About

Cinema4D is the best software for architecture visualization, thats mine imho ;-)

Advanced Render 3 and VRAYforC4D are very high end available render systems, thats mine second imho.

This pack is free without any charges, all IES files are downloaded freely from free Internet resources, use of it can be commercial and noncommercial. You can remake, update, and distribute this pack any how and any way you want.

Installation

After downloading you will have following files in archive:

To unpack files use free 7zip open source file archiver http://www.7-zip.org/download.html for Windows and Mac OS or Shareware WinRar http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm

NOTE: Please be accurate!

It`s important to unzip files in right folder.

hq_ies_vol_01_ies.7z

It can be unzipped in 2 folders, it all depends from your Operation System

Windows All 32&64 Versions (XP, Vista, Seven )

It must be unzip in to folder, you have to create in manually:

C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\

so the path for c4d files will be like in this one example:

C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\00.ies
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\00.jpg
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\01.ies
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\01.jpg
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\02.ies
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\02.jpg
C:\Program Files\maxon\objects\hq_ies_vol_1\03.ies

It`s important for work with file in auto way from lib4d file.

Mac OSX All Versions

It must be unzip in to folder, you have to create in manually and make permission to read from it:

applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/

so the path for vrmesh files will be like in this one example:

applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/00.ies
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/00.jpg
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/01.ies
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/01.jpg
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/02.ies
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/02.jpg
applications/maxon/objects/hq_ies_vol_1/03.ies

It`s important for work with file in auto way from lib4d file.

NOTE: Check permission to read for this folder.

hq_ies_vol_01_lib4d.7z

This archive contents only one file hq_ies_vol_1.lib4d, in Cinema4D 11.x it can be unziped in two folder, it all depends from: if you want just use it or you want use and change it. For Cinema4D 10.x it must be placed with first method in to Cinema4D root folder.

1. Use it mean that content of file can`t be changed, so this file must be unziped in to your X:\..Cinema4D ROOT FOLDER\library\browser\ folder.
2. Use and change it mean content of file not only can be used, but changed, modified, added, deleted, so this file must be unziped in to your USER PREFERENCES folder where is Cinema4D placed your User info. For Windows it`s: X:\Documents and Settings\USER NAME\Application Data\MAXON\Cinema4D_XXXXXXXX\library\browser\ and for MacOs it will be: /Users/USER NAME/Library/Preferences/MAXON/CINEMA 4D RX_XXXXX/library/browser

Note: If you choose to Use and change it please make a copy of lib4d file, so you can always easily restore file setup.

Using pack

After start Cinema4D you will see new preset library in Content Browser.

All lights is set in 0.0.0 center, and light direction is arrowed down (blue arrow). Just click on any IES ligth and use it.

Notes

• If you choose to Use and change it please make a copy of lib4d file, so you can always easily restore file setup.
• Rendered image based on free scene from vrayc4d.com.