For Cinema 4d ~repack~: Vertex Normal Tool 1.0.5

Convert your polygon selection to a point selection ( U then X > Polygons to Points ). Open the Vertex Normal Tool window.

: Manually averaging edges to hide artifacts between detached segments. Vertex Normal Tool 1.0.5 for Cinema 4D

: Quickly add tags to objects to store custom normal data, overriding the default Phong tag calculations. Version 1.0.5 Highlights Convert your polygon selection to a point selection

Before appreciating the tool, one must understand what a vertex normal is. In simple terms, a normal is a directional arrow perpendicular to a polygon’s surface. These normals tell the rendering engine how light should bounce off an object. Cinema 4D automatically calculates "smooth" normals by averaging the angles of adjacent polygons, which works well for organic shapes like spheres. However, for hard-surface modeling, low-poly art, or game assets, this automatic smoothing often fails, leading to shading errors, faceted artifacts, or unwanted gradients across flat surfaces. The Vertex Normal Tool 1.0.5 gives the artist direct, per-vertex control over these vectors, overriding Cinema 4D’s default calculations. : Quickly add tags to objects to store

Watch this tutorial to see how vertex normal editing can fix shading on complex 3D models: Cinema 4d Face Weighted Normals Rodesqa ____ YouTube• Aug 8, 2021 Phong Tag, Normal Tag, etc. - Maxon Developers