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Cinema 4D XL
Cinema 3DXL by Maxon is another professional 3D application.
Software: | Cinema 4D 9 XL (Maxon) |
Version: | 9.012 |
Installed size: | 231 M |
Benchmark duration: | Several minutes |
Installation
Cinema 4D is installed with an installer program.
Settings
We use 'File » Open...' to load the scene 'Nissan Maxon'. This is part of the standard installation. Go to 'Render » Render Settings... » Output' and change the resolution to at least 1280x1024.
We use these settings.
Benchmarking
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To start the benchmark, go to 'Render » Render to Picture Viewer' or press Shift+R. The window continually displays the processing time.

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