The workflow is not as automated as I would like (you need to manually create your Mixamo rig and then attach it to your Mixamo character), it is still easy to follow, and, when you are finally setup, you can keyframe the rig's controls to change the animation. The Mixamo Control Rig lets you easily modify the animation. As you know, I talk about Mixamo for independent game development a lot, including modifying animations downloaded from Mixamo to fit your needs. However, Cinema 4D includes the ability to mirror weights, so that's an issue that can be solved easily.Īlso in the character animation arena, Cinema 4D R21 includes a Mixamo Control Rig for the Character Object.

Another thing I noticed is that, sometimes, the resulting weights are not symmetrical. The result is pretty good, but you have to take your time to tweak the settings. Then, you just need to tweak the settings to fit your needs, and click Calculate. When performing the Auto Weight, you can choose between three different methods: Distance, Heatmap and Volumetric. If you want to quickly add skinning deformations to your character, you can do it with the press of a button. Creating materials with the Node Editor was very easy and it allowed for some really nice results.Īnother nice feature is the Auto Weight. In the Node Editor, you can combine and layer textures (using blend modes), color correct, and even apply image filters to modify the look of your material.

As you may know if you've been following me for a while, I like creating materials from scratch using nodes. This can be very nice when you are creating things like frames or ornamental elements.Ī feature I really liked (this is not a new feature in Release 21) is the ability to create materials using the Node Editor.

Now, you can use a curve to define how you want the caps and bevels to look, and even configure them separately for every side of your object. A simple but nice new feature is how you can create your caps and bevels.

Cinema4d r21