Cinema 4D

Founded by Harald Egel & Uwe Bärtels & Harald Schneider in 1990

Create 3D animations, models, simulations, and renders in one app

Cost

Free Trial

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Requires Expertise

You can use Cinema 4D to model 3D objects using polygonal, parametric, and volume-based tools, animate characters and motion graphics with keyframes and procedural controls, simulate cloth, particles, hair, fire, and liquids, and render final visuals using the included GPU-accelerated Redshift renderer. It includes MoGraph tools for broadcast and brand animation, integrates natively with After Effects via Cineware, and supports motion capture workflows. Used across film, TV, advertising, game development, and architectural visualization.

What Cinema 4D does

Model 3D objects using polygonal, parametric, or volume-based toolsAnimate characters using keyframes, rigging templates, and motion capture dataSimulate cloth, hair, particles, fire, smoke, and liquid dynamicsRender final frames using GPU-accelerated Redshift with real-time IPR feedbackBuild procedural motion graphics with MoGraph cloners and effectorsComposite 3D elements into live footage using Cineware and After EffectsPaint textures directly onto 3D models using BodyPaint 3DIterate on scene variations like lighting and materials using the Take SystemMoGraph system with cloners, effectors, and fields for procedural motion designGPU-accelerated Redshift renderer included in every subscriptionUnified simulation system for cloth, particles, fire, liquids, and rigid bodiesNative After Effects integration via Cineware for compositing workflowsParametric and polygonal modeling tools with non-destructive editingMotion capture support via Moves by Maxon app for face and body captureTake System for iterating on lighting, materials, and scene variationsiPad version for 3D sketching and ideation on the go