In this post, I wanted to show you guys some of the new features in Cinema 4D 12. Of course, with every new release there are a TON of new features, but I wanted to show you the ones I am most excited about.
New Dynamics
I’m most excited about the new dynamics system that now includes soft body dynamics, connectors, motors, and springs. By combining all these object together, you can now create very complex dynamic simulations. As you can see from all the renders below, It’s what I love the most about the new Cinema Release.
Springs And Connectors
New SoftBody Dynamics
Connectors (Hinges)
Motors
RagDoll Physics
Linear Workflow
Cinema 4D 12 has also added linear workflow. Linear workflow ensures that your lights, reflections, and shadows are rendered more realistically. There are a few “gotchas” when it comes to working linearly, but in future tutorials I will show you ways to get around it. There is no easy way to describe linear workflow except to say that it makes your renders look more realistic. More to come for sure.
New Lighting Options
You know I LOVE realistic lighting in my renders. Version 12 adds some really interesting lighting features. Cinema 12 allows you to use IES lighting in your scenes. IES Lighting allows you to download real light profiles that cast photo-real shadows. in your scene. Version 12 also bring white balance and color temperature to your scenes for even more precise control over your lighting.
Render Queue
The New Render Queue is awesome. It allows me to set up multiple renders with different cameras and settings and render them while I’m away. This allows me to set up renders and passes during the day and render overnight really easily. In fact, all the renders above were rendered in one go using the Render Queue. Sure, additions like this aren’t as flashy as new dynamics, but this feature alone will save me hours of tedious render setups and maintenance.
Way Way More
There is so much more with version 12 that I haven’t even explored yet including: new effector types like the Camera Deformer, Surface Deformer and Mesh Deformer, new Open GL Support, dual transformations, and more. You can expect many more videos about the new features and how to use them as I figure them out myself. Stay tuned for many more tutorials about the new dynamics and lighting, too. Version 12 is a really exciting release. What are your thoughts?
dammit.. really want
awesome.
great work Nick, quick of the mark with this one
R12 looking pretty impressive.
Damn, didn’t 11.5 just come out like a few months ago?
Exactly 1 year ago =)
Yes! I got the first comment!
doh!
What a great release, cant wait to have a look around!
The ragdoll physics clip just nearly made me spit my coffee over my keyboard. In a good way.
SICK!
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Ace!
Thanks, no i got all wet -_-
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Making the transtition from 3ds Max is going to be a lot easier with R12. Linear workflow, tons of dynamics options that talk to each other, and even more character tools has me really excited for this version. Looking forward to your tutorials as you discover new stuff!
damn i just got 11.5 a few moths ago :S
Tell me about it, I only got it like a couple weeks ago, really getting in to it, installed load of plugins, got the HDRI light kit and made the layout suitable… and now I gotta do it all again.
Looking sweeeeeeet!
*looks in empty wallet*
*sobs*
Love the new physics capabilities! Now to wait until it’s released….
hey i just picked up 11.5 with MSA last month. does anyone know if i’ll be receiving r12 in the mail or is it a download? can’t freaking wait!!!
I’m in the same boat.. I contacted the (Australian) Maxon supplier I purchased it from and they said they will ship it within a week.
Holy crap. That camera deformer is great looking.
This cpould let you sculpt animated character meshes after final animation to make strong silhouettes and shapes, like anisculpt!
Great videos, Nick. Keep it up
Check out Bernhard Haux’s Deformation Grid Reel for examples of what you can do with screen space deformers. Even though he did this in XSI a while back, it’s the first thing I thought of when I saw the new C4D feature:
http://www.characteranimator.com/movies/character_td.html
This all is sooo cool!
Yes I totally agree, R12 has really awesome new cool stuff and options to play around and experiment with. Most importantly it adds to the usability and benefits to make really creative cool stuff. Can’t wait to see more from it Nick
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Linear Workflow?! Magic Super Sonic Awesome Generator.
lolllll the ragdoll animation is the BOMB!!!
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Thanks for showing some of the new features. So many updates and additions….my brain can’t take it. R12 is gonna rock!
I hope little nick is all right.
wow wow wowwwww!
Strangly, I’m more excited about the Render Queue than anything else. Love the rag doll simulation, how he gets stuck on that last bounce
This awesome can’t wait to pick up my copy. I see the have a whole bunch I basically do the same things that you do. So which one did you get?
The next blog will be: How Nick can be so informed. You are the man. Thanks
Damn that was fast. rollin out the updates like mad men! Sucks for peps who just bought 11.5
Damn, the best just got better. Now if I can only find my wife’s checkbook the games on – oh yeah. Great preview.
wow so cool. love the ragdoll physics
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thanks so much for making these cool previews!
buying the maintenance yesterday = win !
Hey,Nick great stuff, I have been using your light kit, w/11.5, is it compatible w/V12?-thanks,CZ
This looks fantastic what version are you using, Broadcast Edition?
C4Dr12 Looks like real phunah. I have two questions;
What did you use for motion blur in the hinges render?
I want to know if the new dynamics and deformers can be baked to be used in Unity3D for example?
just saw your post, I don’t know about the newest version of unity, but the problem with it ist that deformers do transformations of the mesh, and, as far as I know, unity doesn’t support that. as far as rigid bodies, there is a xpresso-script out there to bake mograph-klones, that also works on modynamics…
Wow, cinema is starting to look a lot like LittleBigPlanet!
Looking forward to it nick! Is it already out or do I have to wait before I get the update?
oooo la la…. so many new toys. new dynamics tags look awesome.
such great stuff !!!
Hope I’ll get it soon !!!
Sweet! This is the most amazingly awesome release yet! Can’t wait to see all the new C4Dr12 tuts from you Nick!
hell yess.
super blast from the gorilla.
Nick, thanks for the heads up on the new features. Some really useful stuff. Especially like….well, it all.
WOOOOOOOW I WANT IT
I CANT WAIT NEW TUTS NICK
YESSS
thanks nick ! im so exited about that new release
Lineair workflow, IES, Render Queue, all sounds like great improvements. Wonder if Light Kit Pro version 1.5 will be optimized for version 12.
You know it will. I’m working on updating the lights and some of the studios for linear workflow and 12 as well. Hope to have it out very soon.
damn, that looks good. gotta try the demo this time
Thoughts? Holy… Cow!
WOW, it’s finally here and with so good features. I think my personal favorites would be hinges and soft bodies. I remember messing with soft bodies in R10 or something like that, and now it’s made so simple as ‘right click – mograph tags – soft body’, right?
The hinges are also a major feature, it was always a hassle to actually model a hinge-like connection between objects if you wanted them to connect but still be apart physics wise.
As for the render queue, it was kind of there already in previous releases, it was called Batch Render. There you would have to save different camera angles and settings as different .c4d files and then add them to the queue and hit render. But I believe the Render Queue is made much more simple than saving different projects etc. When will we see a ‘Pause Render’ button in C4D, I sometimes need the CPU power briefly for something else when C4D is rendering, currently there is no way but to wait(at least i haven’t found a way)
Thank You Nick for the preview!
You can do a pause render with the render queue actually. It’s really great.
I have the same trouble, but in the render quene there’s only “Stop Rendering” option… Where can i find the pause button?
hey Nick,
what is your graphics card? you know most of the mac pro’s comes with ATI as default graphics card. and as far as i know unless you have upgraded your card, it is so hard to find a new release of it’s driver. Actually none. I have Ati XT1900 and with it’s latest release it doesn’t support OpenGL 3.0, so in this case does it mean we will be unable to have the opportunity that R12 brings with the new viewport stuff?
If you want to use a professional card for 3D design I would always recommend using nVidia. Faster, better support, better drivers.
The guys at AMD/ATI are producing really nice cards for gaming but their pro cards are useless.
sexy!
Been loving trying out the demo, cannot afford to upgrade just yet, but thanks so much Nick for going through quickly some of the new dynamics and so excited to see IES lights included now too. Really really looking forward to seeing future tutorials on all of the new tools and much more about LWF.
I spotted your daylight in your layout too Nick, nice icon for it, looking forward to playing with that so so much!
You’re a legend Nick cheers
oh boy. this is gonna r0ck! \m/
Hey, im trying out the demo, and i just wanted to ask if the mograph dyanimics tag is gone? I figured it makes sense.. but i dont see it under right click-> mograph tags-> or under the mograph menu. Has this completely been replaced by the the new dynamics tags? right click -> dynamics -> dynamic body.
All this realy means if this is the case Is getting use to it again.
The tag is in a different place now. Under Simulation. It works a bit different now too. I’ll have a tut out soon about it for sure.
Thank’s for that new C4D presentation Nick…
This is really awesome! With the update to C4D AND the advent of layer tennis, it would be very interesting to see cinema 4D/AE artists going at it. Maybe even invite 3ds Max/Maya users in a friendly match. It would be exciting and equally informative.
hehe ragdoll nick
Some nice features, linear workflow in particular.
But by dropping the modular approach they’ve really messed with my upgrade path. To keep the toolset I have I’d have to upgrade to Studio which is about £2000.
I see that the C4D demo from Maxon has been updated to R12. Cool.
I must be the only one who doesn’t have R12 yet as I’m the only one to comment!
These features look awesome. I’m seriously excited to buy a copy and get experimenting. Especially with that camera deformer – that is so sick!! My mind is boggling with ideas
Cheers Nick for the vid, very much appreciated by everyone I am sure. Can’t wait to see what can be done with this new stuff!
Apparently not the only one to comment – my bad, hadn’t refreshed my browser all day and then posted xD
Btw Nick, did you add the lens flare in the ragdoll video in post?
Rocking the Knoll Lens Flare EZ!
great intro nick, new you would be on it strait away, just need to get my copy now
New dynamics definitely looks super sweet.
Do you know anything about how they did this demo for Maxon:
http://www.maxonexchange.de/video/products/studio/tp3.mov
?
Its for Thinking Particles, where the sphere turns into particles and then morphs back in to a tube-like object. It would be cool to see a tutorial on that.
Also, is there a way to make things move autonomously? For example, say you wanted to setup a planetary orbit system, and feed the objects equations which would govern their movement?
That technique is called PBlurp, google it, it’s really very simple to set up!
Enjoy
thanks for the tip Davy!
Damn this looks cool, can’t wait to get my hands on a copy now the problems is just when will that be
time to start saving 
Only had 11.5 for 3 months..! My I.T department only just recovered from my last round of whining for an upgrade. Dammit.
RENDER QUEUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Looks like a great release but I’m gutted that Maxon’s re-organising of their bundles and losing the modules means I’m a bit cornered into forking out for the Studio bundle – unless I lose HAIR and some Advanced Render options. Over £1500 for an upgrade is pretty painful even if I am getting a lot of new stuff in the Studio bundle. I can understand why Maxon are simplifying their products but the module system was a great way for small studios like myself to gradually build up towards a powerful toolset.
Absolutely agree. I don’t want to sound like a moaner, there are some great new features. But Cinema’s modularity has always been one of its strong points. Now if you want Advanced Render features (like SSS, Sub poly displacement etc) AND MoGraph you have to buy Studio. This gets you an awful lot of great software but much of it you may not need and not be able to afford.
this iss HOTTTT!!!!
its like Christmas in September. New Lightkit stuffs, new Cinema stuffs… YIPPIE!
Geeeee’s Nick,
I knew you’d come with something on release 12, but on day one! You too sharp my friend!
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thanks nick….
btw does your upcoming tutorials will be based on R12 or would you still do some tutorials on R11?
I will hopefully do some tutorials that will work with both versions. But if i need a feature that 12 has, then I will use it. Also, all of my tutorials will be recorded in 12 as well.
thats cool.. i’m hoping that the tutorials will be available soon especially on the connectors and the motor.
http://vimeo.com/14671133
btw here is what i’m working on, sorry if the car looks like the tesla tank in Red Alert
cool stuff, can’t wait to dig in.
Nick, I may have misunderstood, but hasn’t there always been a batch renderer?
It would allow you to set up multiple renders overnight without using net render. I am sure it got some nice upgrades though.
Anyway, stuff looks great, keep up the good work!
I’m like a little boy with a new toy.
=D
This is just so awesome. Gets rid of loads of workarounds.
So are there any actual tutorials on Maxon’s site?
Cineversity is your best bet for version 12 tutorials.
Super excited about this! All those motors knocking each other around made me laugh
RagDoll Physics cool video Nick!
guh guh guh Awesome.
Is r12 relased already?
I have to wait until next week before hopefully seeing the new stuff. With the service agreement I should get the new version automatically. Linear workflow so far is not new, because you could do that manually. The rest looks very interesting. Lots of stuff to play with:))
Greets
Michi
OMG!
Wow, thank you Gorilla.
There is a really nice tutorial about Linear Workflow here: http://vimeo.com/8119194
wow, im realy excited about R12
Love it.
That looks awesome !
Cannot wait to use it for a 5 second project ! Btw,
when is the next 5 second project ?
Soon ?
Tomorrow ?
I am addicted !
Hello Mr Gorilla.
If you look for something you selected in the object browser just hit the “S”-key, in the view port it will be centered and zoomed. I am sure you know, it is very basic but very practical.
This looks really awesome! Still downloading though…
I’ve linked your video over at http://c4dusers.deviantart.com/ , hope you don’t mind.
L-system ! Turtle ! If these new features are done well, they are going to be full of potential creatively. I remember using the BlurBeta L-system plugin for 3ds Max so many years ago and I had loads of fun creating robotic plants for a clip I was working on. It was limited, but now with the power of C4d, this has to be so much better
Nick
Are the machines completely random? Meaning, will the outcome be completely different every time you do a render with the same project?
LOU
No. Renders are always the same every time you do a render. It would be INSANE if it was different every time. That said, there are ways to make it look random for sure.
So if you sent me that project file and I rendered the movie it would be exactly the same as yours? It does look random already, just wondering if the variables in the math are actually “variable”.
Things mostly render the same every time on every computer. Sometimes there are slight differences in calculation with different chips or video cards, but it’s rare. You never want true random in production because then you would never get consistent, reliable results. The goal is always faked randomness.
They should really put these videos on the maxon website, they really demonstrate what is awesome about 11.5
wow brother, now if that looks after itself autodesk =), I am your pupil for one year and thanks to you many of us we make our dreams real behind of a screen, thanks to you brother, regards of from monterrey, mexico and my better benedictions for you, he is still a teacher like that
I was looking through the new features saying oh cool. yeah i need that. that will help my creativity. Then I got to that camera shader. And I think my brain exploded. Im looking forward to seeing how that new shader will be used by those creative types.
Wish I could justify the buy. Need to start making some money with 11.5 lol.
Have you all seen this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RihjUCdoVUI
Mostly interested in new features like the linear workflow, light options an render queue. Dynamics are cool, but bouncing balls become boring.
Render and shutdown option?
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is it right that im not able to use GI in the prime version ?
Right. You need at least Broadcast for GI.
Hey Nick great intro movie i really enjoyd watching it
But one small thing. Actually the Cloth you’re talking about is the new Softbody Dynamics
Keep it coming can’t wait to see the rest of your tutorials
cheers
David
Germany
hehe, Yeah, I keep calling it cloth. Dang it! Thanks for watching!
Hey, just letting the students know that they can get R12 for under $495!
This is $100 cheaper than I got 11.5 (full package) for.
http://www.studica.com/MAXONComputer/
*I am not being paid in any way to link here, just being helpful.
Hey GSG i have a question about this tut “the tracer object”
Can i at the end of vibrate thing turn this shape into the letter? So at the end some copyline is made from this shapes.
TNX a lot and once again great tuts….
Just finished my millionth cloth work-around in 11.5, where the Mograph stuff couldn’t talk to the cloth stuff. 12 is going to be like taking the donut off the baseball bat.