C4D Scene Nodes / Particles Distribution effect

[@midlet]

I think this is the best scene nodes tutorial I've seen so far. Everything else is just creating greeble. This is great because it's showcasing something simple enough to follow quickly, but also demonstrating something that would be a huge pain to do with traditional C4D workflow all procedural and reasonably tidy. Thanks so much and please do more! :)

[@subframestudio]

Thx for the kind words ❤️

[@timvanderwiel5105]

agree there is far too little proper tuturials on nodes in c4d, please we want more!

[@userinfo3119]

Never really explored scene nodes much, this is great.

[@subframestudio]

Thanks!

[@AntonChervov]

Огромное спасибо! Ваши уроки открыли мне путь в ноды) Пожалуйста не бросайте, это дело! В сети очень мало информации по нодовой системе в синеме, и сколько раз я не начинал с ней работать, приходил в тупик, так как не понимал логики (а она оказывается элементарная). Потратил год на изучение гудини, что оказалось не зря) Но с вашими уроками виден светлый путь в нодах синемы)

[@ItsJessEdits]

Wanted to add here - if you want the colors to shift over the animation, you can plug a time node into the time input on the first Perlin noise too! Then you get those fun color shader animations!

[@traegami]

Thanks Mikhail, love this stuff, especially particles

[@bodobanali]

Nice Tutorial. Learned a lot. Is there a resource with more information fE what some of the Output exactly are? (fE the Ratio Output of the Distribution Op) + is there a way to Loop the noise(s)? + how may i could rotate the initial Torus (not the whole ObjectGroup, just the Torus, so that the Distribution inside is kind of locked, but the „maskising“ changes/rotates)?

[@vadimrzhavin3740]

Большое спасибо, Михаил)

[@jackbrown2690]

This is great! I'm wondering if there's a way to use the Relax Points node from your other video in this setup to avoid intersections when the noise animates scale/position?

[@ItsJessEdits]

Also - I do have a question on this. I love the gradient and being able to color the spheres that way using color data in the material - but how do you go about adding some subsurface scattering, or displacements onto the material we put on this overall organic shape? Because I tried editing the RS Material besides color, but nothing changed in the render. Likewise, I tried plugging the main material with color user data into a material blender, and messed with the second material info, to see if that helped, but still, nothing changed.

[@subframestudio]

I’m afraid isn’t possible cuz for displacement we have to use RS tag to activate it. Maxon has to be care about it.

[@subframestudio]

SSS has to be working. I’ve already test it.

[@ItsJessEdits]

@@subframestudio ah gotcha. We cant have the redshift tag on a scene node?

[@subframestudio]

Directly in scene nodes no. But I use object group capsule. Kindly try to add tag over this capsule, who knows maybe it works 😉

[@ItsJessEdits]

@@subframestudio I’ll try! Thank you!

[@bUildYT]

wth, thats basically houdini in C4D :O

[@sammoore9024]

Is there a way to set this up so that you could have multiple shapes instead of just a sphere? I'm thinking this might work really well as condensation droplet generator, for drinks cans, but it would be good to have a variety of different droplet shapes cloned.

[@subframestudio]

It’s definitely possible but to tell the truth I don’t remember how 😂 Try to find it out on cineversity maxon or ask noseman.

[@jcspotlight_design]

I'm trying to find a way to have 2 or 3 different shapes as particles (i.e. spheres + Cones + Cubes). Any Idea how to?

[@subframestudio]

It’s definitely possible, but I’m not scene nodes expert. I’d suggest ask Noseman. Try to find him via KZbin.

[@motionguga]

Do you know why I can't add an Object Group in my Objects in the beginning of the video? The option is all gray, I can use this option only inside the Scene Node, but it doesn't appear outside the Node Editor!

[@subframestudio]

Hmm. That’s weird. I have no clue. Sorry

[@motionguga]

Thanks@@subframestudio ! I did the tutorial, just couldnt use Multi Instance.

[@hrihori_art]

Гуд, продолжай записывать туторы

[@stkl2107]

Can i ask you wish performance your Maschine has? cause if i use 300.000 Sample Count my Pc need 1 min to calculate, with noise selection and delete its not possible to work :(

[@subframestudio]

I use macbook pro M1 processor. 32 gb ram. I think you missed one thing. Switch to multi instance mode your object group generator (in tutorial i have renamed it “Scatter”

[@okytomo]

it is possible to use a custom mesh instead of a default torus/cube/ect? When I import the mesh to the object group it is not possible to connect it instead of the torus

[@subframestudio]

Yes. It’s possible. To use your custom mesh you should connect “Geometry” output to geometry input on “Distribution operator”

[@okytomo]

@@subframestudio I cant connect it to geometry :( It won't let me connect it to the noise or connect it to the distribution Op

[@stkl2107]

thanks for sharing!

[@subframestudio]

My pleasure!

[@timaging]

I really love this, but I do wish that these nodes were names something that I would consider using. Never would I look at something that said blue in it as a valid node

[@VidarrKerr]

Dude, it looks like a bagel that is mostly eaten by ants. Can you use the particle effect to make ants eating the bagel? That would be cool.

[@ИванПетерс]

Какую ноду добавить чтобы рендерить в Octane? 🙂

[@subframestudio]

Октан не поддерживает скорее всего.

[@tatarin-1982]

Which version cinema 4D using? 2023.2.0?

[@subframestudio]

2023.2.2

[@michaelerla5253]

You seem to be getting really quick viewport feedback, is there some secret to the machine you are using? Have dual A5000 gpu and the viewport takes a while to update

[@subframestudio]

I use MacBook pro M1 Max, 32GB Ram. I suppose you missed one point in tutorial you should switch to multi instance mode. Select object group (I renamed it as a “Scatter”) got to the generator tab and choose Multi Instance.

[@EverydayPancakes]

I think you're the only one who uses this. Is it still on Beta right?

[@evdokimovtest7068]

хотел было подписаться на патреон, но перейдя понял что яндекс браузер не переводит видео с вимео, очень жаль.

[@Nodari1991]

not works, some functions not visible in node editor

[@subframestudio]

What version of c4d do you use?

[@walterderosa1009]

Wow, amazing. I love it. And... how can I do the same using an object, I mean, something that isn't a C4D object but another one?

[@subframestudio]

Just drag and drop object which you want to use. In case it will small add geometry resize node after your object to resize scale inside Node editor.

[@walterderosa1009]

​@@subframestudio Thanks so much for answering me and sharing your knowledge .

[@subframestudio]

@@walterderosa1009 Always welcome!

[@sergeygolovchenko6907]

you know ))))

[@subframestudio]

I am so sorry 😂😂😂

[@sergeygolovchenko6907]

@@subframestudio nice particles lesson!

[@noseaintown]

wtf. cinema 4d stucks as sh!t on floor :D .... and yeah i have amazing PC, with rtx 4090. no man. thank you. but looks promising.

[@abinari]

none of this is simulated so theres no logic to the movement.....