Load Cinema 4D material

Use this command to import the settings of a specific Cinema4D material from an external file; these settings will be loaded for the current surface in Archicad.

From the Match Settings pop-up in Surfaces, choose Load C4D Settings.

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In the appearing dialog box, browse for a Cinema 4D file. This can be either a single material or an entire model in Cinema 4D format.

If you choose a model file, a chooser dialog box appears: select the Cinema4D Material you need.

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Click OK to load the chosen material. Its settings override those of your current surface.

Notes:

-The maximum number of parameters that can be used in a surface is 1024. (See Limit on Number of Surface Parameters).

-Node-based Materials from CINEMA 4D are not supported in Archicad. Such imported materials will be displayed with a specially generated material instead.