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:

The renderer turns Cinema 4D frames and scenes into laser-projectable frames and scenes. Here are step-by-step instructions on using the renderer:

• Step 1:Selecting the renderer
• Step 2: Assigning Lasershow Converter 4D as the renderer
• Step 3: Rendering a frame
• Step 4: Rendering an animation
• Step 5: Viewing an animation
• Step 6: Summary

You will find several control sections on the main Lasershow Converter 4D post-render effect. These control groupings are:

• Line Types - Allows control how the objects are interpreted and output as laser lines.
• Line Color - Allows control how the color of the objects are used to control the color of the laser lines.
• Filter settings - Allows smooth out the beam path derived from a coarse object.
• Laser Output, Preview Options and Save Functions - Allows control the frame note that will be used for each frame, and whether or not you will see laser output projected while the scene is being rendered.
• LC4D Help - Common information about the Lasershow Converter 4D and access to this help file.

The object tag plug-in lets you adjust aspects of how Cinema 4D objects will be drawn by the renderer. Click one of the topics below for details.

• Overview
• About object settings
• Object Line Types
• Object Line Color
• Object Filter Settings
• Object Point Spacing
• Object Soft Line
• Object Beam Brush

Here are some advanced topics regarding Lasershow Converter 4D:

• Contour axis
• Tips: Beam path optimization
• Tips: Color and path consistency
• Tips: Point spacing for lines
• Tips: Point spacing for objects
• Tips: Scan speeds and LC4D
• Tips: Using the Selection Tool
• Tips: Using Edge Selection
• Tips: Fixing mysterious flickering lines
• Questions and answers

Copyright and credits

Lasershow Converter 4D is copyright © 2004-2021 by Pangolin Laser Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.
Cinema 4D is a trademark of MAXON Computer, GmbH.
Lasershow Designer 2000 and Lasershow Converter 4D are trademarks of Pangolin Laser Systems Inc.
Lasershow Converter 4D includes David Gould Rendering Technology. Copyright ©2000 David Gould.