- Polys
- 248K
- Textures
- 34
- Size
- 186 MB
- Plugins
- None
Download .c4d
2,418 downloads
WEEK 217 · LIBRARY UPDATE
12,400+ Cinema 4D scene files.
12,400+ Cinema 4D scene files.
Every one version-stamped.
The largest curated .c4d project catalog on the web — every file tagged with render engine, poly count, and required plugins, so working artists never waste a download on the wrong version.
- 12,400+.c4d scene files
- 1,200+free PBR materials
- 380kmonthly readers
- 142countries
/scene-files/ — newest uploads
Browse the catalog
Every file is tagged before it ships. No surprises on download.
- Polys
- 1.1M
- Textures
- 112
- Size
- 412 MB
- Plugins
- Octane
Download .c4d
1,902 downloads
- Polys
- 96K
- Textures
- 8
- Size
- 72 MB
- Plugins
- None
Download .c4d
3,140 downloads
- Polys
- 74K
- Textures
- 22
- Size
- 138 MB
- Plugins
- Octane, Mocap
Download .c4d
1,560 downloads
FILTER AXES
Filter by the constraints that matter on a real job
Stop hunting through mismatched files. Narrow the catalog by the four things you actually check before you hit render.
-
01
Render engine
Filter by Redshift, Octane, or Standard Physical. Every file is hand-tested on the engine listed — no guessing.
-
02
C4D version
Files are version-stamped (R2024, S26, R25). Open the file that matches your studio's installed build, full stop.
-
03
Poly count
Cap the polygon budget so you don't blow a deadline on a 6M-poly scene when the brief calls for real-time.
-
04
Category
Jump straight into your arena — motion graphics, product viz, character, or abstract loops.
— FILE ANATOMY
What's inside a C4D Portal scene file — the layers, the metadata, and how we vet it before it ships.
Every .c4d project in the library passes a four-stage review. Working artists on our 11-person editorial team unpack each file, verify the render preset, log dependencies, and stamp it with a C4D version and render-engine tag so your pipeline stays unbroken.
-
01
Geometry & Asset Layer
Source models, proxies, cloner rigs, and MoGraph caches are isolated on a single null group so you can swap or restyle without breaking parent hierarchies. Poly count is logged in the metadata strip.
-
02
Material & Texture Pack
Redshift and Octane materials ship in a tidy
/texfolder with PBR maps, displacement, and bump weights pre-balanced. The free 1,200+ PBR material pack covers most base needs. -
03
Render Settings Preset
Bucket / progressive settings, sample counts, denoiser toggles, and output paths are saved into the .c4d file — not buried in a sidecar. Open the file, hit render, get the reference frame.
-
04
Plugin & Version Check
Required plugins, Python scripts, and C4D version are stamped on the metadata strip (R2024, S26, R25, etc.). If a file depends on a paid plugin, we list it — no silent breakage, no missing links.
— BY THE NUMBERS
- 12,400+ C4D scene files
- 47,000+ Newsletter subscribers
- 380,000 Monthly readers · 142 countries
- 60+ Studio jobs / Monday
— PRACTICAL ANSWERS
Licensing, compatibility, and what's inside each download.
The four questions working C4D artists ask before clicking download — answered with the same no-fluff approach the rest of the library is built on.
What license covers the downloaded scene files?
Free and member-tier scene files are licensed for commercial client work, internal studio use, and portfolio pieces. Reselling the raw .c4d project on a third-party marketplace, or repackaging it as a stock asset, is not permitted. The license travels with your final renders — the work you ship to clients is yours.
Which Cinema 4D versions are supported, and will files open in older builds?
Every scene file is version-stamped — R2024, S26, R25 — and the stamp is shown on the download card and the metadata strip. Files authored in a newer build will refuse to open in older versions, so the stamp exists to keep you from wasting twenty minutes on a compatibility error. The editorial team keeps at least one prior major release in the verification pipeline.
What if a file depends on a paid plugin I don't own?
Required plugins are listed on the file page before download — Python scripts, third-party tools, and Redshift / Octane versions are all called out in the metadata. If a plugin is missing, the file is still readable but specific nodes will be flagged in red. We don't bury dependencies; missing tools are a known state, not a surprise.
How are files updated when Maxon ships a new release?
After each Maxon release, the editorial team re-verifies the most-downloaded 200 files against the new build. Updated files get a new version stamp and a changelog note on the file page. If a file is no longer compatible and can't be repaired, it's archived — and any member-tier download on that file stays in your account as a frozen archive.