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Cinema 4d is 3D modeling tool developed by MAXON Computer GmbH.

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How do I get the index of the largest list inside a list of lists using Python?

I am storing animation key frames from Cinema4D(using the awesome py4D) into a lists of lists: props = [lx,ly,lz,sx,sy,sz,rx,ry,rz] I printed out the keyframes for each property/track in an arbitrary animation and they are of different…
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Put a Cinema 4D model and Texture into an iPhone App

Im an iPhone developer and i'm trying to get a 3D model that I create in Cinema 4D into an app im making. I have actually found a way to get the model in (by exporting it as a .dae or obj and using a python script) which works really well however I…
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Is Yaw, Pitch and Roll respectively the same thing as Heading, Pitch and Bank?

I have two different systems (Engine A, Engine B). Engine A (Motive Tracking Software) generates (Yaw, Pitch, Roll) and Engine B (Cinema 4D) expects (Heading, Pitch, Bank). My research brought me to the result that there is no difference between…
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How to properly export from Cinema 4D to GLTF and use it with Three.JS?

I have been trying to do this for a few weeks, Trying to find out how on my own, But I have failed over and over, With little progress. So if anyone can help me, I will be very thankful. In advance thank you.
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How do you export a 3d model from Cinema4D to three.js?

If I have a mesh modeled in Cinema 4D, how can I export it for the three.js 3D JS Engine ? Also, it would be handy to export material colors for polygon selections.
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Starting Cinema 4D [R13+] and Three.js

I am just to start to create a 3D website and i am using Cinema 4D. Now my question is how can use my 3D models to my website? They are pointing to use Py4d - a plugin, but it has been removed since the version 12 of this software. What should i do…
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Why is part of my code not executed?

I'm using Visual C++ to compile my plug-in for Cinema 4D. GeDebugOut("-->"); subroot = NULL; head = NULL; tail = NULL; success = PolygonizeHierarchy(source, hh, head, tail, &subroot, malloc); if (!success) { /* .. */ …
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how to reset a view pane in cinema 4d

I am new to cinema 4d and I built a model which is easily viewable in my right, top, and front viewports, but in perspective view I can't see anything, and I can't figure out how to reset or recenter the view. Anybody know how to do this?
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Cinema 4d R13 .dae will not import into SceneKit

I have a Cinema 4d R13 beating heart model that I would like to use in scene kit. The exported .dae file will not open in Xcode or in Preview on the Mac. Has anyone had problems importing animated cinema 4d r13 .dae files into SceneKit? I'm very new…
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VIM, recognize .pyp as a python file

I'm doing some plugin programming for cinema 4d in python and decided to man up and start using a real code editor, VIM. followed the instructions on this page: http://sontek.net/turning-vim-into-a-modern-python-ide my question is what changes do i…
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Python: Comparing Hierarchies in C4D

Wondering what I am doing wrong here, I am trying to compare hierarchies so that I can link items with the same name together with PSR tags, when forming my lists from two separate hierarchies (first_sel_list and second_sel_list) I get extra results…
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SceneKit: how to control size of imported assets, one DAE file creates SCNNode of huge size while another is "normal"

A designer provided the attached two DAE files created in Cinema 4D. Both assets are of comparable size inside of Cinema 4D. Both DAE files were produced with the same export process. Importing the DAE files into a SceneKit scene, however, produces…
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Cinema 4D animations in Three JS

I've been trying to set up a decent workflow for Cinema 4D and Three JS. The problem is with animations. So while I do get the models to load in .obj and .dae, animations are not working. I understand there are some limitations to how Cinema exports…
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How can I convert an SVG file to a format read by Cinema 4D as Vector (like Adobe Illustrator ai file)

I have Cinema 4D, Photoshop and Inkscape. I have a bunch of vector graphics stuff in Inkscape that I would like to bring in as vectors into Cinema 4D to make 3D objects. I have found tutorials that talk about using Photoshop to create an Adobe…
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How to queue to batch render in c4d with a set of {cameras} ✕ {textures} (cartesian product)?

With a python script, I'm trying to queue for render the current project with different (vray) cameras, different texture path for a given (vray) material, and different rendered image filename, and a certain setting. I could not find a way to…
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