Overview of formats for exchanging data with CINEMA 4D

File format *.C4D R19, *.XML

ALLPLAN 2026 provides various file formats for exchanging data with CINEMA 4D. The following tables help you choose the appropriate file format.

Note: You can still import XML files for CINEMA 4D R9.5 and later as a file type and by drag-and-drop editing. However, this procedure is obsolete; we do not recommend it. You can import only data that you exported from CINEMA 4D by selecting the File menu - Export - Allplan (XML) in CINEMA 4D.

Import of CINEMA 4D data	*.C4D R 19	XML (CINEMA 4D R 9.5 and later)
Geometries of converted objects (can be edited)	Yes	Yes
Geometries of basic objects	Yes	No
Geometries of Boolean objects	Yes	No
Splines (--> 3D lines)	Yes	Yes
Layers		No

Export	*.C4D R19
Geometries of 3D solids	Yes
Geometries of components	Yes
Textures	Yes
3D lines (--> C4D splines)	Yes
Layers	Yes
Updating geometries	Yes (Merge Project on the File menu)
Updating textures	No
Camera	No
Walk-through	No

Note: In CINEMA 4D, you can add C4D files (Merge Projects on the (File menu) from ALLPLAN to update the geometry without changing the materials and lights that you refined in CINEMA 4D.