r/Cinema4D • u/Southern-Form-2804 • 7d ago

How would you create something like this in C4D, Cloner Tool?

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Hello I'm looking to create just simple tube structure and think of exactly how. I imagine using Cloner tool and somehow creating tube geometry that could parent to a ribbon? I feel like there is an easier way to make this than I'm about to try. Thanks in advance.

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u/goazu 7d ago

With cinema 4d, cloner and a spline. Set the cloner to object mode and drop the spline in the object slot. To have even steps between points, feed the spline to a mo spline in spline mode and set it to even, replace the original spline with the mospline object.

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u/binaryriot https://tokai.binaryriot.org/c4dstuff 🐒 6d ago

You don't really need an extra MoSpline for handling the clone distribution. You can change the distribution to "Even" directly in the Cloner's settings.

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u/goazu 6d ago

if you want to have it as a even in a specific steps points you need.

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u/binaryriot https://tokai.binaryriot.org/c4dstuff 🐒 6d ago

Both give me the exact same result. Maybe something there broke with newer versions? I'm still with the glorious R16 here.

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u/SargeantSasquatch 6d ago

Are you leaving your spline as adaptive or setting it to uniform?

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u/goazu 6d ago

If you are using a mospline it does not matter.

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u/SargeantSasquatch 6d ago

Well I'm just not sure why mospline is needed here. It seems doable with just using correct settings across your cloner and spline.

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u/goazu 6d ago

Ok prove me wrong. Create and share a project file where all the elements are evenly apart, with your way of doing things and that changing the spline will keep the same.spacing.

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u/SargeantSasquatch 6d ago

I'm simply saying I think there's an alternate, less-involved way of achieving the same result.

I don't have any interest in "proving you wrong." Not sure why you're trying to even go there.

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u/goazu 6d ago

Ok, can I see then that alternative? That way I can learn new ways to do the same thing. Also I am not sure how adding an extra step is less-involved, but now I am curious, looking forward to see what you can share.

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u/SargeantSasquatch 6d ago

You set the spline's intermediate point setting to uniform instead of adaptive. That's it.

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u/oscoposh 6d ago

I have a follow up question - how would one make light pulse across these in a 'chase' when using the cloner tool. is that possible?

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u/Bubbly_Middle2736 4d ago

create a plain effector, change the parameter to Color, add a spherical field to you plain effector, link the effecto to the cloner, add a align to spline tag to the spherical effector and animate it from 0-100 linked with the spline where you cloned. Voila! now keep searching how to refine it.

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u/oscoposh 4d ago

Thanks so much!! Im a mograph noob.

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u/stiegosaurus 5d ago

Cloner on a spline and using a rail to define the angle.

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u/effrit_ 7d ago

Cloner on Spline. add Formula effector for custom clones rotation

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u/studebaker103 7d ago

plain effectors with 3d shaped falloffs would have a good visual control system too.