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You're very welcome, thanks for the reply, chicke-remote.

Have a good one.

You're very welcome, nothing-tennis.

My best wishes for your project

Hi Rough1,

Sorry that it takes so long.

The tech support files a report, and that goes to the developers. There, it is handled, and I have no idea what I can do here for you, as I certainly have no say in what they do first or last. Well, sometimes I wish, of course.

I understand that should be fixed ASAP, and I would not be happy about it when this is needed. Fingers crossed, it is included in the "drop."

Here in the Forum, I can't do anything for you. Sorry.

All the best

You're very welcome, smckenzie.

Think of the most straightforward formula as the number 1, in other words, replace the formula with 1. This is then the same as the Plain Effector.
The one stands for 100% of the Parameter in the Effector.

When you explore the Variables in the interface, you might get some ideas already: use the id/count to have values from zero to 1 applied to clones with the id zero to id max.

That should be all for the beginning. Let it sink in.

All the best

Hi background-permit,

I'm not aware of such an option.

I have no idea about the objects that serve as surfaces, but could it be possible to manually create groups of these Roses and have them always in the same size while rotating and randomly distributing them?

The other option would be to create a specific "polygon-matrix" and then scale it to the polygon size.

Both options are here:

CV4_2024_drs_24_MGcg_01.c4d

Screen Shot 2024-02-14 at 11.09.02 PM.jpg

CV4_2024_drs_24_MGcg_11.c4d

Screen Shot 2024-02-14 at 11.08.49 PM.jpg

Perhaps create a third version, a mix of the two.

Again, if that can be projected or used with the surfaces you have in mind, it is not to my knowledge.

Cheers

Thanks for sharing, schnoidl!

Yes, I see and feel the fun in it. Well done.

🙂

Hi city-surgery,

There are two things you need to know:

First, saving incrementally and autosaving might help here.

But, as long as the Ai file is linked, it will read its current state when opening it. So, if any changes happen to the Ai file, that might show.

Since this is hard to reproduce, I don't ask for a file.

But safe incremental (Illustrator and Cinema4D). It might be beneficial at one point.

All the best

Hi kariomart.

N-Gons are great for modeling; after that, they should go.

With the Remesh Generator, we have a great and fast way to produce lovely meshes for a wider variety of objects. Is that always working? It depends. Trial and error from time to time, sure.

Anyway, please have a look here.
CV4_2024_drs_24_RSdp_11.c4d

Compare the results when rendering the scene. The scale will change if you move the time slider; frame 30 is perhaps a good starting point. I think the object on the right will clearly show the minimum quality. It's the same material and the exact same RS Object Tag. Just the underlying polygon setup differs.

All the best

Hi history-growth,

Please have a look here:
CV4_2024_drs_24_ANap_03.c4d

Perhaps a sketch or even a storyboard would help to see what your target looks like.

Several options are certainly possible depending on what you like to have and how you edit the clip.

The Bend deformer (and perhaps just the Voronoi Fracture would be the simplest way, and besides anything Simulation-based, I believe using Joints would be the more complex but eventually the more detailed approach. For a professional production, where often uncounted revisions are done when the peel would be the focus point of a take, then Joints might work best.

Yes, with tears, we have seen a few results of little rough shapes fly away, but peels tear so rough, and their edges depend on the cut. In my example above, I would assume to use an Alpha channel to define a more "natural" shape than the rectangle. With the inverted Alpha, the remainders would be defined.

Cheers

You're very welcome, Sweeping Motion,

My best wishes for your project.

Thank you very much for the file, Mark.

Please have a look here:

CV4_2024_drs_24_MGps_21.c4d

The Matrix Object is the classic object to be deformed without deforming the Clones later on.

You can filter Rotation and Scale with the Inheritance Effector, so only Position is left.

All the best

Hi HillBelly,

Have you contacted Tech Support?
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center
I'm not supposed to provide what tech support is for, to keep things in the correct information flow.

Anyway, perhaps go to Preferences> Render> Redshift, and switch User Interface>Material Preview to Off (or When Render is Idle).
I suggest testing if the problem persists when you use a different drive, perhaps just a fast UBS.

Is that the same problem on a different computer for you if you can?

My best wishes

Hi Chum,

Thanks for the file and for using Dropbox!

Please have a look here:

CV_2024_drs_24_MGlm_01.c4d

It is a simple Cloner> Blend, with an Effector set to Modify the Clone combination.

Each Clone's ID produces a different state of the Blend with the formula.
I have five child Objects under the Cloner. (Two or three would already work.) Each time, the Bend Deformer is set up differently.

The formula produces a result of "cycling" between zero and one. Zero is the one end of the Child hierarchy, and one is the other end. Or, to be more detailed, if the Effector produces 0.5, then it is the middle child.

While the ID of each clone is in the "mix," the results vary, and this produces the variety.

All the best

Thank you very much, Henri.

I will keep this in mind.

Buona notte for you as well, it will take a while before I can call it a day.

Hi meeting-influence,

Thank you for the file.

Here is your file back:
CV4_2024_drs_24_ANor_01.c4d

I colored the cubes, in case for follow up questions.

Screen Shot 2024-02-08 at 2.59.44 PM.png

One obstacle was undoubtedly in the "Scale" settings of the objects, being different than 1.0; I would avoid this in animation, as it distorts things down in the hierarchy.

Wheels can make sense in two ways: the axis moves or is fixed.

I have both in the scene and placed a camera on it so it can be easily observed. The camera has no other use here.

I have set the Up Vector to Expression 1, just in case, so it is always calculated after the Align to Spline.

All the best

You're very welcome, appointment-insect!

The Developer Café is a special forum for people who develop for and with Maxon Products.
https://developers.maxon.net/forum/

Off-Topic
Thanks for asking

I checked with DJI and got no positive reply or solution for this FAA requirement.
Besides, the FAA has not replied on how to renew my registration, and no devices are easy to get.

Weird times. My pilot license also needs a renewal, so I'm more or less "grounded" right now. 😉

Cheers

Hi geronimo,

Sorry, I'm not familiar with postimg.cc (For security reasons, I can't just click on things here. No exceptions.)

Please share the c4d file (reduced to the problem directly here; it must be below 1MB). Thank you. I assume it is a Maxon Render Engine, if it is a 3rd party, I do not have the licenses.

All the best

Hi geronimo,

I'm unaware this is available for customization as a single element.

You can drag the Information field (lower left corner) around the interface, but it is a mixed information field.

Perhaps the tech support has an idea.
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Cheers

Cheers

Thank you very much, Adam, for your reply.

Yes, I use The MoSpline to control the whole setup more.

Please also note that I tried to find the "gap" usually closed by "Close Spline" to find the most matching area among all three splines. I have no "one-size-fits-all" suggestion, but I hope the set of options allows for the control you like to have.

Typically, I "play" with some settings to get a feel for the needed shape, and there is often a sweet spot.

Cheers