Category: Din3D importer for C4D

Din3D importer for C4D

New releases

Dinnye 2 Comments

Hi,

I updated Din3D importer for Cinema 4D plugin .
The important changes is:

  • Available for Cinema 4D S26
  • Drop C4D R14 and C4D R15 support
  • Plugins are signed and notarized C4D S21 and up on mac
  • S25 and up plugins supported on M1 on mac

And i updated Din3D exporter for ArchiCAD plugin .
The important changes is:

  • Available for ArchiCAD 26
  • Drop support under AC18
  • Signing and notarizing plugins AC20 and up on mac

 

Regards

Dinnye

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Plugin releases

Dinnye Leave a comment

Hi,
In this week i released the plugins new version.

The most important thing is the exporter format is changed. I implement a new feature (Separate by elements), that was why I needed it.

So you need update the importer plugin if you use the exporter. The full change-log is available here. They contains lot of bugfixes, and many improvements, so i recommend to use it.

And one more thing. In Cinema 4D R21 the plugin licensing was changed, because C4D licensing was changed.

Regards

Dinnye

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Din3D importer for Cinema 4D

Din3D files are quickly and simply imported in MAXON Cinema 4D. There is a direct link to ArchiCAD. Replacement of changed model is also possible while all the material settings and other changes remain.

The objective of the development of this file format was that it could, as much as possible, provide the visualization programs with the information of the structure and hierarchy of ArchiCAD beside the 3D model. The model was complemented C4D, this information did not lose in the upgrade. Very fast plugin.

Note: Not compatible with AC4D and AC4D+ formats.
Din3D Connection

Features

Selective importing The following ArchiCAD’s content can be imported:
  • 3D model
  • Lights
  • Cameras
  • Materials
  • Textures
Usage of different filter levels You can use these filters, either individually or in combination.
  • Stories
  • Classes (wall, ceiling, etc….)
  • Layers
  • Elements
  • Materials
  • Import ArchiCAD objects as single objects.
  • In addition, it is possible to import ArchiCAD objects as ‘Instances’.
Polygon optimization.
  • The importer can be used the built-in Cinema 4D optimizations (currently)
Others
  • Unicode support: different language characters can be received correctly from ArchiCAD.
  • Fast model update
  • The importer saves the complete import settings.
  • Useful Tags in update method
  • A few useful commands that make it easier for small daily use.
    • Sort by Name
    • Remove Empty ‘Null Objects’

Download

Actual Version: 2.61
(2024-09-30 Changelog)

Download and try Din3D importer plugin for Cinema 4D.
In Demo version you can import 10 times, but model update is not possible. Din3D is available now for 39 Euros in webshop.

Remember that the importer plugin itself is good for nothing. To use it, you’ll need the exporter as well. The Din3D exporter for ArchiCAD is available free of charge.

39 €

Purchase now Download R16 Download R17 Download R18 Download R19 Download R20 Download S21 Download S22 Download S23 Download S24 Download S25 Download S26 Download 2023 Download 2024 Download 2025

System Requirements

OS compatibility:
  • Windows
  • Mac OSX
Cinema 4D compatibility:
  • Cinema 4D R16
  • Cinema 4D R17
  • Cinema 4D R18
  • Cinema 4D R19
  • Cinema 4D R20
  • Cinema 4D S21
  • Cinema 4D S22
  • Cinema 4D S23
  • Cinema 4D S24
  • Cinema 4D S25
  • Cinema 4D S26
  • Cinema 4D 2023
  • Cinema 4D 2024
  • Cinema 4D 2025

Usage

Trademarks

The copyright of the Din3D plugin is by István Pozderka.
ArchiCAD is registered trademark of Graphisoft.
3ds Max is registered trademark of Autodesk.
Cinema 4D is registered trademark of Maxon.
All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Din3D importer for Cinema 4D changelog

I’m going to assume the main changes I’ve made on plugins. So that the connections in the export and the import plugin could be followed, I listed them aside each other. I tried to pay much attention on the compatibility, but please use the latest version to avoid problems.

See the complete changelog here.

Din3D format
v2.61 (released 2024-09-30)
  • Available for Cinema 4D 2025
v2.60 (released 2023-09-23)
  • Available for Cinema 4D 2024
  • Rewrite licensing (need a new license file)
v2.58 (released 2023-01-12)
  • Bug fix:
    Fixes in licensing
v2.57 (released 2022-10-13)
  • Available for Cinema 4D 2023
v2.56 (released 2022-07-11)
  • Available for Cinema 4D S26
  • Drop C4D R14 and C4D R15 support
  • Plugins are signed and notarized C4D S21 and up on mac
  • S25 and up plugins supported for M1 on mac
  • Bugfix:
    In licensing

  • Bugfix:
    Some small bugfixes
v2.55 (released 2021-10-21)
  • Improvement:
    C4D version detection
v2.54-r25 (released 2021-10-01)
  • Available for Cinema 4D S25
v2.54 (released 2021-04-11)
  • Available for Cinema 4D S24
  • Bugfix:
    In license read
v2.53 (released 2021-02-01)
  • Improvement:
    In license handling
v2.52 (released 2020-09-21)
  • Available for Cinema 4D S23
  • Available for Cinema 4D S22
  • Improvement:
    Update Curl to 7.72.0

  • Bug fix:
    Updates check works again
v2.51 (released 2019-12-01)
  • Improvement:
    Not delete null polygon objects.

  • Improvement:
    Possible deleting null polygons from command

  • Bug fix:
    Remove unnecessary documents in R21 Direct importer

  • Bug fix:
    Enable ‘New Scene’ again in R21 Direct importer
v2.50 (released 2019-10-07)
  • Available for Cinema 4D R21
  • Preparation for the 2.50 version of the exporter
  • New feature:
    New licensing method in R21

  • New feature:
    Split by elements

  • New feature:
    User modifiable separator sign

  • Improvement:
    Null objects in hierarchy

  • Improvement:
    Update icons

  • Bug fix:
    In Presets in Import Dialog

  • Bug fix:
    Layer names in hierarchy
v2.40 (released 2019-03-21)
  • Available for Cinema 4D R20
  • Available for Cinema 4D R19
  • Improvement:
    Change Curl

  • Improvement:
    Big Refactor

  • Improvement:
    Melange material importer completly rewrite

  • Improvement:
    Menu enhancement

  • Bug fix:
    In Material creation had some bugfix
v2.30 (released 2016-09-22)
  • Available for Cinema 4D R17
  • Available for Cinema 4D R18
  • Improvement:
    Camera rotation

  • Improvement:
    Full Internal Rewrite

  • Improvement:
    Multiple Melange version

  • Bug fix:
    In Shader creation
v2.20 (released 2014-10-15)
  • Available for Cinema 4D R16
  • Preparation for the 2.20 version of the exporter
  • New feature:
    Import AC18 C4D materials

  • New feature:
    Import AC18 C4D lights

  • Improvement:
    Many internal changes

  • Licensing:
    In C4D Demo mode update possible
v2.14 (released 2013-09-15)
  • Available for Cinema 4D R15
  • Improvement:
    Sort in Separated Objects dialog

  • Bug fix:
    Close dialog after reached Demo limit
v2.13 (released 2013-03-17)
  • Preparation for the 2.13 version of the exporter
  • New feature:
    Root Axis Center.

  • New feature:
    Split by materials (if not checked available simple class import)

  • Improvement:
    Expanded texture location

  • Licensing:
    Student version free (For educational use only)

  • Bug fix:
    Fix multi license problems

  • Bug fix:
    Wrong poly import (only 2 vertex)
v2.11 (released 2012-09-23)
  • Improvement:
    Some changes in Multi License
v2.10 (released 2012-09-17)
  • Preparation for the 2.12 version of the exporter
  • Available for Cinema 4D R14
  • Licensing:
    Changes in Code generation and licensing (use Cinema 4D first 11 digit)

  • Improvement:
    In materials

  • Improvement:
    UVW map rotation

  • Bug fix:
    GetActiveDocument Bug

  • Bug fix:
    Reverse Normals in Update
v2.02 (released 2012-07-28)
  • Bug fix:
    OSX Registration
v2.01 (released 2012-07-28)
  • Bug fix:
    Fix OSX massive crash

  • Bug fix:
    In updater
v2.00 (released 2012-07-15)
  • New feature:
    Full Unicode support.

  • New feature:
    Din3D Tag store import settings

  • New feature:
    Import Stories

  • New feature:
    Import Classes

  • New feature:
    Possible to create ‘Separated objects’

  • New feature:
    Possible to create ‘Instances’

  • New feature:
    Extract textures to file

  • New feature:
    Choose import Scale

  • New feature:
    Updater command

  • New feature:
    Sorter command

  • New feature:
    Remove Empty ‘Null Object’ command

  • Improvement:
    Pass some parameters to lights (angle, etc..) (limited functions: ArchiCAD light no C4D light)

  • Improvement:
    Separated Optimizer Task

  • Improvement:
    New Icons

  • Improvement:
    New Dialog

  • Supporting:
    Not compatible with AC4D and AC4D+ format

  • Licensing:
    No open-source
AC4D+ format
v1.6 (released 2010-06-04)
  • New feature:
    The ‘material tag’ can be chosen to be created on either the Null Object or on the Polygon.

  • New feature:
    In ‘Update’ mode the full hierarchy can be sorted by name, optionally.

  • New feature:
    Undo function is usable again, optionally.
v1.5 (released 2010-04-17)
  • New feature:
    When updated, the polygons are not deleted by the import plugin. So the polygon tag changes are kept.

  • Improvement:
    I’ve compile plugin for version R11.5 (small speed improvement)

  • Improvement:
    In ‘Update’ mode does not try to set the ‘Editor camera’

  • Improvement:
    Optimization of the polygon divided by a ‘main’ and ‘users’. This is a slightly better result mainly in the version R10.5.
v1.41 (released 2010-02-14)
  • Bug fix:
    64 bit mode crash plugin
v1.4 (released 2010-01-21)
  • The full code is rewritten for improving memory usage and speed
    • Improvement:
      Less memory required

    • Improvement:
      A way lot bigger files can be imported (tested with a 500 MB file on a laptop with 2 GB RAM)

    • Improvement:
      Significant speed improvement in the option ‘Split polygons by ArchiCAD layers’ (slightly slower compared to importing without layers option)

    • Improvement:
      Undo function is removed (lots of memory usage)

    • New feature:
      Binary file import method added (8-9 times faster)

    • New feature:
      ESC button can be used to cancel importing process

  • Improvement:
    Dialog: update folder improvement (if Tag name = file name, then ‘Update’ mode is automatically selected)

  • Improvement:
    If materials not needed are not created

  • Improvement:
    Transform Shader is removed from the plugin (was unnecessary).
v1.3 (released 2009-11-06)
  • Preparation for the 1.6 version of the exporter
    • New feature:
      Add Import expanded material properties

    • New feature:
      Add Import textures

    • New feature:
      Add Transform Shader

  • Improvement:
    Mixed up the order of the Lights and cameras

  • Improvement:
    Not add UVW tag if not UVW coord in .AC4D+ file

  • Improvement:
    Fix Camera object Field of View Camera value

  • Improvement:
    Layer name is assigned to the cutted polygons

  • Improvement:
    Add manual
v1.2 (released 2009-09-29)
  • New feature:
    Add Import Presets

  • New feature:
    Add display imported File Name

  • Bug fix:
    Sort by name (if duplicate names)

  • Bug fix:
    File close method
v1.1 (released 2009-09-09)
  • New feature:
    Add undoable option

  • New feature:
    Add Reverse Polygon Normals

  • New feature:
    Working sort by name function

  • New feature:
    Add Russian translation (thanks for Matthew Ivanov)
v1.0 (Initial release 2009-07-31)
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