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Chaos Corona for Cinema 4D => [C4D] Daily Builds => Topic started by: 3DRenders on 2021-11-20, 07:32:21
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Hi guys,
I'm trying to use the new decals option, but i don't see any ''decals'' material or object?
I tried a standard material, but it doesnt work.
How does it work?
thank you :)
Mo
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I don't think decals are already supported in C4D, only in Max.
But they should release something soon, I think :)
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Correct, it's not in C4D yet - you can check what is in C4D dailies to date in the changelog https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=34088
Max and C4D handle lots of things about materials differently, e.g. UV mapping, material stacking, etc., so it's one of those things that is not a straight "just stick the code in the other version and tada!" ;) So once we got it working in the core, there is still a lot of (careful) work that needs doing to get it working in C4D.
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I see now the latest daily build supports decals for C4D but still cannot figure out how it works. Anyone tried it already?
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I see now the latest daily build supports decals for C4D but still cannot figure out how it works. Anyone tried it already?
They're just fancy "labels" with a lot of potential and you can use them in cloners, for example, which makes them superior to a pure material solution.
Play with the attached file and ask if questions come up.
Somebody should be able to answer them, hopefully ;)
CU
Michael
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the great it is works very more than one object and are super easy to setup, i waited long for such a thing.
make sure you set the effect distance big enough
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Just a bump to say that it really is a great tool. Just used it for the first time properly and it must have shaved at least 3 hours off today's job that would have normally been spent wrestling with C4D's UVs and similar on a nasty CAD model.