Plus Guide For Beginners

Hi Plus Members!

If you are new to Cinema 4D, this guide is here to get you started. Learn about all the helpful stuff included in your Plus Membership and start creating beautiful renders in Cinema 4D in no time.

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Install Your Physical Render Compatible Plugins and Assets

Let’s begin by getting your tools installed and ready. All of these resources are available to you with an active Plus membership. Here are the Plugins compatible with Physical Renderer that you can install and start using in your next project:

Compatible Plugins with The Built-In C4D Renderer:

• Light Kit Pro
• HDRI Studio Rig
• Signal
• GorillaCam
• Transform
• City Kit
• Topcoat
• Plus Library

Materials and Assets compatible with The Built-In C4D Renderer:

• Texture Kit Pro
• HDRI Library
• GorillaGrade LUTs
• 3D Dust
• 4K Dust

Beginner Training Links

Ready to kickstart your C4D Learning? Below you will find our handpicked training, essential to learning the fundamentals of Cinema 4D.

• Intro to Cinema 4D (10 hours over 22 Lessons)
• Create A Mine Cart Animation From Scratch (7+ Hours over 13 Lessons)
• Bulge Deformer Animation (11 Minutes)
• Quick Tips
• Animation Fundamentals (30 Hours)
• Guide To C4D (6 Product Training Videos and 5 Feature Training Videos)
• Ask GSG Season 1 (38 Lessons)
• Ask GSG Season 2 (41 Lessons)
• How to Change and Save your Interface Layout (4 minutes)
• How to Make Abstract Shapes in Cinema 4D (9 minutes)
• How to Use the Tracer Object in Cinema 4D (18 minutes)
• The Best Cinema 4D Tutorial Ever (4 minutes)
• Clones, Step Effector, and Atom Array Tutorial for Cinema 4D (36 minutes)
• How to Make a Cascading Text Animation with Cinema 4D and After Effects (56 minutes)