Animate your fonts in Cinema 4D

In this tutorial, we are going to learn how to create and animate 3D text in Cinema 4D R12.

First, we'll use the MoGraph Cloner effector to build a word with letters consisting of many small, repeated spheres. After that, gravity will be added to each sphere using Rigid Body Dynamics, and we'll create a floor under the text. We'll then make an animation with the spheres, which hold together as a legible letter for a few seconds before the word breaks up, with each sphere tumbling downwards and bouncing across the floor. To follow, you need either the Studio or Broadcast edition of Cinema 4D.

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