3D Design & Visualisation

Cinema 4D Basics

Learn Cinema 4D the way motion designers actually use it

12 lessons4 modules9h 0m durationbeginner level

Instructor: StretchLearn Faculty

About this course

This beginner course teaches the core of Maxon Cinema 4D the way motion designers actually use it. You will navigate the interface and Object Manager, build geometry from primitives and NURBS-style spline generators, drive instant motion with the MoGraph Cloner and effectors, and light and render with both the built-in Standard renderer and Redshift. By the end you can render a multi-pass beauty plus an alpha and depth pass and composite the result in After Effects.

Curriculum

Module 1: The Cinema 4D Interface and Scene Structure3 lessons

Touring the Interface and Viewport NavigationPreview45m
The Object Manager and Scene Hierarchy🔒45m
Objects, Generators, and Staying Non-Destructive🔒45m

Module 2: Modelling with Primitives and Splines3 lessons

Building with Parametric Primitives and Deformers🔒45m
Drawing and Editing Splines🔒45m
Spline Generators: Extrude, Lathe, Sweep, and Loft🔒45m

Module 3: Motion with MoGraph: Cloners and Effectors3 lessons

The MoGraph Cloner🔒45m
Effectors and Fields🔒45m
Keyframe Animation and a MoGraph Build🔒45m

Module 4: Lighting, Rendering, and the After Effects Handoff3 lessons

Lighting and Materials for Standard and Redshift🔒45m
Render Settings and Multi-Pass Output🔒45m
Exporting and Compositing in After Effects🔒45m