texturing in cinema 4d

T3RM!N4T0R · 13-11-2004, 05:07 PM

i am trying to figure out to to texture different poligons of the same objet. i want to give each poligon a different texture and i dont know how. for i now i found a way that makes it look like it. i just create a plain and put it on the poligon and give the plane a different texture. i am prety sure there has to be a way of texturing each poligon in cinema 4d and bodypaint plugin. can anyone tell me how its done? i would also like, if its not too much trouble, to get some beginner texturing tips and explanations.

niki · 13-11-2004, 08:17 PM

well ..if you want different textures on the object you should use BodyPaint or you should select the polygons which should have a different texture. Then.. you need to save this selection and when you will put the texture on the object you can specify that the tex must be on the saved selection.
post a pic ... so I can see what the object is ..
which version of C4d are you using ?

T3RM!N4T0R · 13-11-2004, 09:12 PM

i have c4d r8. i just want the principle of how its done... the problem is not with a specific object... and i do have bodypaint but i dont know how to use it. i like need serious general texturing help.

edit: i didnt find the save selection option.

niki · 13-11-2004, 09:55 PM

ok ..to save the selection .. select the polygons > go on the top menù > Selection > Set Selection .. a tag will appear next to the object ...give a name at the selection (when you click on the tag you will get its attribute .. go on the basic properties and get a name for the selection) ..now assign the texture at the object and specify the name of the saved selection as you can see in the 2th pic.

niki · 13-11-2004, 09:56 PM

2th pic ..

T3RM!N4T0R · 13-11-2004, 10:31 PM

thank you so much! i will experiment and probably figure out how to make more complicated texturing. if there is something more i should know and could keep me from understanding texturing please let me konw. again thank you for the help, i appreciate it!

niki · 14-11-2004, 08:54 PM

well ... the method that I showed you is a way ..it is useful if you have to make textures for a simple object like a table, etc...
but if you have to make textures for a face, for example, you have to use BodyPaint or you have to make procedural textures.
about the uvw mapping :
create a basic texture with Photoshop, produce a new document, choose the resolution that you want (512x512 pxl, 1024x1024 pxl or higher). saves the document in .psd. create a new material in c4d (Materials> File> New Material) and apply the textures that you have just saved into color channel. assign the texture to the object, choose the proper projection (example: for a face you will choose a cylindrical projection). use the Texture Axis Tool to verify that the projection is correct (pic. 1).

niki · 14-11-2004, 08:59 PM

how you can see in the image, I have chosen a "flat" projection because the thickness of the object is very thin...
well .. if you go to BodyPaint you can see how the texture is projected on the object (pic. 2)

niki · 14-11-2004, 09:05 PM

now, for to modify the mesh, you have to generate the uvw coordinates (pic. 3)
go in the browser of the objects, select the material applied to the object and from the browser menù : texture> generate UVW coordinates...

niki · 14-11-2004, 09:16 PM

now you have to unwrap the mesh. Select the points from the 3d view in the C4d, go to BP and bride the points toward the outside, performs this operation for all the overlapped polygons.

niki · 14-11-2004, 09:34 PM

add a transparent layer to the texture. This can be done with Cinema (Layers > right mouse > New Layer) or with Photoshop.
select the "Brush Tool" from the BP's interface and set "size = 1; Pressure and Hardness = 100%" in the Active Tool panel. select all the polygons and use the "Draw Current Brush Around The Selected Polygons" command. (pic. 6)
This command will draw the contours of the selected polygons (you will have therefore on the layer the mesh that you see in BP). it is useful to have a precise reference when you will draw the texture with Photoshop. Save the texture.

T3RM!N4T0R · 14-11-2004, 09:37 PM

waw thank you so much man. that is some usefull info to experiment with! thank you man i will try when i need it. you ppl rock here lol

niki · 14-11-2004, 09:42 PM

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Originally posted by T3RM!N4T0R
waw thank you so much man.

man ???? ...

14-11-2004, 09:47 PM

a very good tutarial miss niki
nice to see someone passionate about there 3d

ciao

niki · 14-11-2004, 10:17 PM

I'm glad to give you my help

ciao Lorenzo ...

13-11-2004, 05:07 PM	#1
T3RM!N4T0R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	texturing in cinema 4d i am trying to figure out to to texture different poligons of the same objet. i want to give each poligon a different texture and i dont know how. for i now i found a way that makes it look like it. i just create a plain and put it on the poligon and give the plane a different texture. i am prety sure there has to be a way of texturing each poligon in cinema 4d and bodypaint plugin. can anyone tell me how its done? i would also like, if its not too much trouble, to get some beginner texturing tips and explanations. __________________ http://www.terminatordesigns.tk http://t3rmin4t0r.deviantart.com/

13-11-2004, 08:17 PM	#2
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: texturing in cinema 4d well ..if you want different textures on the object you should use BodyPaint or you should select the polygons which should have a different texture. Then.. you need to save this selection and when you will put the texture on the object you can specify that the tex must be on the saved selection. post a pic ... so I can see what the object is .. which version of C4d are you using ? __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

13-11-2004, 09:12 PM	#3
T3RM!N4T0R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	i have c4d r8. i just want the principle of how its done... the problem is not with a specific object... and i do have bodypaint but i dont know how to use it. i like need serious general texturing help. edit: i didnt find the save selection option. __________________ http://www.terminatordesigns.tk http://t3rmin4t0r.deviantart.com/

13-11-2004, 09:55 PM	#4
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ok ..to save the selection .. select the polygons > go on the top menù > Selection > Set Selection .. a tag will appear next to the object ...give a name at the selection (when you click on the tag you will get its attribute .. go on the basic properties and get a name for the selection) ..now assign the texture at the object and specify the name of the saved selection as you can see in the 2th pic. __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

13-11-2004, 09:56 PM	#5
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	2th pic .. __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

13-11-2004, 10:31 PM	#6
T3RM!N4T0R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	thank you so much! i will experiment and probably figure out how to make more complicated texturing. if there is something more i should know and could keep me from understanding texturing please let me konw. again thank you for the help, i appreciate it! __________________ http://www.terminatordesigns.tk http://t3rmin4t0r.deviantart.com/

14-11-2004, 08:54 PM	#7
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	well ... the method that I showed you is a way ..it is useful if you have to make textures for a simple object like a table, etc... but if you have to make textures for a face, for example, you have to use BodyPaint or you have to make procedural textures. about the uvw mapping : create a basic texture with Photoshop, produce a new document, choose the resolution that you want (512x512 pxl, 1024x1024 pxl or higher). saves the document in .psd. create a new material in c4d (Materials> File> New Material) and apply the textures that you have just saved into color channel. assign the texture to the object, choose the proper projection (example: for a face you will choose a cylindrical projection). use the Texture Axis Tool to verify that the projection is correct (pic. 1). __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

14-11-2004, 08:59 PM	#8
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	how you can see in the image, I have chosen a "flat" projection because the thickness of the object is very thin... well .. if you go to BodyPaint you can see how the texture is projected on the object (pic. 2) __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

14-11-2004, 09:05 PM	#9
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	now, for to modify the mesh, you have to generate the uvw coordinates (pic. 3) go in the browser of the objects, select the material applied to the object and from the browser menù : texture> generate UVW coordinates... __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations Last edited by niki; 14-11-2004 at 09:09 PM..

14-11-2004, 09:16 PM	#10
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	now you have to unwrap the mesh. Select the points from the 3d view in the C4d, go to BP and bride the points toward the outside, performs this operation for all the overlapped polygons. __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations Last edited by niki; 14-11-2004 at 09:23 PM..

14-11-2004, 09:34 PM	#11
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	add a transparent layer to the texture. This can be done with Cinema (Layers > right mouse > New Layer) or with Photoshop. select the "Brush Tool" from the BP's interface and set "size = 1; Pressure and Hardness = 100%" in the Active Tool panel. select all the polygons and use the "Draw Current Brush Around The Selected Polygons" command. (pic. 6) This command will draw the contours of the selected polygons (you will have therefore on the layer the mesh that you see in BP). it is useful to have a precise reference when you will draw the texture with Photoshop. Save the texture. __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

14-11-2004, 09:37 PM	#12
T3RM!N4T0R Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 134 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	waw thank you so much man. that is some usefull info to experiment with! thank you man i will try when i need it. you ppl rock here lol __________________ http://www.terminatordesigns.tk http://t3rmin4t0r.deviantart.com/

14-11-2004, 09:47 PM	#14
Brent Guest Posts: n/a	a very good tutarial miss niki nice to see someone passionate about there 3d ciao

14-11-2004, 10:17 PM	#15
niki Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bari - ITALY Posts: 1,191 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm glad to give you my help ciao Lorenzo ... __________________ www.pikoandniki.com 3D GRAPHIC High and Low poly Modeling Lighting and Rendering Animations

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