Since the latest upgrades, Im finding the team render very unstable. Software simply turns off, no problem message or log file. Software starts again as before, without a crash message... Anyway, I have a lot of rendering to do, and want to revert back to version 2024.4.1 and Redshift 3.6.01, when life was easier.
Can you do this through the Maxon App, or is the only way to download from the websites?
Thx, Simon
edit: I have already contacted support, but I need this working asap...

Cheers, Ill get on it if this is persisting...
MfG Simon

Hello,
I'm having a really really frustrating time with simulations.
I use cinema 4d mostly for modelling and technical instruction animations, and don't have all that much use for dynamic simulations. BUT, the odd times that I do need it, I find it impossible to work with. The most seemingly simple things that the tutorials on YouTube show that will play in nearly real time for them ( Rope, connector, balloon, gravity, turbulence etc etc) shuts my computer down instantaneously. Even in the simplest scene.
My workstation is a couple of years old, but pretty well stocked with a Intel i9-9900K CPU 3.60 GHz, 64 gigs ram and 2 RTX A4000 cards.
After setting a simulation, I push play, only to have the thing freeze for 4 minutes then proceed to go 1 frame every 30 seconds or something. I cant stop it, I cant click anything and then I have to crash it with the task manager.
Very frustrating. Is there a setting or something Im missing? I get collision limit exceeded messages sporadically too, but after setting it from GPU to CPU like suggested, its worse...
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance
Simon

EDIT: Seems the simulations aren't the only thing going sideways. Vibration tag is killing it now as well. New updates yesterday..... hmmmm....

Hello,
I have bought a model that is already rigged with a FK setup. I want to bring him from standing to a sitting position, but because of the rigging, its very hard to keyframe the extremities. The big problem is, the feet are going through the floor, and keyframing is not looking good. How can I keep the feet stuck to the floor?
Thx in advance,
Simon

@Dr-Sassi

Hi and thanks again for your help. Here is an object that is from a CAD file, imported as a .stp into C4D. IDK if its to do with the polygon arrangement, Ive never had this before. When you drop or apply a material, its always spherical projection by default. Well on my machine, anyway.
Cheers, Simon

DrSassi.c4d

Hi!
Since the last update, I have noticed the default material projection is spherical, instead of UVW mapping. Can I change the default somehow?

Thanks in advance
Simon

@schedule-list Tech support were made aware of this, and could recreate the problem. But fixing it? I got a reply months ago saying the tech team were aware and working on it. Last I heard...

Hello,
I've used elements of a Model I downloaded from Turbo Squid. It had vray materials on it. I replaced all the materials with redshift, but when I go to team render, it breaks down, saying the project uses plugins that are not installed.
How do I remove all traces of vray from the project?

Thx in advance
Simon

Wow, thanks mate! You should be on the payroll...

Mfg Simon

Hello,
I have run into a wall. I have been tasked to recreate this hospital shower chair. I have the frame and everything done, no problems, but how do I go about modelling this blue mesh material over the frame?
Can somebody point me in the right direction?
thx in advance...
Simon!

shower chair_2.jpg

... doesn't seem to work. I had a huge problem even getting it to render in the picture viewer. Ended up having to copy the project elements into a new project, and setting up the pyro simulator again. Then I got it to render in the picture viewer.
But then I started rendering it in team render, the master machine is rendering correctly, but the slave machine renders without pyro. Yes, the scene is cached. Any ideas?

Regards
Simon

Cheers mate...
regards Simon

Hello, I have a question about dynamics, specifically rope dynamics. Say I have a model of a bike. I make the brake cable, that runs from the handlebars to the back wheel. It it possible to anchor spline points to objects, so that when the handlebars turn, the cable bends and moves in a realistic manner? Can I anchor one end to an object, and the other end to a different object? This is killing me trying to keyframe this stuff. If someone (who am I kidding, it will be Dr. Sassi) can point me in the right direction... That would be swell.
Thanks in advance
Simon

@Dr-Sassi AHHHH ha... Now I see.
Thanks for the help.
Cheers,
Simon

@Dr-Sassi Hi sorry it took a bit of time, busy boy an all...
Here's how I achieved it, but with a few more keyframes to smooth it out a bit more. But It would of been much better to have the head move in a perfect circular motion, while keeping the same direction.
cheers,
Simon

Rotation Test.c4d

Yeah, sorry, the models I work with are CADs from our R&D department... They would flip if they thought I was sending them out of house, whatever the reason...
Regards,
Simon

@Dr-Sassi
Hi, and thanks again for your help... Unfortunately, it was not what I was trying to achieve, as the axis of the rotating object must always be pointing in the same direction. I have animated it by hand. It doesnt look so presise, but it'll do. Rough enough, good enough...
Regards, Simon