ArrowMaker - a plugin for Cinema 4D
'ArrowMaker' is a free plugin for Cinema 4D. What it does is generate an arrow shape in the form of a spline primitive. The shape itself can be extensively customised to produce a variety of different arrows, then used (for example) in an Extrude or Sweep NURBS to generate a mesh. Some examples are shown below.
latest release
April 28th 2010, version 1.2 released. Changes include:
- double-headed arrows are now possible
- a button to reset the arrow to its default shape has been added
- the 'Barb offset' parameter can now accept negative values, increasing the range of possible shapes
- minor workflow enhancements to loading and saving presets
- a number of additional presets kindly contributed by Mike Abbott
- updated manual
There are various parameters you can set:
These will all affect the shape of the arrow.
Workflow enhancements:
System requirements:
- Cinema 4D R10.111 or later
- Windows XP/Vista/7 32- or 64-bit
- or Mac OSX 10.4 or later
download
Please make sure that you download the correct file. If you are using Cinema 4D R10 or R10.5, download ArrowMakerR10.zip; if you are using Cinema R11 or R11.5, download ArrowMakerR11.zip. A manual in .PDF format is included in both archives.
Download ArrowMaker 1.2 for R10 or R10.5 (435K. .zip file)
Download ArrowMaker 1.2 for R11 or R11.5 (665K, .zip file)
examples
