Line Connection for Cinema 4D

Generate connection lines between selected objects in Cinema 4D.

Description

Features

  • Connect according to the selected order.

connect according to selected order

  • Each line has a handle for controls.

control handle

  • Each point automatically generates a ripple object.

ripple

  • Control for thickness and density .

thickness and density

  • Control for dashed or solid line.

dashline and solidline

  • Control for the number of segments of Ripple objects.

radius

  • In Bezier's mode, the curvature of the line can be adjusted

curveture

  • Control objects, can follow the start and end objects to move

follow

  • Both line and ripple objects can control colors separately and define whether they are in diffuse or luminous mode.
luminousdiffuse
  • Control start and end time of the connection in animation panel with only two keys

animation

  • Randomly generate connections, or control the number of lines that are randomly generated.

15 lines7 lines
  • It's simple to connect objects in order or connect them separately.

radial shapetree shape
  • New feature: Adds a fading effect to the ripples. You can turn it on/off by the new "Dissolve" option

no dissolve

No Dissolve

dissolve

Dissolve


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Version History

1.6 -

Oct 26, 2023

now it can support for versions: R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R2023
R2024

1.5 -

Aug 6, 2023

now it can support for versions: R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25

1.4 -

Oct 15, 2020

now it can support for versions: R19 R20 R21 R22 R23

1.3 -

May 2, 2020

update a new function:The line controller can follow two connected objects.

1.2 -

Dec 11, 2019

1.Add a fading effect to the spreading ripples
2.Fixed a bug that exported light to AE that didn't work(when view lights is on,you can export light in the .aec file)

1.1 -

Oct 1, 2019

1.support for Cinema 4D R21
2.Delete sweep_alpha_mat transparent material
(Due to C4D R21's bug:Stick UVs option of Sweep Object don't work.A texture streching will happen when dashline grow out.Once maxon fixed this bug it will work well)

1.0 -

Jun 24, 2019

Initial release

Compatibility

Cinema 4D

2024, 2023, S26, R25, S24, R23, S22, R21, R20, R19