Normal tags can be created for each polygonal object (go to Tags|Modeling tags|Normals) in the Object Manager. Normal tags are controlled by fields if desired.

A Normal tag defines the Vertex Normals (in the following simply referred to as Normals) which help calculate shading. Cinema 4D normally calculates these using the Phong tag. As soon as a Phong tag is created, the Vertex Normals will be read from the Normal tag.

In the Normal Editing Manager, click the Average command described below to get perfect, homogeneous shading across both objects. The vertex normals and shading A short excursion into their importance for shading will explain why vertex normals should be touched at all.

Nov 22, 2012 · See the blog post for more info: http://jamie3d.com/?p=51690 This video shows a few different ways to use the Normal Tools in Cinema 4D. These tools have been around for a while, so this tip...

Apr 19, 2023 · Today, we'll go over how the Align Normals and Reverse Normals work inside of Cinema 4D. That means that if you've watched all the episodes up until this poi...

Apr 17, 2024 · Today we are going over the new editing manager, normal tag and updates to the phong tag! We'll go over how to transfer one set of normals to another object using the Vamp Manager too! I plan...

May 25, 2023 · You can use the Corona Normal Shader in the material editor to load RGB Normal texture files that you want to use in the bump channel. The textures can be loaded using either the native Cinema 4D Bitmap shader or using the Corona Bitmap Shader ; this last one will offer more filtering options and generally renders faster:

Jul 19, 2022 · SilverwingVFX shows how to turn any texture into a normal map with Cinema 4D using the Normalizer baking effect.

Aug 9, 2021 · Cinema 4D cannot easily recognize an object’s inner and outer surface without extra information. A basic sphere has an inner and an outer side, but only one surface level, which can be confusing. We need a better definition.

The normal vectors stored in a NormalTag are accessed by obtaining data handles that are used with static functions: NormalTag::GetDataAddressR(): Returns a handle to the read-only normal vectors. NormalTag::GetDataAddressW(): Returns a handle to the writeable normal vectors. NormalTag::Get(): Returns the normal vectors for the given polygon index.