This page provides information about the Vantage Animation tool in Cinema 4D.



Overview

The Vantage Animation tool helps you send and render your animated Cinema 4D scene to Chaos Vantage with a click of a button.



UI Path

To access the tool, in Cinema 4D go to ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage > Vantage Animation ()



Usage

For detailed instructions on setting up the Vantage Animation tool, see the Live Link from Cinema 4D tutorial.

To use the tool, click the Vantage Animation button. The Render setup dialog appears in Chaos Vantage, where you can set the sequence parameters to your liking. 

For detailed information on each parameter from the Render setup dialog, see the Sequence section of the Render Setup page.

Then click Start to begin rendering the animation. This also initializes a Live Link session between Cinema 4D and Chaos Vantage.


The tool automatically:

  • Sends the scene to Chaos Vantage on 20701 port.
  • Renders each frame from the specified range in the specified location.

To change the port, click the Vantage Settings button in Cinema 4D from ||V-Ray|| > Chaos Vantage > Vantage Settings and update the port.


To stop a Live Link session, click the Vantage Live Link button.