Adam Trachtenberg
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Just export to .lwo format. Cinema will import it beautifully.
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Actually, since the pole probably isn’t moving you can use fix points instead of belt.
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I put together a little example using a bend deformer: https://www.3danvil.com/flag_unfurl.c4d
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You can also project a spline onto any object. Structure>Edit Spline>Project
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Generally speaking Cinema seems to like performance oriented consumer cards, i.e., cards that are good for video games. Usually you won’t see any improvement–or possibly even worse performance–with professional-grade cards. Faster clock speeds generally mean faster performance, but Cinema doesn’t benefit that much from huge amounts of vram (so 128mb is probably as good as 256 in normal use). Have a look at Mash’s hardware guide and benchmarks; these are probably the best resources you’ll find: https://www.3dfluff.com/mash/stuff.htm
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Arndt’s Edge Extrude Pro plugin is still the best way to cut holes with splines–as it preserves quads around the edge. It’s available in the Dairy Store.
Regarding the particles, you can use the “TP Particle Collision” object in Objects>Object Library. You just have to click on the object in the OM and drag in the names of your particle groups.
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I think the nVidia 6800 GT and Radeon x800 cards both perform well. The GT supports dual planes (only the active object is redrawn) while the x800 performs a little better overall.
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Could be some kind of corruption in your preferences. Try deleting or moving your Cinemaprefs directory.
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There’s a perfect little plugin for this called “Offset Animation”, and it’s free: https://www.entagma.org/
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[Kurt] “How can I set up a scene to just have an basic flat light without being project from anywhere in particular?”
If you have Advanced Render you can add a sky object to your scene and enable radiosity. If not create an array of low-level omni lights to fake the affect.