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Cinema 4d Outline
Hey people,
I’ve got a question regarding a technique I’ve used in 3ds max and how to do it in Cinema 4d.
I created the following video where the 3d icons come on from the right side, as they rotate they have a white outline that when facing the camera it doesn’t show. This was done by creating a duplicate, reversing the normals and scaling it up a bit. I wonder if you could help me out with getting the same effect in Cinema? I’m struggling!
Here’s the vid, I did copy at the right time but it hasn’t worked, the part I’m talking about is about 35 seconds in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_r85Bt55mA0&feature=player_embedded
I’ve tried sketch and toon but can only get an outline for the object as a whole and not inner details, I also tried a fresnel shader but it was a bit messy.
Thanks in advance!
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One way would be to use Sketch and Toon for the lines, if you have that in your package.
Or, to recreate your Max effect:
1. copy object and select all polygons;
2. use the “Normal Move” tool to scale the object up;
3. Create a material with white in the luminance channel and drop it on the scaled object. Set the texture tag to Side>Back;
4. Create a material that’s 100% transparent and drop that on the scaled object. Set the texture tag to Side>Front. -
I’ve not had the chance to put your advice into practise yet but I wanted to say thanks for the help! Looking forward to trying it out 🙂
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