“Scene Scale” gives you the possibility to save the objects at a certain scale. With “Start Frame” and “Stop Frame” you can specify the animation range and “Inc Frame” is the frame increment or step width of the animation. To finally export the nodes you have to specify an “SD File” and a directory where the SD should be written to. cloth simulations, then you have to choose “Add with vertex”. If you want to export the one or more object with PLA (“Point Level Animation”), e.g. This is the standard geometry option and supports object animation. In both cases the nodes will appear in the right column.īy default, objects are exported with the “matrix” option. If you only want to export a selection, choose them from the list and click on “Add”. You can either select “Add All” to export the entire list of nodes. The objects are shown in a list on the left side of the plugin's GUI. Then open the “RealFlow SD Exporter” from the “RealFlow” plugins menu. How can I export objects from Cinema 4D to RealFlow?īefore you start to export objects, you should make them editable and perform a triangulation to avoid problems. If your Cinema 4D version does not include 'Thinking Particles' you might not be able to use all features of the plugin set. The “RealFlow” menu must contain a total of 6 entries as shown in the image below.

Once the plugins have been installed, open Cinema 4D and check the “Plugins” menu. It is possible that you need administrator rights to install the plugins. There you can find a “realflow.dll” (Windows) or a “realflow.dylib” (OS X) file together with the associated resources. In Cinema 4D's “plugin” folder you should see a directory named “RealFlow”. It is also important to choose the correct Cinema 4D version.

Please make sure that you have installed the plugins correctly and completely.

Why can I not see the RealFlow plugins in Cinema 4D? You will be guided through the entire process. To install the plugins, please follow the instructions in the installer. Please note that this gateway is only accessible for license holders. The plugins can be downloaded separately for Windows and Macintosh operating systems from the customer gateway.

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