Are X particles worth it?

X-Particles renders extremely fast for what it is. I may go as far as to say that X-Particles is my favorite plugin of all time, including all the plugins in After Effects. It’s extremely fun, it’s powerful, and it’s easy to use. I highly recommend picking this plugin up, as it’s easily worth it’s full price.

What is an X particle?

© INSYDIUM. INSYDIUM’s X-Particles is a fully featured advanced particle and VFX system. Designers can satisfy all their particle needs: Cloth, Smoke, Fire, Fluids, Grains & Dynamics from within a unified system. X-Particles is built seamlessly into Cinema 4D like it is part of the application.

Are X particles multithreaded?

There’s a third party plugin (X-Particles) that is multi-threaded, and is extremely fast when compared to Thinking Particles.

How do you use particles in blender?

To add a new particle system to an object, go to the Particles tab of the Properties editor and click the small + button. An object can have many Particle Systems. Each particle system has separate settings attached to it.

How do I download plugins into Cinema 4D?

Manual Installation for Individual plugins

Unzip the folder onto your computer.
Go into the folder and delete all the *.
Find the folder that contains your version of Cinema 4D and make sure you have a folder called ‘plugins/Plugins4D’.
Copy the contents of the folder, that you unzipped, to the Plugins4D folder.

How do I use the X-particles licence manager?

The X-Particles Licence Manager enables you to see which seats are in use on which machines. This is of most use if you have multiple seats for a licence and need to close one to free it up; you can see which machines are using them using the licence manager. To see the manager, click ‘Licence Manager…’ from the main X-Particles menu.

How do I use X-particles on my New Cinema 4D?

You can use X-Particles on this machine again by clicking ‘Allocate License’ or by restarting Cinema 4D (in both cases this is, of course, dependent on a licence seat being available).

How long can I use X-particles after leaving the cinema?

In that case the licence is not closed when you exit Cinema 4D, and then you can continue to use X-Particles offline for up to 14 days before needing to reconnect. The downside is that while the licence seat is still open you won’t be able to use that licence on another machine, only on the one with the open seat licence.

How often does X-particles need to revalidate my license?

As explained in the system requirements, X-Particles needs to connect to our licensing server on a regular basis to revalidate your licence. How frequently it does so is controlled by the ‘Close License Seat on Exit’ switch in the main X-Particles preferences. Note that this only applies to permanent (perpetual) licences.