Cinema 4D Basic Features Create Menu XRefs XRef Object
Function available in CINEMA 4D Prime, Visualize, Broadcast, Studio & BodyPaint 3D
XRef

Basic Coord. Object

Basic Properties

Layer

If an element was assigned to a layer its layer color will be displayed here. This field reflects the layer color in the Layer Palette. You can drag & drop layers from the Layer Manager or similar layer fields onto this field. You can also assign layers or remove elements from current layers using the menus located behind the small triangle.

Visible in Editor

Controls whether the selected objects are visible or invisible in the viewport.

Visible in Renderer

Controls whether the selected objects are visible or invisible in the renderer.

Display Color

Determines whether the selected objects use their display color. Off switches off the display color so that material colors are used instead. Automatic means the display color is only used if the object has no materials. On means the display color is always used, even if the object has materials.

If an object is assigned to a layer, selecting Layer will color the primitive using the color of that layer (see Layer Manager).

Color

Defines the display color. Click the color box to access the system color chooser or click the small triangle to access Cinema 4D’s color chooser. Choose the desired color.

Enabled

Switches generators, deformers and primitives on or off. Disabled objects are not visible in the viewport.

If enabled, the referenced objects will be removed from the Viewport.

X-Ray

If this option is enabled, the selected objects will be semi-transparent. All points and edges can then still be seen when using a shaded display mode, such as Gouraud shading.

This option is only relevant if the XRef object is set to Generator (otherwise X-Ray will be switched to object level).