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Mograph Cache
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2 January 2023
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MoGraph Cache in Cinema 4D is a tag that records and stores the animation data of MoGraph objects, enabling faster playback, smoother scrubbing, and stable results during rendering or previewing complex animations.
What It Is
- Records the computed animation of MoGraph objects over time.
- Stores cached data to improve viewport performance and playback speed.
- Ensures consistent results by preventing recalculation during rendering.
- Supports baking of effectors, dynamics, and other procedural animations.
How It Works
- Select your MoGraph object (e.g., Cloner, Matrix).
- Apply a MoGraph Cache tag from the Tags menu.
- Choose the cache mode: Cache All Frames or Cache Current Frame.
- Press the Record button to bake animation data into the cache.
- Play back the animation to experience smoother viewport performance.
- Clear or update the cache as needed when making changes.
Use Cases
- Improving playback speed of complex MoGraph animations.
- Ensuring stable rendering of procedurally animated clones.
- Reducing calculation load during preview and final render.
- Baking dynamics or effectors for export or further editing.
Benefits
- Significantly smoother animation playback in the viewport.
- Stable, repeatable animation results for rendering.
- Speeds up workflow when working with heavy or complex MoGraph setups.
- Allows exporting baked animations for other uses.
More info here in the Maxon documentation.
Video Credit: Dose of Motion.
Description: This video demonstrates how to bake cloner animation with the Mograph Cache tag in Cinema 4D 2023.
