Release notes | D5 Sync for Cinema 4D

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Update

Ver. 2.10.0.0010

Release date: 2025.03.19

New

  • Supports Cinema 4D 2025

  • Optimized syncing of lights, supporting keeping group structures etc. created in D5

Fix

  • .D5a files exported from some models misplaced after being imported into D5

Known Issues

  • Supports keeping light parameters modified in D5, light groups created, etc., except for the size and position of the lights.

  • The compatibility of materials in Redshift 3.6 & Redshift 2025 versions is incomplete. Too complex materials may not be synced to D5, and will just display white.

Ver. 2.6.6.0029

Release date: 2023.12.14
New

  • Supports Cinema 4D 2024
  • Supports sync camera animations into D5 Render (Supports Octane/Corona/Redshift/Standard cameras)
  • Supports Redshift 3.5 (Supports the new node editor of Cinema 4D 2024/2023/R25 + Redshift 3.5.x and the node editor of Cinema 4D S24/R23/S22/R21 + Redshift 3.5.x)
  • Supports thumbnails for the exported .d5a files
  • Added compatibility with various units for the project files.

Optimizations

  • Supports more material nodes when syncing or exporting .d5a files.
  • Auto Update Notification.

Known Issues

  • Camera animation sync is only available with D5 Render 2.6 and later versions.
  • Currently, the combo of Cinema 4D S26 and Redshift 3.5.x is not supported.
  • To properly sync the normal maps to D5 Render, it is necessary to establish a connection between the Redshift Normal Map and the primary material node via the RS Bump Map node.
  • Materials created using the node editor in Cinema 4D version 25 or later can not be synced into D5 when they are opened in those previous Cinema 4D versions.

Ver. 0.5.0

Release date: 2022.11.16

New

  • New UI and interactive experience

  • Support Cinema 4D S26 and 2023

  • Display the sync state

  • Optimize material mapping and map baking

  • Add an uninstall program on the system start menu

  • Support AMD graphics cards

  • Support incremental synchronization

  • Add a setting to control texture baking resolution

Fix

  • Some scenes with unsupported components failed to sync

  • Some materials went missing after sync

Ver. 0.4.0

Release date: 2022.2.28

New

  • Support the sync of Redshift materials. (linked textures and basic parameters)

  • Support the sync of Corona materials. (Corona6, some of Corona8)

Improvement

  • Optimize the export of .d5a files.

Ver. 0.3.0

Release date: 2022. 1. 19

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