General

Customer Journey

• Only one version of Cinema 4D:
  • No more Prime / Visualize / Broadcast / Studio / BodyPaint editions.
  • All functionality is in the one version, no separate editions anymore.
  • Demo and Educational versions are no longer separate downloads.
  • Demo and Educational can be upgraded to a commercial version.
• New Licensing Solutions
  • MyMaxon Account:
    • Allows Sign In / Sign Out – entitlement can be moved between devices.
    • When creating a MyMaxon account, a 14-day trial license is automatically created.
    • Real-time licensing, buy and use immediately
    • Remote license retrieval – release a license remotely via your MyMaxon web portal.
  • New Maxon License Server:
    • Runs as service on Windows and daemon on OSX/Linux.
    • Web-browser interface.
    • Different Maxon Accounts can pool their licenses on a single server.
    • Greater control over license for client and server.
    • Graphical view of license use, current and past.
    • Detailed license view of ownership and validity.
    • Extended log and info messaging.
  • RLM Licensing:
    • Greater flexibility in license selection.
• Improved Installation:
  • Online installer – faster, hassle-free installation.
  • Offline installer – small download, more languages supported, faster installation.

Exchange

• Merge Scenes on Drag-and-Drop.
• Show Import/Export Dialog Preference (option to show / suppress dialog by default – alt-click inverts default behavior).
• File selector now appears after export settings (rather than before).
• Updated CAD format support:
  • New, Improved support for Solidworks, STEP, Catia, IGES, JT formats.
  • Option to import instances as Regular or Render Instances.
  • Import hidden objects with “_hidden” name suffix.