Cinema 4D: Cloth Simulations for Motion Graphics

Learn to build a cloth simulation—simulated curtains, flags, and reveals—with the CINEMA 4D cloth system.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files

1. Core Concepts

• Understanding cloth dynamics in C4D
• Working with the Cloth tag: Tag tab
• Working with the Cloth tag: Forces tab
• Working with the Cloth tag: Dresser tab
• Working with the Cloth tag: Expert tab
• Creating and using caches
• Flat mapping textures
• Scene scale consideration

2. Creating a Flag

• Modeling and texturing a flag
• Modeling the flag pole
• Modeling the rope
• Setting up the simulation
• Attaching belt constraints
• Adding colliders
• Animating the flag raising
• Caching and looping the sim
• Rope loop
• Flag rings

3. Creating Theater Curtains

• Modeling the curtains
• Adding the helper object
• Adding the Cloth tag
• Attaching belt constraints
• Animating the curtain raising
• Introducing pose morphs
• Morph corrections
• Mirroring the curtain
• Projection mapping the logo

4. Creating the Reveal Cloth

• Creating the logo
• Creating low-res colliders
• Cloth setup
• Draping
• Attaching belt constraints
• Animate the cloth reveal
• Cloth reveal troubleshooting
• Cloth reveal settings comparison

Conclusion

• Next steps