The full name of C4D R18 is Cinema 4D R18 [☜borrow your finger to use it] , it is a 3D production software launched by German Maxon company. It is the same as 3dmax, maya and other software for modeling. This The software has a very powerful particle system, three-dimensional texture rendering capabilities and rendering modules, etc. It provides a very powerful creation tool for the majority of modeling users. The software is currently mainly used in: movies, advertising, industrial design, etc. . This version of C4D also adds Tyson’s split, a new cutting tool, enhanced OpenGL view to preview your scenes and models more effectively, and screen space environment absorption (SSAO) gives you better object structure and placement relationships. At the same time, GPU surface subdivision allows you to directly preview the detailed displacement results in real time, bringing a more pleasant preview experience. Interested friends are welcome to come and experience.
Cinema4D R18 is a world-renowned 3D production software launched by the German Maxon company. It has a rendering module, a professional particle system and 3D texture rendering capabilities, etc., providing a powerful creative tool for CG artists, and is currently being widely used in movies, advertising, industrial design and other aspects. C4d r18 has improved a lot of functions on the original basis, added Tyson split and brand new cutting tools, enhanced OpenGL view can preview scenes and models more effectively, screen space environment absorbs {SSAO} in object structure and placement relationship The above can give users a better experience, and the GPU tessellation can directly preview the detailed replacement results in real time. C4d r18 can bring a smoother preview experience, and users can directly realize high-end fluid simulation through a simpler workflow.
Cinema 4D R18 installation tutorial
1. Select the [C4D R18] software compression package, right-click on "Unzip to C4D R18"
2. Open the decompressed [C4D R18] software installation package folder 
3. Double-click to open the [C4DR18] folder 
4. Double-click to run [MAXON -Start] 
5. Select [CN-Chinese], and then click [OK] 
6. Click [Continue] 
7. Enter any company, street, city, country, and enter the serial number: 
14804091864-TWLR-HBDM-VCLL-BZND-TLZZ -MVTC, then click [Continue]
8. Click [Continue] 
9. Click [Continue] 
10. Check [I have read and agree to the license], and then click [Install] 
11. Click [...] to change the software installation path: recommended To install to a disk other than the C drive, you 
can create a new folder [c4d] in the D drive or other drives. Then click [Install].
12. Waiting for the installation... 
13. Click [Finish] 
14. Installation is complete,
Software function
1. Brand new cutting tool-can be cut into slices or pieces. The
brand new interactive cutting tool makes cutting exceptionally good. The new linear cutting tool can draw tangents on one or more objects, adjust them in real time under interactive preview, and then remove or split your objects on the newly locked edges. With the new plane cutting tool, you can use local coordinates, world coordinates, or camera view coordinates to cut new edges. You can also draw a line and adjust the position and rotation to define the plane. You can enter a number or use the view manipulator to adjust it. The loop/path cutting tool is used to create a symmetrical loop or path, based on the percentage or absolute distance of the surrounding boundary, and maintain the curvature of the newly formed edge. All three new tools can be executed separately, and you can execute the desired mode through shortcut keys or commands.
2. Tyson Split-Non-destructive Shattering The
new Tyson Split object allows you to demolish walls as much as you want. Almost any object visible to the naked eye can be used to control the distribution of fragments, and any object can be shattered into procedural fragments in an orderly manner. Use splines, polygonal objects or particles to create artistic procedural geometry. Elements can be replaced at any time without having to collapse the Tyson split object. As a native motion graphics object, you can combine it with dynamics, all deformers, and attenuation at will.
3. All for the work process. It
has always provided a fast and intuitive work process. R18 also provides a friendly and easy-to-master interface for new tools. The improvement of the view allows the window that connects you to the three-dimensional world has undergone a dramatic renovation, including the environment absorption of the screen space, the real-time displacement preview provided by the view tessellation technology, and the real-time preview of the multilayer reflection.
4. Shaders and surface effects
New shaders and coloring options bring more advanced rendering capabilities. The new thin film shader can help you render rainbow-colored surfaces formed by bubbles, oil slicks, fingerprints and similar oil residues. Reverse environmental absorption can be used to create special effects such as edge wear or faster rendering of subsurface scattering. The shadow capture shader captures the shadows of three-dimensional objects and the environment absorption in a simple way to synthesize them on the real shot material.
5. Object tracking
Use subject tracking to bring your creation into a real-world shot image. MAXON strives to make visual effects workflows and tools available to everyone. Reconstruct the motion of the camera and any number of objects to transform the video file into a three-dimensional world. Add 2D user tracking tracks to the key features of the object and record them into the object track-the object can be reconstructed with the help of these tracking tracks or reference geometry. Next, you can easily add any number of three-dimensional objects seamlessly into real-world images.
6. More updates
Work process improvements, including Substance Engine integration, RLM, exchange file format, etc.
C4D R18 new features
1. Tyson Split-Non-destructive Shattering The
new Tyson Split object allows you to demolish walls as much as you want. Almost any object visible to the naked eye can be used to control the distribution of fragments, and any object can be shattered into procedural fragments in an orderly manner. Use splines, polygonal objects or particles to create artistic procedural geometry. Elements can be replaced at any time without having to collapse the Tyson split object. As a native motion graphics object, you can combine it with dynamics, all deformers, and attenuation at will.
2. Brand new cutting tool-can be cut into slices or pieces.
Cinema 4D18 brand new interactive cutting tools make cutting exceptionally good. The new linear cutting tool can draw tangents on one or more objects, adjust them in real time under interactive preview, and then remove or split your objects on the newly locked edges. With the new plane cutting tool, you can use local coordinates, world coordinates, or camera view coordinates to cut new edges. You can also draw a line and adjust the position and rotation to define the plane. You can enter a number or use the view manipulator to adjust it. The loop/path cutting tool is used to create a symmetrical loop or path, based on the percentage or absolute distance of the surrounding boundary, and maintain the curvature of the newly formed edge. All three new tools can be executed separately, and you can execute the desired mode through shortcut keys or commands.
3. Subject tracking
Use subject tracking to bring your Cinema 4D creations into real world shots. MAXON strives to make visual effects workflows and tools available to everyone. Reconstruct the motion of the camera and any number of objects to transform the video file into a three-dimensional world. Add 2D user tracking tracks to the key features of the object and record them into the object track – the object can be reconstructed with the help of these tracking tracks or reference geometry. Next, you can easily add any number of three-dimensional objects seamlessly into real-world images.
4. Shaders and surface effects
The new shaders and shading options in Cinema 4D R18 bring more advanced rendering capabilities. The new thin film shader can help you render rainbow-colored surfaces formed by bubbles, oil slicks, fingerprints and similar oil residues. Reverse environmental absorption can be used to create special effects such as edge wear or faster rendering of subsurface scattering. The shadow capture shader captures the shadows of three-dimensional objects and the environment absorption in a simple way to synthesize them on the real shot material.
5. Everything for the workflow
Cinema 4D has always provided a fast and intuitive workflow. R18 also provides a friendly and easy-to-master interface for new tools. The improvement of the view allows the window that connects you to the three-dimensional world has undergone a dramatic renovation, including the environment absorption of the screen space, the real-time displacement preview provided by the view tessellation technology, and the real-time preview of the multilayer reflection.
6. More updates
Work process improvements, including Substance Engine integration, RLM, exchange file format, etc.