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CINEMA 4D R11 Quickstart – Advanced Render
1. Introduction
The Advanced Render Module expands the realm of possibilities of CINEMA 4D’s renderer with several
fascinating functions. Users who want to make photorealistic renderings will find these functions especially
interesting. The module integrates itself seamlessly into existing rendering settings which makes learning to
use it a simple matter. The module adds the following functions to the standard renderer: Global Illumination (a
rendering method for especially realistic lighting), caustics (achieves lighting effects on mirrored and transparent
materials), depth of field, specular lighting, glows and sub-poly displacement.
2. General Information / Interface
As soon as you have installed the Advanced Render module you will find the “Global Illumination“ by clicking on
the “Effects...” button in the Render Settings. As soon as you have activated “Global Illumination Rendering”,
other options will be made active which allow you to create custom settings for radiosity. A material’s
“illumination“ settings are closely associated with this field. These settings let you determine if a particular
material should be rendered with Global Illumination . Further settings can be applied to individual objects
using the “compositing tag“.
Caustics acts in a similar fashion. The global settings can be found under “render settings“. Here you can
activate or deactivate surface and volume caustics separately. Options relating to specific materials can be set
in the luminance channel. In addition, caustics also offers a third setting. You will find this in the light object.
The use of caustics requires at least one light object. Within a light’s caustics menu it is possible to determine
whether the light source should generate surface or volume caustics.