One of the most exciting times of the year for working in the 3D graphics industry is the release of new software and getting to play around with all of the new features. With the update to Cinema 4D R18, there are a ton of fun new features to dive into, including a massive amount of MoGraph updates, the new Voronoi Fracture, the Thinfilm Shader, Inverted Ambient Occlusion, Parallax Bump Mapping, and more! Check out the video above to get a quick rundown of some of the top new features, and be sure to get a deeper look at each new feature in the additional R18 articles below.
Voronoi Fracture applied to Extruded 3D Text,combined with R18 MoGraph Effectors
The new Thinfilm Shader applied to a cloner inside a MetaBall Object
Voronoi Fracture applied to 3D Cogwheels, rendered with Inverted Ambient Occlusion
The new Honeycomb Array Cloner applied to 3D objects textured with a Variation Shader
The Voronoi Fracture applied to 3D skulls, with a ThinFilm Shader added to a Reflectance material
The new Push-Apart Effector applied to 3D text in a Voronoi Fracture, rendered using Substance Materials
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To take a deeper look at new features in Cinema 4D R18, be sure to check out some of these additional articles focusing on other updates and new features for R18:
• Top 5 MoGraph updates and new Effectors for R18
• Voronoi Fracture, a New MoGraph Feature
• Inverted Ambient Occlusion
• Working with the new Thinfilm Shader
• How to use the new Parallax Bump Map Feature
• Using the new Shadow Catcher for 3D Compositing
• Working with the new Substance Materials Workflow
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