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How do I create a catalog?
1. Select “New Catalog” from the Content Browser’s “File” menu. The following
window will open:
2. Enter an appropriate name. Ignore “Base Folder” for now (this function is
described in detail below). Click on “OK”.
3. A new, empty catalog, with the name you gave it, will appear in the Content
Browser. Now it just has to be lled.
How do I ll a catalog?
There are different ways to ll a catalog with les or presets:
 Drag and drop les or presets from any directory on your hard drive (even
from another Content Browser) onto the respective catalog.
 Right-click on selected objects in the Content Browser. A menu will open,
at the bottom of which you will nd the “Add To” option. Select one of these
menu points and all selected items will be placed into this catalog.
Will the catalog work on a different hard drive?
Let’s say you want to pass a catalog full of interior scenes to your colleague. The problem: The scenes
themselves aren’t contained in the catalog, so you have to pass the folder in which the scenes are
located along as well (in addition to the “*.cat4d” catalog le). This is what the “Base Folder” function
is for. The “Base Folder” should point to the scene folder’s top-most hierarchy, where all catalog items
are physically located. This folder can then be easily burned to a CD-ROM and it will still function with
the catalog. In the content window, right-click on the catalog folder, select “Change Base Folder” and
enter the CD-ROM as the new “Base Folder”.
The catalog should carry the same name and be located at the exact location, as dened in the “Home
Directory” setting. This will avoid confusion on the part of the Content Browser.
Catalogs (les with the .cat4d extension) are usually located in your CINEMA 4D “library/browser”
directory. Catalogs can also be temporarily opened from any other location by simply double clicking
on the le in the Content Browser.