CD Character Tools

9 files

1. 

   Avoiding gimball lock in a FK arm swing

   By Cactus Dan

   Avoiding Gimbal Lock in a FK Arm Swing
   This tutorial will explain how HPB rotations work in Cinema 4D and how to avoid the issue of Gimbal Lock in an FK arm swing animation. The tutorial is using the CD Character Bundle Pro and CD Transfer Tools plugins for Cinema 4D.
   

   164 downloads

   • cactus dan plugins
   • character animation

   Submitted May 31, 2015

2. 

   The Basics of Rigging with CD Character Plugins

   By Cactus Dan

   Here's a comprehensive tutorial series on to rig a character using Cactus Dan's CD Character plugins.
   There are 7 videos totalling almost 6 hours.
   You do not need to be a Cafe member to download these tutorials. Note: There are 7 files to download. 683mb in total.
   

   4,038 downloads

   • cactus dan plugins
   • character animation

   Submitted May 31, 2015

3. 

   CD Transfer (German Language)

   By Cactus Dan

   THIS IS A GERMAN LANGUAGE VIDEO TUTORIAL
    
   56 minute video tutorial (in German) on using CD Transfer. The link takes you to Cactus Dan's site where you can buy the plugin and find out more information.
   This plugin is a set of command tools, which makes transferring objects in the scene much easier. The commands included for transferring objects are: CD Transfer, CD Transfer Mirror, CD Transfer Replace, CD Transfer Swap, CD Transfer Align and CD Transfer Links. There is also a CD Coordinates Manager included that can be used as a replacement for the regular coordinates manager. The CD Coordinates Manager allows you to work in real world units, allowing you to convert between units of measure and set the unit scale.
    
   File size: 142mb
   

   215 downloads

   • plugins
   • modelling

   Updated May 31, 2015

4. 

   Using CD Transfer Tools

   By Cactus Dan

   36 minute tutorial in using the CD Transfer Plugin
   

   1,018 downloads

   Updated May 31, 2015

5. 

   CD Constraints (German Language)

   By Cactus Dan

   THIS IS A GERMAN LANGUAGE VIDEO TUTORIAL
   
   1 Hour 20 minute video tutorial (in German) on using CD Constraints. The link takes you to Cactus Dan's site where you can buy the plugin and or see some example videos of what the plugin does.
   
   This plugin is a set of constraint expressions, which includes tags for constraining Position, Rotation, Scale, Aim, Distance, Mirror, Parent, Clamp, etc. These constraint expressions use the Attributes Manager interface, which makes them easy to set up and use. CD Constraints is a perfect companion for CD IK Tools
   
   File size: 193mb
   

   245 downloads

   • Character Animation

   Updated July 9, 2014

6. 

   CD Morph (German Language)

   By Cactus Dan

   THIS IS A GERMAN LANGUAGE VIDEO TUTORIAL
   
   1 Hour 10 minute video tutorial (in German) on using CD Morph. The link takes you to Cactus Dan's site where you can buy the plugin and find out more information.
   
   This plugin is a point selection Morph system that works with a Point or Polygon object. It does not need additional copies of the object for each morph target shape. Only one reference copy of the mesh is needed. The morph shapes are stored in tags, and only the selected points that are morphed are stored in the tags. This makes CD Morph a very fast morphing solution.
   
   File size: 132mb
   

   303 downloads

   • Character Animation

   Updated July 9, 2014

7. 

   Reusing a Rig Created with CD Character Plugins

   By Cactus Dan

   Reusing a Rig Created with CD Character Plugins
   
   This tutorial shows you how to adjust an existing character rig made with CD Character Plugins to fit another character model and transfer the skinning from the original rigged character model to the new character model.
   

   1,082 downloads

   Submitted May 26, 2014

8. 

   Joints & The Joints Tool

   By Cactus Dan

   8 minute tutorial on using Joints and the Joint tool from CD Character Tools Plugins
   
   You do not need to be a member of C4D Cafe to download this tutorial.
   

   1,889 downloads

   Updated September 15, 2011

9. 

   Mechanical Rigging with CD Character Plugins

   By Cactus Dan

   32 minute tutorial on mechanical rigging using CD Character plugins.
   
   You do not need to be a member of C4D Cafe to download this tutorial.
   

   1,345 downloads

   Updated September 15, 2011