CINEMA 4D SCENE SPEED

In this article I will explain several methods I use to reduce heavy calculations in Cinema 4D in order to retain Viewport speed while working with large scenes. I recommend reading through each section but have provided an index below to access information quickly.

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INDEX  

> Introduction

> Calculation Categories 

> Layers 

> Selection Objects 

> Proxy Setups

> Collapsing, Merging and Baking 

> Generators

> MoGraph

> Deformers

> Dynamics

> Modifying Defaults 

> Xrefs

> Other Plugins

RESOURCES

Here is a collection of all the plugins, scripts, links and scene files I mention within the article:

• Layer Access (Download) Free Xpresso Node by Niklas Rosenstein

• Mute Layers Free Script by James Chiny (Hypoly) 

• True Symmetry Free Plugin

• Symmetry Tools Plugin by Cactus Dan

• FS Preview Accelerator by Florian Sepp

• Magic Solo by Nitro4D

• Maxon Feature Request Page (Please use this!)