Recently I needed to add Scalar User Data to 200 Cinema 4D Redshift materials (bitmap) in order to control their opacity with effectors and fields. It was extremely time consuming and boring process so I decided to write an useful Cinema 4D Python Script which does it automatically in seconds to all materials. Basically It…
Here is a handy Cinema 4D Python Script that adds cloner index number as prefix to children’s names.
1. User Presets Folder (ffx files) After Effects looks in your user profile for presets: Windows path: Make sure that you select Explorer Folders from Effects&Presets panel. 2. Extensions (zxp files) 3. Scripts (JavaScript / JSX / JSXBIN) Example (Photoshop 2025): 4. ScriptUI Panels (JSX + .xml for UI) Example (Photoshop 2025):
Here is a quick Cinema 4D Tip about how to control opacity of mograph clones with plain effector and fields. We need to add Scalar User Data to our material’s Opacity Input. Make sure you assign Weight for Attribute Name field. Then we can apply this material to our cloner. Other important thing is that…
Automate Your Workflow: Split Paths into Layers in Adobe Illustrator If you’ve ever worked with complex vector artwork in Adobe Illustrator, you know how messy things can get — dozens (or hundreds) of paths stacked inside a single layer. Editing, animating, or exporting these elements individually becomes a nightmare. That’s exactly why I wrote a…
Title: Pixel‑Perfect Parliament Diagrams in Adobe Illustrator — A Practical Guide for Graphic and Motion Designers If you’ve ever tried to lay out hundreds of perfectly spaced dots in a clean semicircle, you know how fiddly it can be. Parliament (a.k.a. hemicycle) diagrams look simple, but getting the bottom edge to read as a smooth…
Stop Coloring Objects Manually: The Illustrator Script Every Designer Needs As a graphic designer, you know that some of the most impactful visuals come from data. Whether it’s a seating chart for a parliament, a map showing population density, or a simple bar graph, data visualization is powerful. But let’s be honest: the process can…
Here’s a full article draft you can publish, followed by SEO-optimized keywords: How to Convert ReactSVGIcons JSX into Editable Vectors in Adobe Illustrator If you’ve ever used ReactSVGIcons or similar libraries, you’ve probably noticed that the generated code isn’t directly usable inside Adobe Illustrator. The problem is that Illustrator requires pure SVG markup, while React…
Compare multiple splines and align their sequence direction:
If you’re a motion designer, you know the feeling. You’ve got a killer animation idea and the perfect track to go with it. You import the music into After Effects, start dropping keyframes on the beat, and then… you hit the wall. Your keyframes land on frame 12.5, 16.67, or some other sub-frame nightmare. Your once-perfect rhythm now feels sloppy, and your workflow grinds to a halt as you fight against the timeline. Syncing frame-based animation to time-based audio is one of the most common, yet frustrating, challenges in motion graphics. But what if you could eliminate the guesswork? What if you had a tool that did all the math for you, telling you exactly how to make your music and your animation dance together in perfect harmony?