Maxon Cinema 4D Spring 2024 Release

Cinema 4D 2024.4 empowers 3D VFX artists and motion designers to create complex scenes with ease.
Design particle simulations intuitively with new Cinema 4D Particles! Integration with C4D’s Unified Simulation systems allows artists to control emission patterns, modify behaviors precisely, and orchestrate interactions with Maxon’s collection of simulation types, including Pyro, Cloth, soft bodies, and rigid bodies. Render particles scenes with Redshift, or cache and export them via Alembic. New Cinema 4D Particles presets are available in the Asset Browser, giving artists creative options for starting any project. New presets will be added continuously.
Simulations have been improved with updates to Cinema 4D’s Connector Object, offering a refreshed look, streamlined workflows, and art director-friendly behaviors. Rigid body simulations now allow artists to automatically connect multiple objects, aerodynamics offer more realistic simulation, and caching simulations are much more flexible due to external cache capabilities.
Other enhancements/additions include Property Transfer, which makes it easy to transfer tag data from one object to another, and a new Keep Spacing option for the Smooth Edge tool. The Asset Browser now automatically triggers the Place tool while dragging assets to a scene and instantly creates auto-generated dome lights for HDRI assets.
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[@egorvislobokov1196]

Yay! Now we can all cancel our Insydium subscriptions and buy our kidneys back...

[@artbyallan284]

I just did 😂

[@Carlos-bv5iv]

Why is that? Im new to cinema (planning to buy the subscription)

[@adamzen3905]

I don't see any liquid sim in this update, so I'm keeping my Insydium Sub for now.

[@_o__o_]

@@adamzen3905 just a matter of time

[@harveymcgarry3792]

@@adamzen3905 Im on Liquigen for that now anyway

[@moshvisuals]

R.I.P X-PARTICLES!! this update is amazing, we've been waiting for this for so long.

[@Elysium3D_]

bro use houdini is better than x particles and cheaper

[@funsbestfadinha]

finally, because most programs have native particles and xparticles is also very inaccessible

[@paper2394]

Indie license when???

[@elissitdesign]

Finally the particle system got an update! Using Thinking Particles 3.0 is 20 year old system!

[@nickli608]

I think TP is probably still more advanced than the new unified system because of its node system. However, TP is indeed ancient and it ONLY runs on single thread of your CPU( yeah I asked their IT support to confirm this😂, that’s why is lag AF)

[@funsbestfadinha]

finally, because most programs have native particles and xparticles is also very inaccessible

[@pixmarshmallows]

Moths add realism to everything!

[@neilverhavert52]

well they are annoying just as life itself. So realism it is

[@insomnianxb]

​@@neilverhavert52 foolish words

[@shawnastrom]

Freaking brilliant release! SO MANY NEW FEATURES!

[@Hallsworth]

Particles are great, but external caching!?! Amazing!

[@josephnjovuvisuals]

@maxonvfx You can see how much people wanted particles, please keep improving it, even blender basic particles are way better, keeping adding more vfx tools, like improve voronoi fracture and add water simulations capabilities it will mean a lot for us vfx artist not having to jump back and forth between softwares

[@Ignash]

I really want rigging improvements too!!!

[@renderinginprogress]

unfortunately blender will outgrow C4D soon, they're progressing much too fast for Maxon to keep up. It'll go the way of 3Dsmax in the next few years

[@Ignash]

@@renderinginprogress Yet they still don't have many features that C4D has unless you instal hundreds of addons.

[@theelflesnoy]

Finally! Particles! Normal particles without 3d party plugins!

[@5hree]

EMIT PARTICLES FROM OBJETSSSSSS!!!! FINALYYYYYYYYYYY!!! IM SOO HAPYYYY!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@lichelo]

Best c4d news by far after redshift acquisition and pyro.

[@bharat5194]

Exciting! What about flip solvers for fluid sims? Is it time to say goodbye to Realflow?

[@JaXuun]

I hope they will iterate on the particle features

[@FunnyOneFunnyOne]

Yesssss! Particles! Thank god

[@nickli608]

Please make the new unified particle system like TP! 🎉 would love to see node set up

[@ChristopherLensing]

Great update tbh. Finally an updated particle system! Now please make it possible to use Maxon One on two machines to be able to actually render C4D-Files on my desktop workstation in the studio and meanwhile work with Red Giant - Stuff in Ae on my Laptop on site at the venue, for god's sake!!! Just ask your partner Adobe on how it's done. This is soooo annoying. The whole licensing process should be way more in focus to stop people from switching to blender....

[@esnoox8616]

Wait, you cant't use cinema 4d on one machine while using red giant in AE on another? We really considered switching to ONE atfer our normal c4d license expires, but this is a deal breaker...

[@alejandropadgett]

100% with this. Being unable to use the Maxon license on at least two machines is unproductive. It's indispensable...

[@ChristopherLensing]

@@esnoox8616 That's why I am stuck using separate licenses for Red Giant and Cinema/Redshift, thus can't be using all that capsules and content browser stuff maxon is so proud of (that's Maxon One only). And still have to pay more... If it wasn't for my freelancer network being fixed to the cinema/AE-workflow and us all not having the time to learn the Blender UI, I would have been gone and not looked back for ages. It's just a question of efficiency due to the fact, that I use C4D for over 25 years now and will NEVER be as fast in another 3D-application anytime soon. This is just frustrating and takes any fun out of the new releases and the really nice progress C4D is making for at least the four last versions now. I really start to kind of hate Maxon tbh.

[@ChristopherLensing]

The worst thing, by the way, is Maxon not reacting on ANY comments and complains ever. Be it YT, FB, Insta, Support, Email.... I never ever got any reaction on any channel. And I know of many others having the same problem who also didn't get any answer or reaction to this.

[@esnoox8616]

@@ChristopherLensingI wrote them on Friday via support… i’ll let you know if something comes back. If not, we really have to reevaluate our pipeline plans. Maybe blender really is the way to go…

[@MrAdis532]

Have been waiting for it 🤌🏻🤌🏻✨

[@yinon_tal]

God bless you! best 3d software for me

[@olutoyese]

Wow!!!! This is massive!

[@alexeybridger8136]

omg, it looks magnificent!

[@JMach4217]

AMAZING!

[@Arab_trending]

Wooo,finally particle system!

[@motiondesignberlin10243]

Looks promising!

[@_o__o_]

the moment Insydium was afraid of. bye bye scammers

[@Xamsess]

YEEEEESSSSSSSSS! its about time!

[@chpdigital]

Super nice!!! Insydium what do you think ? :)

[@MrMadvillan]

On the his edition or Between Two Lamps, unified particles systems.

[@AydarDaminov-yv3pc]

thank you Maxon! Where we can find the training course you mentioned?

[@blakewyrick4011]

This is so huge!!!

[@romeritoluis856]

Very good sistem particles

[@mikaele1509]

Is there a workflow for replicating what the xpCover does in X-Particles? It's a pretty cumbersome hack to use two matrix objects and the inheritance effector... Even with this update it seems very difficult to have particles slowly form into an object.

[@adalanew3132]

Wonderful

[@nasce.pt.Design]

Particles!!

[@Rovsan4d]

ooo ,finally

[@abinari]

where are the example project file subfolders like Geo Interaction?? would love to look at that Volume Builder example... p.s. (screw insudydium, ive never had a good customer service interaction with them)

[@Havealot]

The forders got restructured a bit for the release. All the examples shown are still there. Just search for "particles" and you should find them.

[@passingrebar]

Woooooooow

[@douglasjarman1928]

I haven't been able to figure out how to cache the particles internaly within my scene file. Is that not an option?

[@Havealot]

No, that's not possible. And for good reasons. Simulations can easily result gigabytes of cache data. If you stores them internally every autosave or incremental save will create a copy of those gigabytes of data even if the simulation remains unchanged. When you store them externally, every saved version of your scene files reuse the same external cache.

[@Usselino]

Why are the new particles ignored by the Volume Builder/Mesher and by the Redshift Render Tag? Is it a bug? You have to workaround with Cloners and such. Would be nice to use it as direct input.

[@sc2InSane]

Make sure you drag in the Particle Group and not the emitter. The Redshift Object tag is not needed anymore as they will render without it (as Optimized Spheres).

[@antronero5970]

Finalllllllllly

[@rehmatkhan1549]

Add a best fluid simulation in next version of c4d

[@feralmode]

about time.... x particles price gouging is horrible. next can you implement a plants system similar to taiao. that would be awesome...

[@farid.rabhallah]

this will kill xparticle, and bring C4D to life again. nice done. Oh by the way, the price is sky-high, please consider making an indy version with low price. thank you

[@harveymcgarry3792]

When new hair 💇‍♂

[@davidcastaneda6111]

Are you getting bald?

[@harveymcgarry3792]

@@davidcastaneda6111 :(

[@yunyunyun790]

finally

[@user-zc2to5bb2q]

Anyone could compare XParticles vs new C4D Particles? I guess XParticles is still pretty superior

[@albertpuppymaster671]

I always disliked xparticles for being so buggy and difficult to learn. I’m very impressed with the direction maxon is going for. I hope soon, no c4d user will even want to use Houdini. It looks like c4d is going to include more things like vellum in future. Awesome 😎

[@Zeigerful]

Where is the training he mentioned?

[@MaxonVFX]

Keep an eye on our #MaxonTraining KZbin Channel along with @Cineversity! ✨ kzbin.info ✨ cineversity.maxon.net

[@momenkhalaf1]

Please Update oldddd snap system

[@mixergamer3560]

Rip insydium finally 🎉❤

[@normanran3589]

you don't know there is something call "Houdini " by sidefx?

[@mrsmitt666]

Did you make external caches for simulations??? It’s painful to save cached data in project file, imagine autosave every 3 mins with 4gb scene file…

[@Havealot]

Yes, all simulations types of the new simulation system can now be cached to external files. And the external caches are based on industry standard formats so they can also work as export for exchange.

[@vmagister]

bye Insydium

[@muinasjutumees]

It's all very cool, but can we now also CANCEL heavy simulations?

[@technoober8352]

Still, want the full redshift for free, maybe max 2-4 gpu's for free tier.

[@RoN43wwq]

looks like Blender stop developed

[@hakkiikka]

All the broke, wanna be 3D designers wishing insydium RIP. Lol!

[@cmagod]

bye insydium

[@lowmoon9025]

Goodbye INSYDIUM. I'm so glad to be free of your endless price increases, convoluted licensing system, uninspiring updates and locking me into your extremely niche software.

[@nihatpiriyev8068]

@Maxon Hi, I bought Maxon ONE with one year full license. After only 1 month my license gone. I tried to reach you but didn’t get answer. Can you help me please? Btw I have invoice papers too.

[@misterdoctor9688]

and still no indie subscribe.... also i dont need redshift, why i have to buy c4d+redshift plan?? i only need c4d!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Havealot]

You can get C4D only if you want.

[@misterdoctor9688]

@@Havealot you're right, i didnt notice, my bad but its still expensive for only 1 user

[@antronero5970]

Hahaha

[@user-sv6dy8pk2q]

Where water, ocean? 😡😡😡