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Thanks for the feedback, MaverickMongoose.

My best wishes for your project

Hi RemoGambacciani,

Yes, there is an option, and I had hoped to get it working for you with the option above.
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The setup is simple, and at the same time, it requires some steps to get there.
The problem is that those setups typically produce a blend among stages, meaning it would ask for a Vdb from frame 23.45678…. Well, I haven't seen a cache with that. We need integer numbers, not "fractions here'
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So, we must produce a single volume loader for each VDB file.
This is rather simple: create a Cloner and produce the amount while all of them are in the same position. So, for 0-72 frames, we need 73.

When the cloner is set up with the Volume Loader and the file name in the single Volume Loader (not set to Animation!), make it editable.

Select all Volume Loaders and place the three letters num in the Frame field. That is all. Now move all selected Volume Loaders under a Cloner set to Clone Amount of one!
The Mode is "Sort".

Apply the plain Effector set only to Modify Clone, and use whatever Field you like.

Now, place that Cloner under the Cloner. It would help if you produced your clones for the scene.

The Falloff of the Field will now give you a VDB of 0-72, while the falloff value of 0-1.
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Your scene might be different, but I guess that is not a problem to adjust.

The file has no VDBs attached. You need your own. Use the Project Asset Manager to fix that.
Test this before going into production.
CV4_2025_drs_24_PYmg_01.c4d

My best wishes

You're very welcome, recipe-union.

Capppucino is a baking tool for expressions, but also an option to record movement of an object into keyframes, while it is moved live by the artist—a powerful tool.

Enjoy

Hi Alex,

Save the scene, preferably with a new version number.

Take your character to the Bind Pose (Weight Tag> Attribute Manager). Use the twirl-down triangle, then click)

Switch the Skin object off.

Set your Joint(s) as you need it 9

Set new Binding pose (Weight Tag> Attribute Manager). Use the twirl-down triangle, then click)

Switch the Skin Object on.
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Typically, I encourage to explore this first on a simple setup, a cylinder with a few joints

Cheers

Hi black-internet,

You are very welcome; I'm sure there are innumerable files on many artist's drives. Hence, I hesitate to offer that, as I like to provide for everyone similarly. Which might test my capacity a lot when converting those ;-). But yes, I know the feeling of having content and trouble accessing it.

Yes, tech support is the way to go, and then you have the direct control over it.

Enjoy your Sunday.

You're very welcome, shot-alcohol.

It is always a pleasure to share.

Have a great day

I'm glad this works for you, Radiometric, thank you very much for the reply.

Enjoy your project!

Thank you very much, Dutchbird, for your reply.

I'm glad you got what you needed.

It isn't easy to see exactly what happens in an image. What you see in your image is also based on what you know, details I retrieve from the image alone.
Please share a scene file for future questions so I can answer them faster and in more detail.

Enjoy your project

Hi point-year,

Thank you very much for your reply. I'm glad it is working for you.

Enjoy!

You're very welcome, alcohol-screw, thanks for the feedback.

My best wishes for your project!

Thank you for the reply, Maverick Mongoose, for the feedback.

If something takes too long, perhaps explore the scene with the Main Menu> Window> Object Profiler
https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2025/en-us/Default.htm#html/Object_Profiler.html

My best wishes.

Hi Lennart,

The Alembic Node in Houdini needs the Motion Blur enabled. This allows for the settings of subframes and what Shutter settings you like to have.
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/nodes/out/alembic.html

Please render the rough test scene in the picture viewer. While the Redshift is set to "Transformation Steps".

Screenshot 2024-10-18 at 1.56.27 PM.jpg

https://projectfiles.maxon.net/Cineversity_Forum_Support/2024_PROJECTS_DRS/20241018_CV4_2025_drs_24_RShs_01.zip

https://help.maxon.net/c4d/2025/en-us/Default.htm#html/VPRSRENDERER-REDSHIFT_RENDERER_TAB_MOTION_BLUR.html#REDSHIFT_RENDERER_MOTION_BLUR_NUM_TRANSFORMATION_STEPS

Of course, if the animation only has linear interpolation among all keyframes, substeps will not fix that. You need to explore that in Houdini.

All the best

Hi deal-blind,

Thanks for sharing your image. It's nice to see your work!

Thank you for the kind feedback as well.

My best wishes for your project

Hi appointment-insect,

Thank you for your reply.

The Texture and the Ramp node have options for using a specific UV tag. I mention both, as they use a different name for the field. Uv-Channel for Texture and Texture Space for the Ramp Node.
https://help.maxon.net/r3d/cinema/en-us/Default.htm#html/Ramp.html?Highlight=ramp%20
https://help.maxon.net/r3d/cinema/en-us/Default.htm#html/Texture+Sampler.html?TocPath=Shaders%257CTexture%2520Shaders%257C_____13

Here is an example
https://projectfiles.maxon.net/Cineversity_Forum_Support/2024_PROJECTS_DRS/20241017_CV4_2025_drs_24_RSuv_01.zip
Select the Texture or Ramp Node, and while the Redshift render is active, drag different UV tags into the fields.

My best wishes

Hi Motion_Shane,

Thanks for the videos, but that does not give me much to work with. I can't see what is set up (Yes, I see a few objects, but how and what is set up is rather hidden); to see the Object Manager doesn't show me a lot of what goes where.

I could write a long list of guesses here, but typically, that is not working either.
Instead of -1, try to work with visibility. Anyway, shut off all effectors, then switch them on in the way they affect the Clones as you have listed them inside the Cloner. The Delay might be it or the Wind, but the jumping feels like a chain reaction of the things before it. At the same time, perhaps the position of object manager alone causes priority problems (I can't see anything of that in the videos, so please don't invest time in another video). I work with files, reduced to the problem, standard practice.

Perhaps Cache the file, and see if it persist. Guessing, I know, not really the way…

If you share more than 1MB, the ".c4d" file will not load here, so please only use Dropbox, Google, Adobe, Apple, or Wetransfer for cloud services. Please do not use zipped files or Tiny URLs. Thank you. It is just a safety measure, and I will not move away. Thanks for understanding.

I hope we can find the problem or a better way to produce the animation.

Cheers

Hi BrianP.,

Typically, elements for rigging are done with Splines. Why the creator of this model used Polygons might be something worth sharing for the Price they ask for.

Before I answered above, I went to TurboSquid and moved through all the images. Image 42 has the answers to that; hence, my tip is to check the Layer Browser.

Screenshot 2024-10-16 at 10.15.02 AM.jpg

Here is the image; for a larger one, go to TurboSquid

Enjoy

Thanks for sharing, schnoidl!

I love to see what you did with the characters!
I hope you get the deserved success with it.

Enjoy!

Thanks for your reply, MAVEO.

You're very welcome!

My best wishes for your project.

Hi Cit,

Thanks for the scene.

To get to the Default scene, please look at the image below. You can also drag any Simulation Scene into the Pyro Output See image. I assume that is the missing part. If you want to place the Pyro Output back to Default, use the button.
Screenshot 2024-10-13 at 7.42.33 PM.jpg

The Simulation scenes work independently. So you can have more setups in the same scene, and those will not interfere with each other. If you don't need separation, you don't need to work with the extra objects. Use the default.

To have both "Kill" options as discussed. Use the scene's two set-ups and save each as preset with a proper name.
CV4_2025_drs_24_PYki_01.c4d

All the best