Open the Renderwow client, navigate to the [Plugin Management] page, select [Cinema 4D] from the plugin type list, and choose the version corresponding to your local Cinema 4D installation from the version list. Click the [Install] button. Then manually select the local Cinema 4D installation path (if Cinema 4D is installed in the default path, Renderwow can automatically detect it without manual selection). After the plugin installation is complete, Renderwow will display an [Installation Successful] prompt, and the corresponding Cinema 4D version and installation path information can be viewed in the [Installed Plugins] list.

After the plugin installation is complete, launch the local Cinema 4D software. After configuring the relevant parameters for the rendering scene (such as output path, rendering resolution, and other necessary information), locate the [Extensions] option in the top menu bar, click the dropdown menu, and select [Renderwow] from the list to open the Renderwow submission interface.

In the plugin submission interface, configure the Job Name, project name, frames per machine, version selection, GPU rendering, and other parameters sequentially according to your scene requirements. If the scene uses image sequences or additional resources not automatically recognized by the plugin, manually add the resource paths in the corresponding input fields to ensure that resources can be uploaded normally before preparing to submit the job.

After the previous step, click the "Submit Job" button in the plugin submission interface. A first confirmation dialog will appear, prompting: "Please confirm that all information has been saved; unsaved content will be lost." Click "OK" to proceed with submission, or click "Cancel" to return and modify the scene or parameters.

After clicking "OK," a second confirmation dialog will appear, prompting: "Channel output and main output will be downloaded to the same directory." Click "OK" to proceed to the next step.

The submission status will display "Renaming all resource files within the project." Renderwow will automatically rename all resource files associated with the scene to facilitate uploading and rendering recognition.

After resource renaming is complete, the submission status will change to "Retrieving rendering settings." Renderwow will automatically read the scene’s rendering settings and display a new rendering parameter confirmation dialog, indicating the rendering type, frame range, main rendering output path, and other information. Click "OK" to proceed with submission, or click "Cancel" to reconfigure parameters.

After confirmation, Renderwow will begin uploading resources and submitting the job. When the submission status displays "Complete," a "Submission Successful!" prompt dialog will appear. Click "OK" to finish.

After the job is successfully submitted, it can be viewed in the Renderwow client. The job will automatically go through the complete workflow of [Packaging → Uploading → Rendering → Downloading]. Once the job is completed, the rendering results will be automatically saved to the previously set output path.

By default, the name of the currently opened Cinema 4D scene is displayed. You can edit this manually to differentiate tasks.

Note: The Job Name cannot be empty and must not contain special characters; otherwise, a submission error will occur.

Select Project Name: Click the dropdown at "Select Project Name" to choose from project names added or displayed in "Client → Settings → Project Management" under the currently logged-in Renderwow client account.

Create New Project Name: Manual input is supported at "New Project Name" to add a new project name.Once created, this project name will be automatically selected the next time you open the submission interface.

Full Speed Without Test Frame: Proceed directly to full-speed rendering without test frame rendering. Test frames cannot be entered in this mode.

Pause After Test Frame: After test frame rendering is complete, the job will be paused and must be manually resumed to continue rendering.

Full-Speed After Test Frame: After test frame rendering is complete, the job will automatically switch to full-speed rendering mode without manual intervention.

The test frame feature is only available when the output is a non-video format and the frame count exceeds 9.

If the test frame format is entered incorrectly, an error prompt will appear.

If "Pause After Test Frame" or "Full-Speed After Test Frame" is selected but no test frames are entered, an error prompt will appear.

Default: Tasks are submitted only according to the render settings marked in the scene; unmarked render settings will not be submitted.

Marked Takes Only: All marked takes will be submitted as separate tasks, with the corresponding take name appended to each job for easy identification. Note: If no takes are marked in the scene, job submission will not be possible.

All Takes: All takes in the scene will be submitted as separate tasks, with the corresponding take name appended to each job. This is suitable for scenes requiring rendering of all takes.

This feature is only supported in Cinema 4D R20 and later.

If multiple takes are marked and you select 'Marked Takes Only' or 'All Takes', you must include a $take token in the scene output path or file name to prevent multiple take results from being overwritten. Without this token, a submission error will occur.

Example: Entering "d:\Cinema 4D\scene\1*.png" Renderwow will automatically upload all matching sequence files in the "d:\Cinema 4D\scene" directory that start with "1" and end with ".png" during job submission.

Example: Entering "d:\Cinema 4D\scene\1*.png" Renderwow will automatically upload all resource files matching the criteria in that path during job submission.

Auto-recognition Rules: If the "use other config file" path is set in the Octane settings of the scene file, or if the scene file contains TurbulenceFD cache files, that path will be automatically recognized and added to the Extra assets.

The path for Extra assets must not use the C drive, Z drive, or network drive letters, as this may prevent resources from uploading properly and will result in an upload error.

TurbulenceFD cache paths may not be recognized correctly. If this plugin is used in the scene, manually verify whether the cache file path is correct, and the cache path must not contain Chinese characters, special characters, or spaces.