C4D Pipes - Cinema 4D Tutorial (Free Project)

[@fanningfx]

Thanks a ton for the great tutorial! I followed along using R23 and encountered an issue where the Pile Up Effector didn't work. R23 only uses Python 3.7.7 with no legacy support for 2.7.X, presumably what Arttu originally used for the script. For anyone trying to get the script to work in R23, doing the following worked for me: 1. Click on the Pile Up script in the object manager. 2. Click on the Effector tab. 3. Click "Open Python Editor" below the code window 4. In the Expression Editor go to line 21 and delete the "x" in "xrange". The code at line 21 should then just read "for i in range(0, cnt):" (no quotes). Then just click on Execute and you should be good to go. Thanks again!

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks mate! 👍

[@lisafresser7097]

Thank you sooo much!!!!

[@ligmaknutz]

youre an absolute god for this

[@sumeyye9099]

THANK YOU, this saved me a lot of time :D

[@joshuadoherty3624]

Thanks

[@jay-rtolentino8691]

I've never used Cinema4D before but I was able to follow the steps easily :)

[@CGShortcuts]

Glad it was helpful and all the best with your learning!

The Python script was amazing!

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[@IncubusOfDeath]

What a great tutorial...step by step, and not confusing. Thank you so much!

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@IncubusOfDeath]

@@CGShortcuts Thank you!

[@Gabu-San]

One of the best tut ever!

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[@하나둘셋-x3y]

Hi! stay with CG Shortcuts.

[@CGShortcuts]

Will do;)

[@danixmnk333]

esto de no saber ingles lo vuelve mas dificil pero eres bastante bueno explicando :3

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@plusminus20]

Nice tutorial mate😍🤟🙌🙌 I started my career in CG rightly a year ago right in here using your abstract torus ring tutorial...Thank you soo much❤️❤️❤️😍😍😍🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@NyumbaniKwanzatz]

Awesome 👏👏👏

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[@ajisann]

OMG that plugins gave me the answer of pasha_ho's art😍

[@CGShortcuts]

He's the man! Cheers! Glad you found it useful! We've got loads of extra resources on www.cgshortcuts.com and if you'd like to get involved you can join our CG Shortcuts Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts where you can find more tutorials, get help, post your work and enter our monthly art challenges where you can win cool CG Prizes;) Thank's for watching!

[@pavelvilensky3272]

it's not how he's done it :) the problem with this specific script that it works only in one axis, and pasha_ho's stuff are scalble in all axis. he got somekind of making of timelapse in his instagram channel

[@RealAntek]

wow dave ur awesome

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@RealAntek]

CG Shortcuts awesome sure will check it out

[@zin8324]

Press [Alt] or [Option] key and drag the mouse while holding the left click *TO MOVE AROUND* Mention this next time please cz i was lost on that point!

[@charlyduque8521]

Eres maravilloosoo!!!! Gracias!!!!!

[@videoorigins6192]

Awesome Dave !!

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@videoorigins6192]

@@CGShortcuts Sure I am doing that Dave you get some epic entry last month keep it mate all members doing well ..

[@valeriaalbano4625]

wow! amazing effects and very well done tutorial! thank you

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[@MAKO0MAKO0]

Amazing! I love it😻

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[@argenisamarista4134]

hi great job!!! a question can i do that with letters?

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@JayBaggio]

very cool thank you!! I used a multi shader for the different colours. Do you know if it's possible to use materials as shaders in the multi shader instead of creating colours from scratch?

[@virtuosogames3664]

how i import the pile effector? I downloaded it and dragged it into the effector tab but my pipes disappeared and brought me to the cinema4d file for pile effector

[@tonhathao3278]

you can choose to save object preset in the pile effector file, then choose load object preset into your practicing file

[@saemranian]

So Great, as usual Thanks for your sharing.

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@spongebobspongebob24]

Hi, CG Shortcuts, I don't know if you still check the comment section but I'm struggling with Campher. It won't apply the changes I make. I can see the values changing, and live update is checked but nothing else is happening on the stage. Do you have any advice?

[@spongebobspongebob24]

Nvm, it's fixed.

[@argenisamarista4134]

actually with a motext?

[@BeonJoy]

good tutorial! thank you

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@tofiepie]

Can someone explain how to get the pile up file into c4d? is there in import button?

[@CGShortcuts]

Just open pile_up_effector.c4d in cinema 4d, it's the only thing in the scene. It might not work in older versions of c4d though

[@Parafism]

won't allow me to drop the plugin into the effector on R21 any fix for this?

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@melaniasitko8818]

Why won't the pile-up effector work on my Cinema 4D??

[@CGShortcuts]

What version of Cinema 4D are you using?

[@melaniasitko8818]

@@CGShortcuts Cinema 4d R21

[@opnv654]

非常详细，感谢~

[@BoxofDemons]

give us redshift users some love.

[@peterdotb]

Hey there Dave, Great tutorial. Im fairly new to Cinema 4d and I was wondering, how exactly did you load in that pileupeffector script?

[@CGShortcuts]

just open the file and its already loaded into your scene (will depend on your version of c4d)

[@martinewills]

@@CGShortcuts Hey I stumbled here too - It just opens up as a separate project and I'm not sure how to load it into my pipe thing. :)

[@varun_a20]

@@martinewills did you figure it out? same issue

[@modernodj]

Hi, Dave! Good tutorial! like

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@carlosdirects4587]

I'm literally following everything you're doing down to the exact detail and amounts and when I change the axis to +Y I don't get the pipes wrapped around.

[@CGShortcuts]

I see Carlos. Could post your question on our Facebook Group and one of our community members can give you a hand;) If you could post some screenshots of your issue too that would be super helpful! If you're not already a member you can join free here: facebook.com/groups/CGShortcuts/

[@nicolasbesson13]

If u always have the problem, it's maybe because you put the cloner in "render instance" instead of "instance"

[@MegaBexon]

Great Tutorial, thank you

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@kidbuzz7748]

like you friend dante art

[@Rjacket]

How long should the final render average time be?

[@CGShortcuts]

Completely depends on your machine and scene optimization

[@danielleyaor1821]

Hey I have a question. The script of the pipes does not work on 2020 CINEMA 4d? Is there a second taturial of how you did the rendering and final texsstures?

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks Danielle, I'll have a look at the script. I always use Octane to render these and not everyone has access to the plugin, so I dont always go through the process (as it's often the same steps each time). If you want to see exactly how I've done the lighting and texturing, all the final render ready project files (which include all the lighting, materials and render settings) can be downloaded from our Patreon page here: www.patreon.com/cgshortcuts or on our website cgshortcuts.com/product/pipes-render-ready/ or check out some of my octane free tutorials such as kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXzPf6yHlrJjhbs

[@beebuchkind]

Were you able to solve it ? And can you help me ?

[@DALQASIM2]

I'm new to Cinema 4D and can't figure out how to bring in the script , I'm using cinema 4D R25

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@أبوعبداللهالعراقي-ب9ط]

رائع شكرا لك

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[@sinueechegaray7586]

I have a question After opening when I drag and drop the effector, it opens in a new file and does not come out as in the video How can I manage that?

[@CGShortcuts]

theres a python object in that file, you just need to copy it into your project;)

[@yayarea82]

Yuppppp I just subbed

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@beebuchkind]

Unfortunately, the script does not work for R20. Can someone help me there ?

[@ryandecarlo]

Do you know how to do both X and Y axis?

[@mrirurfkjsdo]

Very sweet vid', mate ! Thx for tips !! ; ))

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@gorickego1882]

Wonderful tuts!! But i downloaded your free project file and I haven't found the way to rendering the texture... : |

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks mate, I did my final render with Octane;)

[@noahchen]

Sorry for bothering...I tried to use the plugin, but I failed. It didn't show the effect in my C4D. Would you mind to share any tips to solve this problem..

[@CGShortcuts]

What version of c4d are you using?

[@noahchen]

@@CGShortcuts Thanks for replying. It's R20. And by the way, this is how I did so far. (kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKCpZXpmf5ylo68) Thanks a lot for your tutorial video. It's very clear. It make me from ZERO (literally) to be able to make it by myself.

[@tahmidhassankhan]

can i render this with redshift?

[@ktmadvertisingagencydubai]

thanks sir

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@doppelhead]

I really didn't understand how to use this null separator file. its open as a null object and I cant moove it at effector window.

[@CGShortcuts]

What version of c4d are you using?

[@doppelhead]

@@CGShortcuts r19.

[@mohamedasik8677]

Thanks for your video. I'm very disappointed with cinema 4d some features not working well. I think now I choose the right software for animation. MY Problem is " I Need to show the cross-section of some engineering model, I'm using Boole on c4d. but not working well. I am searching for a solution but nothing found on the internet. Why this happened. I Need to show car cross-section view how this possible in cinema 4d. Please help me. I'm so much disappointment and so much confused with cinema 4d issues." Note: In Blender cross-section view animation work seamlessly without any issues.

[@CGShortcuts]

The boole does have it's issues Im afraid depending on how complex your model is. You can also use the knife tool and chop away the geometry;)

[@saaaammmi]

Does anyone else have Problems Downloading the pile up effector ? Maybe the link is broken.

[@saaaammmi]

nvm copied it out of the project file

[@fte6]

But how to create this umbrella? I dont know...

[@CGShortcuts]

You can use one from online as a starting point;)

[@源源-i3x]

hahha I made it~ Great tutorial！

[@annazenis7446]

That was great!! I'm a 3d's max user and i wanna start cinema 4D do you thing it will be easy? for materials and renders and the work flow i find 4D easier ! Also is this program free?

[@Bababayayayaboo]

Cinema 4D is not free. but there are free trials for it.

[@juni1227]

HOW DO I INSTALL PILE UP IN CINEMA 4D R15

[@CGShortcuts]

not sure itll work on c4d15, thats super old

[@akuinibinatangjalang]

how to switch view ?

[@applefan3377]

Click on the middle mouse button

[@themysterious8203]

Sir, from where did you learn all these? Arts College or Institute? I am from India and I want to learn new techniques.

[@grabliblu]

I'm not Sir, but may I participate?) I think basic advice is to spend a lot of time in C4D, just having fun with all of the parameters and functions, little by little grasping all of it's potential, so one day you'll just be able to embody a lot of your own ideas. And of course looking at works of other artists helps a lot, as well as watching videos from conferences, where software developers often present nice new features and techniques. Good luck with that!

[@EZZYLAND]

IS DAVE CG?

[@CGShortcuts]

Yes, made in Cinema 4D...

[@laganiki]

They are literally not stacking up nicely what am I doing wrong??

[@CGShortcuts]

did you use the python script and make sure its in the correct axis?

[@laganiki]

@@CGShortcuts I probably didn't activate it correctly. I opened it and merged it with the project.

[@kidbuzz7748]

Wow it's very enjoyable i like it let's make friend?

[@CGShortcuts]

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[@pengcheng3760]

酷

[@bondell1840]

you okay dave ? you seem pale

[@CGShortcuts]

Thanks

[@ainizedp8307]

The project does not come with the lights, I was looking forward to study the lighting

[@CGShortcuts]

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