need4speed in C4D

[AdamT]

> Hi all

Howdy.

> i've just started "playing" with free version of cinema4D R.8,
> any help with the following i'd much appreciate:

> 1. Is there a feature like "AutoGrid" of 3dsmax? I mean
> aligning an object or spline to another's polygons at creation
> time.

No.

> 2. Is it possible to create a 3d spline by snapping to vertices
> of
> other objects? again, i mean snapping at creation time, like max.

Yes, just turn on 3D snapping and check "Point".

> 3. The Point-snap-3d option seems to use the object's pivot
> point!
> So for example if i want to make 2 cubes touch at one point, i
> must first position the first cube's pivot to one of its
> vertices, and then do the snapping. Is there a quicker way?

Unfortunately no, which sucks. But there is a plugin called powerAxis that makes it very quick and easy to move the axis to a selected point, edge or face. http://www.astrofish.com

> 4. Can we have renderable splines
in C4D?

Alas, another plugin is required. This time it's SolidSplines Pro: http://www.tools4d.com/

[bembem]

Thanks for all the info, although they are $-plugins.

[JIII]

well if ya drop 1700 on the Xl bundle I think an extra 40 or so isn't really gonna eat you alive.

[bobtronic]

Does Solid Spline Pro work with C4D 6.3 ?

Bob

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