Folding Planes Animation with Cinema 4D MoGraph and Cloth Dynamics

Overview

Learn to create mesmerizing folding plane animations in Cinema 4D through a detailed 43-minute tutorial that combines Mograph and cloth dynamics techniques. Master essential skills including plane creation, vertex mapping, cloning, and animation timing while exploring dynamic effects inspired by Phyllotaxis designs. Progress from basic plane manipulation to advanced concepts like honeycomb patterns, plot tags, and matrix objects, ultimately crafting sophisticated tree-shaped animations with linear fields and precise orientation controls.

Syllabus

Intro
Create individual planes
Create a bendy plane
Animating the plane
Creating a Vertex Map
Creating a Copy
Creating a Clone
Setting the plane orientation
Adding the honeycomb
Changing the animation mode
Adjusting the animation time
Adding plot tags
Adding a clone
Finding a balance
Experimenting with Dynamics
Vertex Map
Linear Field
Tree shape
Matrix object