Maxon Cinema 4D Tutorials

Cinema 4D XL 6 for the Mac and PC enables users to work seamlessly between the two platforms. This extremely fast 3D modeling, animation, and raytracing program allows the opportunity to work within an object-oriented and multi-threaded architecture. Join 3D expert Matt Neutra in this powerful program from Maxon Computer as he teaches you the configuration, menus, and workflows. This 3D modeling and animation software offers high-end features at a great price. For more information on these Maxon Cinema 4D Tutorials click on a link below.

This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and no application is needed.

The links below are free Maxon Cinema 4D tutorials. The entire contents may be purchased either on CD or watched via the Online University

Introduction
 Introduction
 4 Elements of 3D Art
 Plan Your Ideas
 Opening & Closing C4D
 Mouse Techniques/Hot Keys
 GUI Customization
 Interface Overview

View
 Intro To the View Window
 Place-Change-Delete in Vew
 The View Icons
 Edit - Undo Redo View
 Edit - Frame
 Edit - Last 3 Commands
 View - Camera Menu
 View - Display Menu
 View - View Menus

Configuration
 Configuration Intro
 GUI Refresher
 General Setting-General
 General Setting-Views
 General Setting-Interface
 General Setting-Textures
 Project Settings
 Render Settings
 Viewport Settings
 Import & Export Settings
 Browser Settings
 Snap Settings
 Menu & Comm Managers
 Chapter Summary

Workflows
Workflow-Layouts
Workflow-Browser Menus
Workflow-Using Browser
Workflow-Summary
Workflow-Make A Model

Menus (1)
Menus Intro
File Menu
Edit Menu (1)
Edit Menu (2)
Objects Menu (1)
Objects Menu (2)
Objects Menu (3)
Objects Menu (4)
Tools (1)
Tools (2)
Tools (3)
Tools (4)
Tools (5)
Tools (6)
Tools (7)
Selection (1)
Selection (2)
Selection (3)
Selection (4)
Selection (5)
Selection (6)

Structure Menu
Structure Intro
Array
Clone
Crumple
Disconnect/Matrix Exclude
Quantize & Set Value
Splt & Weld
Add Points & Bevel & Bridge
Extrude & Extrude Inner
Knife
Normal Move/Scale/Rotate
Magnet
Mirror
Smooth Shift
Align/Reverse Normals
Optimize/Subdivide/Triangulate

Function Menu
Arrange
Center
Connect/Current State to Object
Duplicate
Randomize
Reset System
Transfer

Menus (2)
Plug-ins Menu
Render Menu (1)
Render Menu (2)
Window Menu
Help Menu

Co-ordinates Manager
Co-ordinates Manager
Using What We've Learnt (1)
Using What We've Learnt (2)
Using What We've Learnt (3)

Object Manager
Object Manager Intro
Drag & Drop
What Are Tags?
Display Tags
Protection Tags
Smoothing Tags
Restriction Tags
Render Tag
Texture Tag
Metaball Tags
Anchor Tag
IK Tags
Motion Blur Tag
URL Tag
Expressions
Edit Menu
Object Menu
Tags Menu
Texture Menu

Material Manager
Materials Manager Intro
File Menu
2D vs 3D Material
Edit Menu
Function Menu
Material Editor
Material Editor Property Pane
Color Panes
Texture Pane

2D Channel Shaders
Intro to Shaders
Brick 2D
Checkerboard 2D
Cloud 2D
Cyclone 2D
Fire 2D
Flame 2D
Galaxy 2D
Gradient 2D
Marble 2D
Neptune 2D
Noise 2D
Saturnring 2D
Starfield 2D
Saturn 2D
Stars 2D
Sunburst 2D
Turbulence 2D
Uranus 2D
Water 2D

3D Channel Shaders
3D Shaders Intro
Color 3D
Earth 3D
Fog 3D
Marble
Metal 3D
Rust 3D
Terrain 3D
Venus 3D
Wood 3D
3D Texture Example

Texture Mapping
Texture Mapping Intro
Search For Field
Using Projection Maps
Spherical Map
Cylindrical Map
Flat Map
Cubic Map
Frontal Map
Spatial Map
UVW Map
Shrink Wrap Map
Normals & Mapping
Texture Mapping Example

Modelling Overview
Modelling Intro
Primitive Objects
Splines
Nurbs
Summary of Modelling Types
Using Splines/Nurbs/Primitives (1)
Using Splines/Nurbs/Primitives (2)

Animation
Animation
Animation Configuration
Basic Animation
Keyframe Animation
Changing Animation
Creating Animation