welcome

Hello, and welcome to the Microbion web site. This site concentrates on graphics - both 2D and 3D - and web design. There is a variety of graphic and digital art-related material in the various graphics sections, and information on various topics to do with web design in the web section.

new on the site

new tutorial

A new tutorial on creating an ObjectData plugin for Cinema 4D has been added. You can find the tutorial here.

Plugin Boss updated

(March 25th 2012) My Cinema 4D plugin manager 'Plugin Boss' has now been updated. In version 2, it is now a plugin itself, rather than a standalone application.

Furthermore, it has been released under the GNU General Public Licence so includes full source code. If you ever wanted to pick apart a complete working plugin and even modify it for your own needs, now's your chance.

To download the plugin version of Plugin Boss, please see the main Plugin Boss page. If you prefer to use the standalone version, that is still available here.

x-particles released!

X-Particles logo

(March 24th 2012) X-Particles has finally been released and is now available for download and purchase.

We hope X-Particles wil be seen as a new and more powerful particle system for Cinema 4D compared to the inbuilt basic particles.

For more information, please see the dedicated X-Particles web site at www.x-particle.com

DarkTree simbiont for C4D

The DarkTree simbiont for C4D is now available for download. This shader system has not been available for C4D since R8.5, but has been recompiled for C4D releases R10 and up. Visit the plugin home page for more information and download links.

Some examples of what it can do can be seen below:

Versions are supplied for Cinema 4D R10, R11, R11.5 and R12.

For more information, see the plugin home page.
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resources

cinema 4d plugins

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror is a commercial workflow/modelling plugin. For more details, or to buy a license, please see the plugin's home page.

This plugin is now compatible with C4D R12. All registered users are, of course, entitled to a new serial number free of charge. The updated plugin can be downloaded from its home page.

ArrowMaker

ArrowMaker is a free plugin for Cinema 4D versions R10 and higher (it is R12 compatible). It generates a spline primitive in the shape of an arrow, which can be extensively customised.

See the plugin home page for details and to download a copy.

Other plugins

Other free plugins include:

These plugins are also compatible with R12. If you are now using R12, there is no need to re-download these plugins as it was not necessary to modify them in any way. Click the above links to go to their home pages and download a copy.

models

There are number of free models available for download. They are divided into two types - plants and all other models. All are licensed for commercial and non-commercial use.

tutorials

December 26th 2010: a new tutorial on writing Cinema 4D plugins has been added. This one deals with creating a menu (CommandData) plugin.

latest free model

The most recent free model is a set of weapons and armour for a Greek hoplite. Textures are included. Get it from the models download page (please note: R12 format only).

Hoplite weapons

latest image

My latest gallery image can be seen by clicking the small images below, and the complete gallery is located here.

  • Doorway-mb
    Doorway
  • Doorway-closeup-mb
    Doorway - close up of door panel
 

This model won second place in the February 2011 challenge - 'Model a Doorway' at C4D Cafe.