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Text Edge FX v1.4: Bevel Kit for Cinema 4D

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I am excited to announce the newest release of Text Edge FX, version 1.4!  Text Edge FX is a must have tool for anyone who works with 3D type or logos inside of Cinema 4D.  This is a tool that creates brilliant looking text and logos super fast!  With it, you can add custom outer, inner bevels, and edges to any text that goes above and beyond the stock bevel options in C4D!  Along with applying bevels on your type, you can also put bevels on any spline shape you bring in, whether it be a logo made in Adobe Illustrator or a spline shape made directly in Cinema 4D.  New in version 1.4 is the completely redesigned inner bevels interface with spline editor controls so you can interactively edit, save, and load preset inner bevel shapes inside the spline editor!  With it’s extremely intuitive controls, endless customizable options, and over 20 custom bevels, 15 custom inner bevels & 10 preset scene files, plus the ability to make your own custom bevel shapes, it’s essential for anyone who needs to make amazing looking text or logos instantly!

Check out Joren Kandel from The Pixel Lab‘s review of Text Edge FX here!

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Version 1.4 Update Features:

•  Inner Bevels with Spline Editor Controls to interactively control your inner bevel shape (Requires Cinema 4D R13 & above)
•  15 Inner Bevel presets
•  Streamlined Spline FX and Text Edge FX into one plug-in, you can now toggle between adding bevels onto your MoType object, or with a click of a button be able to apply a bevel to a custom spline, or a logo, that you make.   All you have to do is drag and drop your spline into the Custom Spline FX field.  When you want to add bevels to MoType, just check the box next to MoText FX options
•  Improved speed
•  Enhanced workflow
•  Bug fixes
•  R14 support

Other features include:

• 10 TEFX preset style scene files
• Gorgeous looking text or logos, super fast!
• Infinite bevel options
• Full control of bevel & text subdivisions & phong angle
• Editable capping & fillet edges
• Over 10 custom bevel splines included
• Ability to use your own custom bevels
• Simple & intuitive interface & controls
• Free point release updates

CONTEST CLOSED: Thank you all for participating!

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To coincide with the release of the new Cinema 4D Text Edge FX v1.1 update, Joren Kandel over at The Pixel Lab and I are holding a contest to win a free copy of teFX!  What is teFX?  Text Edge FX is a must have tool for anyone who works with 3D type or logos inside of Cinema 4D.  Text Edge FX is a quick and easy way to add custom bevels and edges that go above and beyond the already great bevel options in C4D!  Along with applying bevels on your type, now with the NEW v1.1 release, you can also put bevels on any spline shape you bring in, whether it be a logo made in Adobe Illustrator or a spline shape made directly in Cinema 4D.  With it’s extremely intuitive controls, endless customizable options, and over 10 custom bevels and the ability to make your own custom bevel shapes, it’s essential for anyone who needs to make amazing looking text or logos instantly!

Congratulations to the winner, Darren Marshall @dazpix!  Looking forward to seeing what bad ass things you create with our plug-in!

Thank you all for participating!

For those of you who didn’t win, you can get Text Edge FX HERE!

Adding Center Crosshairs in Cinema 4D Viewport

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Ever been wanting center crosshairs in your Cinema 4D viewport like you have in After Effects? Having that center crosshair is a huge help when making sure your composition is centered.  Watch my quick tip tutorial to see my simple solution.

Download the Crosshairs Photoshop file

[UPDATE:  Maxon saw my tutorial and actually created a plug-in that adds a crosshairs to your viewport, but you can only get it unless you're a member of Cineversity.  You can find it here.]

Create Chiseled Text in Cinema 4D

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Add a nice chiseled look to your text in Cinema 4D with this tutorial.  As I note in the video, the basic technique is the same across every font, letter, and even logos, but each one has it’s a unique way to get to the end result.  Here I show you the basics of how you can achieve this look for whatever text or logo you are working with.

If you have any questions or requests of how to do this effect on a logo or some other font, please leave them in the comment section.