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Example animation layout.
The fastest way to switch layouts is to click the topmost icon of the left tools palette. Choose the
desired layout from the list of freely congurable layouts and menus that appears. You can add your
own layouts to this list.
To switch to one of the other preset layouts, click the topmost icon in the left-hand toolbar and choose
the desired layout from the list.
A Quick Tour
This section guides you through the GUI as it appears when you rst start CINEMA 4D.
Managers
Managers are the main program elements in CINEMA 4D. Each manager has its own window and runs
alongside the other managers. This means that each manager can operate independently, so that
it is multi-threaded. This makes it possible — among other things — to render an animation in the
Picture viewer while you work in the view panel. Although the managers operate independently, each
manager reacts immediately to relevant changes made in other managers. For example, when you
move an object in the viewport, the object’s position values update automatically in the Coordinate
manager.