How did they do this? Clothide?

[Randy Johnson]

You want to use belts.
I created a starter file here:
https://www.randyarchy.com/tear.c4d.zip

*All I did was create two cubes with the same amount of subdivides as the plane I used for the cloth.
*Then I key framed the cubes to pull apart.
*After that I added a belt tag for the top and selected both the cloth and top cube. I dragged the “top cube into “belt on” section of the belt tag. Selected the points I wanted to connect and pressed set in the belt tag. (did this again for the bottom.)
*Dropped the plane into a Cloth Nurbs (MUST do for tearing to work)
Then I selected all the polys on the plane and “set vertex weight”(selection menu) then i painted where I wanted the rip.

To make this text just add a texture with the text and an alpha channel.

There is a very good explaination of how cloth works in the help file too.
Hope it gets you started

/randy

[Chris Burgess]

Randy,
Would I be out of line if I said I love you?
Thanks very much, I never thought of the belt feature, never really tried it.
Now I will!

Thanks again!
Chris

[Randy Johnson]

Glad to help,
/randy

[Victor Bruce]

Randy I want to say that I love you too man.
Your explanation was so clear and spot on, I can execute this concept now.

I have an additional question. I am having trouble finding info on a Shattering glass effect similar to this video clip below.
https://www.vimeo.com/2418697

[Randy Johnson]

That dynamic is a tough one to get. The absolute best solution is to use a plug in all Silver Bullit by Remotion on pre shattered object. But for If you want to get close to it with just cinema 4d I would go for Pfrag thinking particles.
Here is a good tutorial that will get you to where you could smash stuff.
(you need to be a memeber but its free and a good forum)
https://www.c4dcafe.com/ipb/index.php?autocom=downloads&showfile=83

/Randy

[Victor Bruce]

thanks a ton Randy your insight is rally great. I am fairly decent at Cinema 4D but I am experimenting with innovative ideas to push the current knowledge I have.
Once again thanks a bunch.
Do you have a website I would love to check out some of your work.
Kevin

[Randy Johnson]

I just have an index page now with an under construction sign. I am slowly building a site but i cant make up my mind on what i want… and I am kinda lazy. http://www.randyarchy.com I do tend to change the index page often though…
I was also thinking you could get a good explosion with Cloth and an explosion Fx I remember seeing it in an older 3dattack magazine.

later,
/Randy