@@bldrtom Thanks Tom!

Hi! If you set the Cloner type to Instance and then hit C to make the cloner editable, it will convert into a Null folder with all the geometry inside of it as is. You could also try to select the cloner, right click and choose "Current State to Object", though admittedly, I don't know I've tried that on a cloner. See if either of those do what you want.

Yes, thank you 😊 This works! My last challenge now is to export all those separate instances/objects (dozens of them) as individual .stl files 😮

@@idmimagineeringCOUK worth digging around in the web to see if there is a script or plug in that would do that. You can't be the first one to need that kind of export.

@@design.alexander ka-ching! :-) 🙂

@fribiesdi Totally get it. I love blender too - there are some real philosophical differences in how those programs operate and I always encourage people to try them out and see which one feels better. It's like Fender or Gibson, Canon or Nikon. Everyone has to find the one that speaks to them.

@kevinLawson-Ice9 Amazing! This is what I love to hear.

Out now! Enjoy!

Should be launching this week!

Yes!~ There are two Spot fixtures - The ML01 and the ML02. The ML02 does color changing gobos or custom JPEG artwork like a projector. The final shot in this video with the rotating patterns and skull image were made with this unit.

Thanks! Hoping for mid June. We're finalizing testing and making the training materials. 🤞🏻

@@design.alexander Fantastic! Ive been doing lots more pre-viz this year , especially for theatre and performing arts .I really want to improve my output and potential, so look forward to seeing the bundle.

@@magicdog5623 This is now live! www.evanalexander.com/ml-lightkit

@@design.alexander Thats great! Ive got a 4090 laptop coming my way so once Im up and running I will look at those options. Thanks for the heads up. Good faq's on your site too

Thank you! The software has changed some, but there are still some good tips in the first video!

Thank you! That means lot to me.

Yes! You are correct. Great tip - thank you!

I believe it is possible to use native C4d lights inside of Corona: I think the question would be why would you want to?

To clarify around this workflow: I use a Cinema Sky object and a Cinema Background object, but all materials and lights are Corona based.

Yes! I've figured this out and integer radio buttons too. Xpresso is pretty cool! Big things coming soon on this front!

Thanks for commenting with good info.

Love your videos!

Only Halfway through I feel like I should have definitely paid for this it's so good ! This is so relevant to our field and inspiring! We are such a niche market for content like this, it simply does not exist outside of people sharing their craft like you sir. Extremely Grateful.

Superb, thank you!

Same for me ! Would love to have a deep dive on your process between both softwares.

@MaxxProducer @SimonBonami Great question! I've actually working on a tutorial about this but put it aside - you've inspired me to brush it off and put it together. Until then, here's the short answer: I don't do any lighting in Vectorworks. I have the movers in there as Symbols, but they are just geometry. When I move to Cinema, the symbol becomes one master light at 0,0,0 and the lights on the rig become instances. I then swap out the master symbol with a light I've rigged in Cinema that has the Redshift Area light as part of the assembly. I've made user controls for pan, tilt, intensity, volumetrics and color to dial in the look easily. I then duplicate this symbol and assign the dupes to the clones in different parts of the rig. Where this all falls down is that I have to convert lighting instruments back to just Symbols in VW so they carry over as instances, and doing this kills the unit rotation and focus. So I have to clean the rig up before I can write cues which makes me angry :) Still trying to sort that one out. My system is not a perfect one for sure. Tutorial coming soon!

@@design.alexander Awesome, greatly appreciated! This is my biggest bump in my rendering process right now to figure out how to make easy changes to pan/tilt during rendering, but this clarifies a lot! Waiting for a tutorial on this! Just wanted to mention that your work has greatly inspired by as an visual designer and render artist!

This makes me so happy!

@MattSmith-di2io Yes, things have changed as Screen Plane has become legacy. Now, if you have a 3d symbol and you want to make it Hybrid - exit the symbol, then double click on it and choose EDIT 2D. This will ghost your 3d and you can now draw 2D on top of it (make sure SHOW OTHER OBJECTS WHILE IN EDIT MODE is active). When you exit the symbol edit, it will convert into a hybrid. I will post a video update - thanks for catching this.

Here is an updated video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m752griGl76aeo0.htmlsi=TIdv2XBOQkGrMasK

@@design.alexander Awesome thanks! I've been struggling with this really simple thing since yesterday but now solved, thanks so much!!

Es normal ver el suelo en reflejos, pero puedes agregar una etiqueta de Composición Corona al plano y desmarcar "Visto por reflejos".

Hi, can you be more specific about what kinds of problems you are having? Is your machine slowing down? Crashing? How many objects are you talking about?

I try to avoid Cinema to Vectorworks if I can :) Cinema defaults to Centimeters, so something in the Units is messing you up when you import. Try adding a 1 meter cube to the cinema file before you export and then use Modify>scaling in VW to get things correct.

Hi! I find the way Cinema handles large files with lots of objects to be better and the texturing and lighting systems can't even be compared. Once you light a scene with live realtime feedback, you can't go back. I love modeling and drafting in Vectorworks, but not for rendering. I haven't used dependence or wysiwyg but have done a fair amount of Unreal and love it. Need to upgrade my rig and hard drives before I start to seriously fold it into client work, but it's coming.

Thanks for your reply @@design.alexander! I`m following and learning :-)

@grahamconsidine8229 Can you share a visual so I can see what you want to build? Hit me up on my website contact area and send me an email, I'll take a look.

@blackreelentertainment6663 Hmm, does the hdri have a strong light source in the image and is it a true hdri (not just an image) ? What happens if you load a different one? Is Affect GI checked on?