Volume Export Settings

Scale

This factor can be found at numerous locations throughout Cinema 4D when importing or exporting foreign formats. Therefore, don’t be surprised if the term ,export’ is used if this factor is seen in an import function (this factor is explained as a whole here).

This factor lets you scale files upon import/export, i.e., practically all relevant numerical values saved in the file or those to be saved will be multiplied by this factor and then saved - or interpreted when loaded.

The unit at the right in turn defines how upon

• Import the numerical value saved in the file is converted to the current Cinema 4D unit. Example: if an X value of 1 is saved in the file and you define Feet, the X value will be converted to 30.48 cm in Cinema 4D (if centimeters are defined by default in Cinema 4D).
• Export numerical values are saved in the file. Example: an X value is set to 100 cm in Cinema 4D. If you define Feet for export, the exported file will save a numerical value of 3.281 (1 meter = 3.281 feet).

More information about units and scaling can be found in the Project Scale section.

Animation
From [0..2147483647]
To [0..2147483647]

If the Animation option is enabled, the From and To values can be used to define the range of frames to be exported. A *.vdb file will be created for each frame (the name will be supplemented by a corresponding frame number).

If this option is disabled, the current state of the Volumes will be exported in a single file.

Name

Here you can select from a series of naming conventions. The file name will be used as the Name and 000 or 0000 will be used for the frame number.

Selected Only

If enabled, only OpenVDB objects selected in the Object Manager will be exported.