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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 - 270 KB
 
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 Documentación - español .pdf (Gracias a MRGIZBO)

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What is Reeper ?

Reeper is a C.O.F.F.E.E. Plugin for creating ropes.
Select a spline and Reeper creates a rope along the spline.
Reeper is in the development, at present only a beta version is available.
 

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

Details Interpolation Segment
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

Reeper Edit Mode.

Edit Mode

Note:

Reeper tries to creates ropes with less polygons.
Be carefull with the parameters: Number, coil and interpolation, depending upon your rope length.
Exaggerated values can cause memory problems and can crash Cinema. Before experiments previous storing of the scene is recommended ;-)

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)

Download

Reeper beta is freely available
 
Download Reeper - Beta
Reeper.rar 11 KB
or Reeper.sit 11 KB

Have fun...

vrom - v.roemer@codeworkers.de - http://www.codeworkers.de