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CINEMA 4D Essentials 2: Polygon and Spline Modeling

CINEMA 4D Essentials 2: Polygon and Spline Modeling

with Rob Garrott

 


CINEMA 4D Essentials with Rob Garrott is a graduated introduction to this complex 3D modeling, rendering, and animation program, which breaks down into installments that can be completed within 2 hours. This installment covers the basics of the 3D modeling toolkit: splines and polygons. Rob reveals the components behind polygonal-modeling (points, edges, and polygons) and how to manipulate them with the tools in CINEMA 4D. He then walks through splines, an alternative to polygons that uses curves to create 3D geometry. The final chapter shows how to combine these techniques by creating a model of a speaker system.
Topics include:
  • Understanding points, edges, and polygons
  • Working with the Knife, Extrude, and Bridge tools
  • Connecting splines
  • Rounding corners
  • Extruding paths from Illustrator
  • Reviewing the polygon and spline modeling workflow
  • Working with NURBs

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author
Rob Garrott
subject
3D + Animation, Modeling, Visual Effects
software
CINEMA 4D R14
level
Beginner
duration
1h 40m
released
Sep 13, 2012

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Rob Garrott

Rob Garrott

Rob Garrott is an art director, animator, and editor with many years of hands-on experience in the print and broadcast industries, working for ad agencies and television networks. He focuses on creative direction, design, editing, and animation using CINEMA 4D, After Effects, and Final Cut Pro. He has designed and produced broadcast projects for many top brands, creating everything from TV Guide ads to on-air network graphics packages, promos, television shows, and sales tapes.

In addition, Rob is an instructor at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA, where he teaches 3D motion graphics, compositing, and motion design.
Course Title   Level   Duration   Released  
CINEMA 4D: Designing a Promo Intermediate 7h 0m 06/2010  {8}
CINEMA 4D R12 Essential Training Beginner 10h 1m 12/2010  {8}
CINEMA 4D: Rendering Motion Graphics for After Effects Intermediate 3h 53m 04/2011  {8}
Design in Motion Intermediate 8h 15m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D R13 New Features Intermediate 2h 12m 01/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 1: Interface, Objects, and Hierarchies Beginner 1h 22m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 2: Polygon and Spline Modeling Beginner 1h 40m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 3: Cameras, Animation, and Deformers Beginner 1h 46m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 4: Materials, Texturing, and Lights Beginner 2h 24m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 5: Rendering and Compositing Beginner 1h 36m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 6: HyperNURB Modeling and Sculpting Beginner 1h 24m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 7: MoGraph Modeling and Animation Beginner 56m 17s 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 8: Character Rigging and Xpresso Beginner 1h 8m 09/2012  {8}
CINEMA 4D Essentials 9: Particles and Dynamics Beginner 1h 27m 09/2012  {8}

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