Create a Dynamic Building Asset Using Cinema 4D’s Xpresso – Initial Setup

Create a Dynamic Building Asset Using Cinema 4D’s Xpresso – Initial Setup

on Jan 10th 2011 with 12 comments
Tutorial Details
  • Software: Maxon Cinema 4D
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
  • Estimated Completion Time: 1 Hour

Final Product What You'll Be Creating

This entry is part 2 of 6 in the Aleksey Voznesenski Session
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This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series 'Dynamic Building'

Today’s tutorial is the first part of a brand-new two-part series by Cinema4D Xpresso wizard Aleksey Voznesenski. The main focus of the series is how to build a dynamic high-rise digital asset using C4D’s powerful Xpresso expression system, and along the way you’re sure to pick up plenty of production-ready tips! So let’s jump into part 1…

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Aleksey Voznesenski is a 3D specialist experienced in many areas of the 3D world. Mainly focused on animation, he has experience in motion graphics, modeling, rigging, render setup, lighting, camera work and art direction. Working as a contractor for many companies, Aleksey provides his expertise to get projects done on time and to spec. His main package of choice is Cinema4D, but Aleksey has experience in all of the industry standard packages like 3ds Max, Maya and XSI. His contact details can be found at ace5studios.com. Also be sure to visit ace5education.com for even more tutorials from Aleksey!  

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  • Jay

    Another great one… you have the best and most entertaining presentation style of anyone on here :) Love your tuts…

  • http://www.screen-rd.com Lasutus

    This was awesome! One of the best xpresso tutorials i have seen, It was so easy to follow for even to a beginner. More tuts for c4d and xpresso!

    And thank you very much!

  • http://www.horsepowerstudios.net Philly

    Very useful, I needed this one. Thanks!

  • http://ace5studios.com Aleksey
    Author

    Hey guys, glad you enjoyed it, part 2 is coming up shortly.

  • http://ley-on.nl Ley.on

    hey Aleksey, great tutorial!

    And great timing as well! I’m working on my finals-project and it’s set on the top of a few rooftops.
    We just had a lesson on the basics of xpresso and learned the use of “user data”, i combined the 2 and i can now operate the amount of floors with a slider!

    i don´t know if that was your plan in part2 of your tutorial, but if you want to take a look at my c4d.doc, be my guest.

    looking forward to the next tut. ciao

    c4d doc:
    http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1212857/building.c4d

    • http://ace5studios.com Aleksey
      Author

      hey, yeah part 2 covers controllers for the buildings. I make them 3d controllers inside the scene though, for easier tweaking.

      glad you enjoyed it.

  • Bagas F Adhiyoko

    it’s very usefull tuts …thanks a million

  • jörg vollmer

    Thanks a lot for this great tutorials. It’s very helpfull. A compliment to a sympathic autor :)

  • http://www.denizlitekstil.com Mustafa

    thank u very muchh

  • Keejay

    thank you so much :)..I just started 1 week ago and now I know how to build a building with Expresso Tag :)….oh yeah you save my life :).. thank you10x :P..

  • RJ

    Thanks Aleksey great tut, so easy but yet so powerfull!!

  • Jack

    Hey Aleksey

    Nice Tutorial.

    Solution for your Cloner/Axis Problem:
    Select the floor object and go to Structure/Center Axis. This allows you to position the axis at the ‘bottom’ of the object by pulling the slider to Y -100%.

    Another very useful feature is the ‘Reset PSR’ (can be found in the character menu somewhere)
    This basically resets the position scale and rotation of the object according to its parent.

    So if the object is inside a null object, it will get exactly same PSR.
    If it is in global hierarchy, PSR will be 0, 0, 0

    This is very useful in combination with ‘center axis’ to position stuff very accurately.

    Jack