How to Build an Align to Spline Setup With an Offset in C4D

Julian Field shows how you can create a “lazy align to spline” set up in Cinema 4D.

This new multi-tech tutorial from Julian Field, the Xpresso Mechanic, shows how you can use Xpresso and Python to create an align to spline setup with a built-in offset function. Think of the system of having a lazy, follow-through action in animation.

The key to making this system is the Get Nearest Point on Spline node.

About Julian Field.

Julian Field, AKA Expresso Mechanic (3D artist/animator), and The Unknown (singer/songwriter/producer) are independent creative spirits based in Kent, UK. Teaches Logic Pro and Cinema 4D (Xpresso) via Skype offers one-to-one tuition in your own home if you are in the UK’s Kent area.

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