitive. Even just a few features to stay relevant, like Strand groups, region painting, more controlled clumping, more intuitive hair material (modifier) stacking etc. Also, C4D's viewport does not handle hair well, and slows to a crawl unless most hairs are hidden, making it harder to get decent feedback while working. Cinema's dynamics system is really lacking, and could use some attention. There are other features that I would like to see, but these are some that have been at the top my list for a while. Thanks for reading, and putting up with my rant 😉.

There are several solutions to this challenge, the most obvious would be to drive the skirt movement with a cloth sim. Unfortunately, Cinema 4D's dynamics system isn't nearly as feature rich as a lot of other 3d packages, and desperately needs an update. The better solution would be to rig the skirt with standard joint chains, or IK Spline chains, or even rig a lo-poly cage, and use that to drive the actual skirt geo with a mesh deformer. To automate the movement of the rig, you can use some basic xpresso (Range Mapper, math) nodes, to drive the position/rotation of the joints, based on the rotation of the leg joints. For an additional level of control, you can apply the automation to parent nulls, to get the rig controls into the general right spot, and then use the controls themselves to customize the skirt's deformation, to better fit the pose, or add some cloth movement, etc. Hand animating clothes can get tedious, but this is the way to go if you want some basic movement, or very precise control without dealing with sims. I hope this helps.