#AskTheTrainer

#AskTheTrainer | Ask Me Anything! | January 15th, 2026
Join us for an exciting #AskTheTrainer livestream on Thursday January 15th, 2026, at 8am Pacific, as Cinema 4D Master Trainer Noseman is going to answer your questions live.
Please prepare your questions and ask them here: https://maxonvfx.com/3uZ5hjW
Project Files Link: https://maxonvfx.com/askthetrainer_pr...


00:00:00 Waiting loop
00:02:02 Welcome
00:04:27 Question-form-link
00:05:12 From another software to C4D

00:07:30 Q - Colorful Light-Art installation, Geo
00:09:38 Q -- The core idea and target [1]
00:10:35 Q -- Cinema 4D set up overview, the Brief
00:12:25 Q -- First step - Spline setup, randomized
00:14:35 Q -- Creating top part of the Spline setup
00:16:28 Q -- Matching random, but invert
00:19:44 Q -- The magic of the Connect object
00:21:20 Q -- Fracture object, to use Effector

00:22:22 Q - Could you create the gap with a Spline Mask

00:23:18 Q - Colorful Light-Art installation, Shader
00:23:32 Q -- The core idea and target [2]
00:25:42 Q -- RS-Mat[1] Emission
00:26:38 Q -- RS-Mat[2] State Node - Normal Output
00:28:57 Q -- RS-Mat[3] Dot Node
00:32:30 Q -- RS-Mat[4] Vector To Scalars, UV exploration
00:34:39 Q -- RS-Mat[5] Ramp Node - gradient
00:35:21 Q -- RS-Mat[6] Add Node - combine Normal-UV
00:36:14 Q -- RS-Mat[7] Mul Node - to stretch values
00:37:06 Q -- RS Mat[8] Summary - explore - options

00:44:31 Q - Colorful Light-Art installation, MoGraph
00:44:43 Q -- Shader Switch Node[1] - for Clones
00:45:47 Q -- Shader Switch Node[2] four channels
00:46:37 Q -- Shader Switch Node[3] Color User Data Node
00:47:00 Q -- Shader Switch Node[4] Color Splitter Node
00:47:11 Q -- Shader Switch Node[5] Change Range Node
00:49:13 Q - AI and quality, a thread

00:51:00 Tip - How to send me a question

00:51:24 Q - Was the above a reaction to a tutorial

00:52:24 Q - My plan to master Cinema 4D

00:53:24 Q - How to optimize files

00:57:18 Q - Where to get top assets for advertisement

01:03:33 Q - Add Camera Shake [ICM]

01:06:04 Q - Texture and bevel [NA]

01:06:12 Housekeeping
01:09:34 QR code for questions