What’s New in Cinema 4D 2025: Particle Update

Cinema 4D’s particle system gets a big upgrade with new features, and our own EJ Hassenfratz shows you how to use them!

Dive into the exciting world of Cinema 4D 2025's updated particle system! In this tutorial, we explore the latest editions to Cinema 4D particles including the new Follow Spline modifier, rigid body improvements, and much more!

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Intro 00:00:00
How Particles Work in C4D 2025 00:00:51
Follow Spline 00:05:38
Color Mapper 00:13:16
Gravity & Collide 00:23:29
Create a Sandstone Scene 00:38:56

[squaretomato]

Dude, you're my favorite C4D Tutor. Always clear and concise, and with a sense of humor. Your work is very helpful, many thanks!

[sergyxyz]

You know when a new feature is settled down into C4D when EJ makes a tutorial about it!

[effectatron]

Nice Job Mario/EJ ! Been loving the Flock feature makes things so fun
Keep up the great work!

[ElliotRuddy]

The new follow spline feature is a game changer!

[JoshFryer]

What the flock?! The sand part was mesmerizing. 😵

[kook__seungchan]

Thank you for making this video! EJ! 🤗🤗🤗

[Joeherman]

"Barfing Particles" Good one! 😂

[TheLillianYoung]

Very cool result, EJ! Quick question: At 22:29 Mine is just white. Is there a reason for that? I'm a SOM All-Access member, so maybe it's best to get assistance there? Thanks!

[bloohaus]

X particles seems to be more and more niche, this stuff is great for general work!

[woosung__k]

Thank you EJ !!!! happy to play with the new Particle system!!

[jbmocean]

Thanks EJ, this is great... I'm sensing you're a bit of a Harry Potter fan, not sure why, it's just a feeling I've got :D

[studiosucis]

This is great as a general workflow, and as ever, a very useful tutorial. Maxon need to figure out the particle to particle collisions though to add real power to the system.

[bharat]

Great tutorial and a good update from Maxon.

Next, please add a flip sim solver and we're golden!

[thekapust]

thanks! and awaiting some more tutorials about paricle system

[jamesdawe]

Thanks for this brilliant breakdown AJ. Can I ask, where you sourced your shiny stones? JD

[ignacioflorez]

Order of operations - I didn't know that!

[martinfalconer]

Great tutorial thanks! Not as powerful as the Houdini system for sure but does make me wonder whether it's worth really diving into Houdini when C4D is bringing these features to it's more user friendly eco-system

[nermeenref]

is it possible if we put the emitter in a volume builder somehow to get a slight feeling of fluid effect ?

[theshubhamdhage]

I’m a blender user but really wants to try c4d at some point.
Its super expensive for me rn.
Amazing tutoring btw 👏

[lilikoves]

I love this tutorial, easy to follow right until the last Sandstone scene. Following along with the dowloadable scene I was perplexed how different the sand behaves: it hits the first stone and then just shoots out to the side, none of the nice cascade over the top of all of the stones. Tried playing with every parameter i could think of but did net close to the result in the tutorial. Any ideas why?