MoGraphCandy’s Dan Conrad has been systematically breaking down some of the Xpresso Preset nodes in Cinema 4D and applying them to practical tasks. In a continuation, Dan does an exploration of the Advanced System Presets for Xpresso in Cinema 4D.
[blockquote source=”Dan Conrad – MoGraphCandy.com”]In this Cinema 4D tutorial, we will review the Advanced System Presets for Xpresso in Cinema 4D[/blockquote]Dan offers a look at the InCylinder node, that can be used to trigger animation when an object breaks the cylindrical boundaries of a designated area. Systematically going through each node, Dan covers the GetNearestPoint which can be used to calculate the distance between a point and the centre of another object. A bit similar is the GetNearestPointOnSpline which can find a point on a segmented spline. The last in the look is Follow Spline, which will use the animation of a spline to trigger animation without using keyframes.
Check out the tutorial for Cinema 4D Tutorial: Xpresso System Presets Advanced here.
Going Further with Xpresso Node Presets
Previously Dan covered the calculation nodes in Understanding Calculation Xpresso Presets in Cinema 4D, which provided a look at functions of the Action Timer, , Rotate Helper, Random Integer, and Action Timer in the Xpresso presets toolbox.
and also had a look at automating animation in Cinema 4D using Xpresso in Automate Animation in Cinema 4D With Xpresso System Presets.
