Laser Show Technology for Lighting Professionals http://wiki.pangolin.com/ 2026-04-29T21:19:05+00:00 http://wiki.pangolin.com/ http://wiki.pangolin.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2021-04-22T09:36:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:installing_lasershow_converter_4d&rev=1619084209&do=diff Installing Lasershow Converter 4D We now provide a complete installer for Lasershow Converter 4D. Simply start the installer and choose your version of Cinema 4D. The installer will install the plugin into the C4D\Plugins folder. How To Install And Use The LC4D Plugin For BEYOND Software text/html 2021-04-22T09:31:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:intro&rev=1619083919&do=diff Introduction Lasershow Converter 4D is a plug-in for the computer graphics program Cinema 4D. Lasershow Converter 4D automatically converts Cinema 4D objects into laser show animations. The objects can be any renderable geometric or shape object, including text/html 2021-04-22T12:04:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_about&rev=1619093043&do=diff Object Tag: About object settings The Lasershow Converter 4D object tag allow you to specify settings on an object-by-object basis. You will need to do this if each object requires a different setting for optimal display. For example, one object might use the text/html 2021-05-02T08:37:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_beam_brush&rev=1619944635&do=diff Object Tag: Beam Brush This panel allows you to control the Beam Brush (dynamic divergence), and also separately Z-based brightness depth cueing of lines, on an object-by-object basis. Beam Brush is dynamic beam divergence technology manufactured by the ScannerMAX division of Pangolin, and included in certain projectors manufactured by Kvant. The Beam Brush features of the Lasershow Converter MAX plug-in allow you to effectively map the Z-axis coordinate data from 3ds Max onto the beam diame… text/html 2021-05-02T08:42:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_line_types&rev=1619944933&do=diff Object Tag: Line Types This allows you to set the line types on an object-by-object basis. The Selection checkbox assigns the settings to a specified selection tag (e.g. fold selection). By activating this checkbox, the Edge selection checkbox and the selection name field will be activated, and some parameters, not necessary for selection assignment, are deactivated. The selection is specified with its name in the name text field. text/html 2021-04-22T16:24:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_object_filter&rev=1619108692&do=diff Object Tag: Filter Settings Filter settings can be specified on an object-by-object basis, in case each object benefits from a different setting. The picture below shows the default settings: Gap filter Allows the laser to jump across small gaps in the lines generated for the laser. text/html 2021-04-22T16:20:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_object_line_color&rev=1619108407&do=diff Object Tag: Line Color This panel allows you to control the colors generated on an object-by-object basis. Note: The control of intersecting lines color is done within the Object Line Type section. Assigning line color To assign a line color, first select the Cinema 4D object (or objects) that you want to modify. Then specify which color (Object's color, Object's specular color, Custom color, Textures or Light) you want to modify for that object. Now the specified color is assigned automa… text/html 2021-05-02T08:45:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_object_point_spacing&rev=1619945107&do=diff Object Tag: Point Spacing This panel allows you to control the point placement on an object-by-object basis. Although the default values (shown in the picture below) give good results for most scenes, it is still very useful to specified the point placement settings on an object-by-object basis. text/html 2021-05-02T08:45:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:object_tag_object_soft_line&rev=1619945155&do=diff Object Tag: Soft Line This panel allows you to control the Soft Line Endings (faded beginnings and endings of lines), on an object-by-object basis. Although the default values (shown in the picture below) give good results for most scenes, it is still very useful to specify the Soft Line settings on an object-by-object basis. text/html 2021-05-02T10:22:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:post-render-effect&rev=1619950940&do=diff Post-Render Effect: Laser Output, Preview Options and Save Functions This section allows you to control the frames generated by Lasershow Converter 4D. Framenote Allows you to enter text that will be assigned to each frame rendered by Lasershow Converter 4D. This framenote can be used in BEYOND to search for frames. text/html 2021-05-02T15:32:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render&rev=1619969571&do=diff Lasershow Converter 4D Renderer Step 1: Selecting the renderer When you start Cinema 4D, the initial screen looks something like this: Let's create a simple cube and then render it to laser using Lasershow Converter 4D. * Click on the Box button. (Holding the button offers a fly out containing more 3D objects.) text/html 2021-04-22T11:29:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render_filter_settings&rev=1619090954&do=diff Post-Render Effect: Filter Settings Occasionally while using Cinema 4D, you will run into an object that is a bit rough. When rendering a rough object to the laser, many small incomplete and runt lines can be created. [[IMG]] [[IMG]] Obviously if the laser tries to scan all of these short runt lines, flicker might result. For this reason, Lasershow Converter 4D includes several filters to aid in the creation of smooth paths for the laser to follow. text/html 2021-04-22T11:33:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render_laser_output&rev=1619091223&do=diff Post-Render Effect: Laser Output, Preview Options and Save Functions This section allows you to control the frames generated by Lasershow Converter 4D. Framenote Allows you to enter text that will be assigned to each frame rendered by Lasershow Converter 4D. This framenote can be used in BEYOND to search for frames. text/html 2021-04-22T11:35:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render_lc4d_help&rev=1619091318&do=diff Renderer Post-Effect: LC4D Help This section gives a general information about the Lasershow Converter 4D. By clicking on the Open Help File button you'll have immediate access to this help file. ---------- Go Back text/html 2021-04-22T11:24:23+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render_line_color&rev=1619090663&do=diff Post-Render Effect: Line Color Each object in Cinema 4D will have a material assigned to it. This material controls the color, texture, light shading, reflectivity, and other visible attributes of the object when it is rendered. Among the settings of the material are the Object and Specular color of the material as well as Textures and Light assignment. text/html 2021-04-22T11:19:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:render_line_types&rev=1619090391&do=diff Post-Render Effect: Line Types The default line types that are selected when you create a new scene with Lasershow Converter 4D are: * Silhouette + Folds * Crease * Surface Intersections with other objects These line types will work for most scenes. However, there will be times when you need a different combination of line types. You can check as few or as many as you like, to get your desired results. text/html 2023-08-07T15:16:12+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:start&rev=1691421372&do=diff LC4D Getting started Lasershow Converter 4D works with modern versions of MAXON's Cinema 4D computer graphics program. It lets you turn 3D computer graphics into laser graphics, quickly and easily. * Introduction * Installing Lasershow Converter 4D * What's new The Lasershow Converter 4D system consists of two plug-ins for Cinema 4D: A Renderer and an Object Tag. Each plug-in is explained below: text/html 2021-05-02T09:41:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_beam_path_optimization&rev=1619948500&do=diff Tips: Beam path optimization The “beam path” is how the laser travels in drawing out all the lines in an image. There are two factors that control the beam path: * The order in which objects are drawn in Cinema 4D. Lasershow Converter 4D always processes objects in this order. text/html 2021-05-02T08:59:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_color_and_path_consitency&rev=1619945996&do=diff Tips: Color and path consistency As was discussed in the Object Point Spacing topic, it is highly desirable for the beam path to stay consistent from one frame to the next. Lasershow Converter 4D ensures that this beam path consistency is maintained by using several techniques. text/html 2021-05-02T09:41:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_contour_axis&rev=1619948478&do=diff Contour axis With the Object line types panel, you can assign which axis you want the contours to run over. You can choose the object’s X, Y or Z axis, or the view (camera's) X, Y or Z axis. The default is the object’s Y-axis. Object X, Y, Z Original rendered sphere text/html 2021-05-02T09:37:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_fixing_mysterious_flickering_lines&rev=1619948268&do=diff Tips: Fixing mysterious flickering lines From time to time, Lasershow Converter 4D may cause “mysterious flickering lines” -- that is, mysterious lines that appear in some frames and not in others. When investigating the source of these flickering lines, the cause has always been making things fit or overlap text/html 2021-05-02T09:04:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_point_spacing_for_lines&rev=1619946241&do=diff Tips: Point spacing for lines Variable vs. constant point density The default settings for AutoSpace Distance (shown below) place a higher point density in areas of the image that have curved lines, and a lower point density in areas of an image that have straight lines. This provides the best utilization of the scanner’s bandwidth. It also results in laser frames with the least number of points. text/html 2021-05-02T09:42:07+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_point_spacing_for_objects&rev=1619948527&do=diff Tips: Point spacing for objects Although Lasershow Converter 4D's default settings give good results for most scenes, it is still handy to assign point placement settings on an object-by-object basis. Below you will find some suggested settings for various scenes. text/html 2021-05-02T09:40:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_questions_and_answers&rev=1619948406&do=diff Questions and answers How can I improve the rendering speed? In the Line Types dialog, don't select Surface Intersections with other objects and Surface Intersections within the same object unless they are needed. These options will slow down the calculations. text/html 2021-05-02T22:00:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_scan_speeds_and_lc4d&rev=1619992820&do=diff Tips: Scan speeds and LC4D Lasershow Converter 4D's default settings assume that: * your scanners are tuned to the ILDA 30K standard, and * you are scanning at an output rate of 30,000 pts/sec If you are using differently-tuned scanners, or a different scan rate, then you need to make some adjustments. But first, some background. text/html 2021-05-02T09:29:24+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_use_edge_selection&rev=1619947764&do=diff Tips: Using Edge Selection The Edge Selection line type will display any edge that is selected with Cinema 4D's edge selection tool. These edges are shown when the Cinema 4D viewport is set to wireframe mode. Note: This feature is different from the text/html 2021-05-02T09:24:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tip_using_the_selection_tool&rev=1619947453&do=diff Tips: Using the Selection Tool The option “Selection” in the Line Types section of the Lasershow Converter 4D object tag allows to apply specific line and color settings only to selected faces or folds of an object. These selections appear with an own selection tag in the Cinema 4D object manager. text/html 2021-05-05T10:39:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tutorial-install&rev=1620211176&do=diff How To Install And Use The LC4D Plugin For BEYOND Software ---------- Go Back text/html 2023-08-15T09:43:15+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:tutorial_videos&rev=1692092595&do=diff LC4D Tutorial Videos How To Install And Use The LC4D Plugin For BEYOND Software How to install and use Lasershow Converter 4D, Cinema 4D plugin for BEYOND Software ---------- Return home text/html 2021-04-22T09:45:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://wiki.pangolin.com/doku.php?id=tools:lc4d:whats_new&rev=1619084732&do=diff What's new Version 6.00 * Added support for Cinema 4D versions R20 through R23. * Made improvements throughout the plugin to improve the user experience. Almost everything has been improved in at least a small way. The overall workflow has been improved and has generally been made more fun.