CINEVERSITY

Hi Tanim8r,

Yes, the easiest way for the Animator is the key. The typical production rig is set up so that the animator is not focused on the rig setup tech. Meaning, as little as possible, but as much as needed, and as easy as possible to use.
If you need both options, then below is the next step. It has, as mentioned earlier, a Mix slider included. With that, both targets can be in the scene, and even smoothly blended between the two.

CV4_2026_drs_25_ANet_11.c4d

Screenshot 2025-11-01 at 11.19.58 AM.jpg

The next step would be another option to reset the Head-based target to the Object Target (which needs to be in the limits of the Eye movement, of course. In short, it is like the IK to FK sync option in most advanced rigs.
Anyway, that adds another step, and perhaps dragging the Head target toward the Object Target will result in similar effort, but will work more naturally (IMHO). Anyway, a rig is based on the Artist's needs and not how much a Technical Director can add to it.

How much can be edited can be explored with the Character Objects. Especially when you make them editable, to see how they should be used or set up for production. Enjoy the exploration.

Have a great weekend.

P.S.: If you need more details, here is a mini model to be used as an object-particle in the RS Render tag.

CV4_2026_drs_25_RSvt_11.c4d

Screenshot 2025-10-31 at 8.25.33 PM.jpg

You're very welcome, Dave!

Thank you so much for taking the time and share this nice feedback.
A great gift.

I'm glad your project was well received! 🙂

Enjoy your well-deserved weekend.

Hi Bart,

Fur, as far as I'm aware, isn't in the data Cinema 4D provides to Redshift. Here, the Hair option needs to be used instead.
I would suggest limiting the Segments of the "Guides" and "Hair", and setting Hair> Dynamics > Rigid after the Initial state is "recorded".

Since Hair works, it should be possible to get Fur working, but it needs more input. Please use the "Share Your Ideas" so that the need for that is more clearly seen. Thank you very much.

https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Example, (I'm sure you know how to set this up, as you wrote, but since I am writing in a forum)
CV4_2026_drs_25_RSfr_01.c4d
I used Noise here to keep the file small.
Screenshot 2025-10-31 at 9.42.08 AM.jpg

All the best

Thank you very much, Shawn.

Have a great weekend

You're very welcome, Tanim8r.

Thank you for the feedback.

Enjoy your project

That is a nice combination, importance-peak.

Thanks for sharing.

My best wishes for your project.

You're very welcome, earth-video.

Thanks for the reply.

Have a nice day as well.

Hi Dutchbird,

I have removed the link, as requested.

Have you considered filling the shelf with a Cloner, either based on Weight painting (where the weight value determines which Child of the Cloner becomes a new clone)? This allows perhaps a different workflow, switching the Clones (Instance mode) to Viewport Mode: Box or something else.

My best wishes for your

Hi Dutchbird,

You might check with Tech Support. I have no link that is alive for that.
https://www.maxon.net/en/support-center

Sorry.

All the best

Hi figure-summer,

This Site Issue forum is for questions like, "Why can't I access the Q&A Forum?".

In the first year of version four of this forum, we handled that more loosely, but after that year, to keep the forum organized, that is no longer the case.

For questions, please share an example file with the problem.
If I see it correctly in you images, why do you have switched off Use Secondary Rays?
The shadow is colored to demo it.
CV4_2026_drs_25_RSsr_01.c4d

All the best

Hi Dutchbird,

Thank you for your reply. My personal take is that if a command or option specifies Geometry Only, I would expect only Geometry to be on. Materials are not Geometry. So your question was spot on, and not a problem on your side, IMHO. I have addressed this internally in my report. To get to that state should be one click, not two menus.

Thank you very much for your patience in that matter.

Have a great weekend.

Hi nopopoch,

Here is the 2025.3.3 version
CV4_2025_drs_25_PYsm_01.c4d

… and your version in 2025.3.3.
CV4_2025_drs_25_PYsm_11.c4d

Screenshot 2025-10-24 at 11.47.10 AM.jpg

As a side note
If dissolving is the target, perhaps this is an option:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aS5cvt0_Fg

Enjoy your weekend

For newer versions of Cinema 4D, I would suggest using this mini example:
https://projectfiles.maxon.net/Cineversity_Forum_Support/2025_PROJECTS_DRS/20251023_CV4_2026_drs_25_ANpl_01.zip
Please note that the Plane Objects have Integer User Data. This data is used to switch the Layer in the PS file. (The Entry in the User Data Node must match the name of the object User Data. The Layers are selected first in the Tex Node.
BTW, the Ps file is the one used in the Download, but I included it here as well.

Cheer

Thank you, entry-newspaper.

Cheers