Cinema 4D

Cinema 4D

Developer(s)

Maxon

Initial release

1990

Stable release

Feb 12, 2025
(25.1.3)

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Operating system

Type

Model tool

Target engine(s)

Distribution

Trialware

Website

maxon.net

Version

25.1.3

Cinema 4D is a 3D modeling, animation, motion graphic and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH in Germany. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3D modelling applications.

Plugins

Cinema 4D Source Tools by xNWP - download

Cinema 4D Plugin for importing, exporting, and manipulating filetypes created by Valve Corporation's Source Engine. VTF Import/Export, SMD/QC Importer (ongoing development).

I/Ogre Importer/Exporter for Cinema 4D by Red-i Productions and Keith Young - download (commercial)

This Game-Oriented DCC Tools plug-in Imports and Exports .smd files (both mesh reference and skeletal animation types) as well as Ogre3D (.mesh and .skeleton) files and MilkShape3D binary .ms3d files, allowing you to easily convert between those formats and/or develop in those formats directly in Cinema 4D. Note that this is not a "free" plug-in, but is priced with hobbiests in mind.

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Mod tools	DuctTape • VIDE • XBLAH's Modding Tool • Sourcemod Builder

Map editors	Hammer++ • Strata Hammer • Slammin' Hammer 5.2 • Lambda • MRVN-Radiant (for Titanfall/Apex Legends) • SourceRadiant • rathammer • Source Level Editor

Map compilers	VBSP_h4xed • Slammin' Compile Tools CST: CSTBSP • CSTVIS • CSTRAD Tools++: VBSP++ • VVIS++ • VRAD++

Map compiler frontends	Batch Compile Tool • Batch Compiler • Compile Pal • Hazard Team Compile Tool

Map converters	005 Decompiler • BSPSource • MapFool • VMEX

Map tools	AutoBSPpackingTool • BSPEntSpy • BSPZIP++ • Crafty • Convexer • EntEd • Entspy • JERC • LumpStich • Map Analyst • Map Obfuscator • Material Enumerator • Pakrat • Source Compile Analyzer • TAR • TeamSpen's Hammer Addons • Vgroup • VMF Optimizer • VMF Updater • VPKEdit • WinBSPZip

Model compilers	NekoMDL • StudioMDL++ • StudioMDL-CE

Model compiler frontends	Crowbar • Crowbar++ • GUIStudioMDL

Model converters	Crowbar • Crowbar++ • FireSoft Half-Life MDL Converter • FireSoft MS3D to SMD converter • MDLDecompiler • Propper • Studiocompiler • VMF to SMD

Model tools	3Dcoat • 3DS Max • Blender • Cinema 4D • Fragmotion • GMax • HLFaceposer++ • HLMV++ • kHED • Lightwave • Maya • MilkShape 3D • Modo • Softimage Mod Tool • SourceOps • VSIF2VCD • Source MDL Texture Information • Zbrush

Displacement tools	DispGen • Terrain Generator • Twister • Worldmachine

Particle converters	Sparc

Texture converters	360g • Easy VTF Converter (7.0 - 7.5) • FixVTF • MareTF • no_vtf • PBR-2-Source • TGAtoDUDV • VTEX (Valve Texture) • VTF Creator • VTFVer

Texture tools	Adobe Photoshop • GIMP • HL2Tex • Materialize • Paint.NET • Sign Maker • Sky Writer • Source Model Skin Editor • Terragen • VMT Editor • VTFCmd • VTF Explorer • VTFEdit → VTFEdit Reloaded → VTFEdit++ • VTF Shell Extensions • VTFTool

Sound tools	L4D2 Sound Mod Creator

VPK tools	Crowbar • Crowbar++ • GCFScape • Gibbeds VPK Extractor • Source 2 Viewer • VPKEdit

Libraries	AVIKit • HLLib • SourcePP • VectorLib • VTFLib

Plugins	3DSMax Tools • 3DSMax VTF plugin • Blender Source Tools • Blender VertexLitGeneric • MESA • Notepad++ VDF languages • Photoshop VTF • SourceIO • Source Engine Collision Tools • SourceMod • Wall Worm Model Tools

Other	BEE2 • CCExporter • CtxConverter • Custom Compiler GUI • fgptool • gmpublisher • Source Icon Set • Source SDK Windows Gadget • SteamCMDui • VGUI Localization Tool • VirtualDub • xzptool

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