By exporting the whole project from ARCHICAD to CINEMA 4D Exchange, users can take advantage of its animation and rendering capabilities to create motion or still pictures.
New CINEMA 4D Exchange Scene Creation
1.After completing the modeling in ARCHICAD, go to the 3D window, and display all the model content you want to use for visualization.
2.Select File > Save as command and select the CINEMA 4D Exchange file format from the Save dialog’s Format list.
3.Click Save.
4.Open CINEMA 4D Exchange, and select the Open command to open the model as a new scene.
Updating a Previously Exported ARCHICAD Model in CINEMA 4D Exchange
If the model has been modified in ARCHICAD after exporting as a CINEMA 4D Exchange file, it is possible to apply the modeling changes to the CINEMA 4D Exchange scene in the following manner:
1.In ARCHICAD, go to the 3D window and display all the model content you want to use for visualization.
2.Select the File > Save as command, select the CINEMA 4D Exchange file format in the Save dialog’s Format list and enter a new name for the file.
3.Click Save.
4.Open the original file in CINEMA 4D Exchange that you want to update.
5.Select the File > Merge command and select the new CINEMA 4D Exchange file that contains the new version of the model.
Important: During the update process, not only the scene object geometries will be refreshed, but the object hierarchy as well. If the updated file is saved with different grouping options (e.g. by Class/by Material) than the original CINEMA 4D Exchange file, the CINEMA 4D Exchange scene hierarchy will be modified to match the new grouping scheme, which might cause data loss!
For configuration options, see the “CINEMA 4D Exchange Export / Import Settings” section.