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Reeper X 1.1 C4D C++ Plugin

Reeper - C.O.F.F.E.E. Plugin for Cinema 4D

 Reeper-Documentation as .pdf

 Documentación - español .pdf

History

• Version beta v3.1 - 14.09.2005
  • Recalculating materials problem fixed.
• Version beta v3 - 15.04.2005
  • Selections added: amount, interpolation, segment.
  • Hierarchy problems fixed.

What is Reeper ?

Installation

1. Download Reeper - Beta
   Reeper.rar 11 KB
   or Reeper.sit 11 KB
   
2. Unpack the archive in the Cinema Plugin folder.
3. Ready.

How To

1. Select or create a spline (Spline Primitives must be converted).
2. Type: cubic, intermediate points: adaptive, 15º is usually optimal.
3. The spline should not be closed.
4. Select spline in the object manager.
5. Call Reeper in the Plugin menu.
6. Reeper creates a rope with the default values.
7. By means of change (points shift, delete, add) of the origin spline in the point mode the rope in the form/length can be adapted.
8. When terminating Reeper, the plugin demands whether the rope is to be fixed (still german). No further changes are possible by plugin.
9. Renewed calling produces a new rope.

Video Divx 1.2 MB of Version beta v2.

Reeper Parameter

Settings

• Number determines the number of strands. Default value is 4. Minimum 2, maximum 12.
• Coil determines the number of windings around the origin Spline. Default value is the number of splinepoints.
• These values are implemented through clicking the "Set" Button.

• Distance determines the distance of the strands to the origin Spline.
• Radius determines the radius of the individual strands.
• Turns (-180º to +180º) determines the turn of the individual strands around the origin spline.
  Positive values cause a turn to the right, negative to the left.
  Values within the range 60º - 120º are interesting for a rope form.
  0º arranges the strands paralell, 180º means crossed.

• Angle determines the interpolation angle. Default value is 15º. Minimum 0º, maximum 90º.

• Number determines the desired segment for splines with several segments.

Effect of different parameters
Number of 2	Number of 12
Coil 100	Coil 500
Distance 2 mm	Distance 8 mm
Radius 2 mm	Radius 15 mm
Turns -45º	Turns 180º

• "Edit Mode" adds the rope transparency, in order to be able to work on the origin spline.
  
• Changes (points shift, delete, add) are done in the point mode.
• Changes are taken over directly.

Edit Mode

Note:

Wire-Example

Limitations/Todos/Known Bugs

1. Reeper was tested successfully in Cinema starting from version 8. Version 6 CE fails :-((
   
2. Caution: Undo/Redo function works incorrectly, and can lead to errors.
3. Weird turns in the coil with special splineforms. (Flipping Axis)

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Have fun...