Overview of formats for exchanging data with CINEMA 4D

File format *.C4D R12, *.XML

Allplan 2016 provides file formats for exchanging data with CINEMA 4D. The following tables are designed to help you choose the appropriate file format that meets your requirements.

Import of CINEMA 4D data	*.C4D R 12	*.XML (CINEMA 4D R 9.1 and later)
Geometry of converted objects (can be edited)	Yes	Yes
Geometry of basic objects	Yes	No
Geometry of Boolean objects	Yes	No
Splines (--> 3D lines)	Yes	Yes
Layers		No

Export	*.C4D R12
Geometry of 3D objects	Yes
Geometry of components	Yes
Textures	Yes
3D lines (--> C4D splines)	Yes
Layers	Yes
Update of geometry	Yes (using Add on the File menu)
Update of texture	No
camera	No
Walk-through	No

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