• Maxon Cinema 4D

  Is there a generic scale rule of thumb for getting optimal reflections?

  Posted by Randy Cates on February 3, 2019 at 6:08 pm

  I’m fairly new to Cinema 4D but not 3D animation.

  When you buy pre built surface packs they show a reflection looking perfect in the model used to show the surfaces you’ve bought.

  If you build a simple model and apply the new surface you often won’t get as nice a reflection which is usually attributed to the scale of your model vs. the size the model the surface was applied to when it was created and sold.

  I understand you can scale your model to get closer and there is no limit to ways you can tile the reflection map or environmental map to get a good approximation.

  What I’m looking for is the following:
  Is there a general rule of thumb as to the size models are built in to match what most professionals use when creating their surface libraries?

  I try to build things as close to actual scale but this is often very different from pre built libraries.

  Thanks,
  R. Cates

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