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Delay Effector
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2 January 2023
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Delay Effector in Cinema 4D is a MoGraph tool that smooths and delays the motion of clones or objects, creating natural, flowing animations by interpolating transformations over time.
What It Is
- Smooths out abrupt or sharp movements of clones by adding delay and easing.
- Applies independently to position, scale, rotation, and other transform channels.
- Supports spring-like, linear, or custom interpolation methods.
- Works on MoGraph Cloners, matrices, and other animated objects.
How It Works
- Add the Delay Effector to your MoGraph Cloner or object.
- Choose which transform channels (position, scale, rotation) to affect.
- Select the interpolation mode (e.g., spring, ease, linear) to define motion behavior.
- Adjust strength and damping to control how much delay and smoothness is applied.
- Animate parameters if desired for dynamic motion effects.
Use Cases
- Creating organic, natural motion in cloned objects or character rigs.
- Smoothing out keyframe animation to reduce jitter or harsh transitions.
- Adding secondary motion or follow-through effects.
- Enhancing motion graphics with flowing, dynamic animation.
Benefits
- Provides smooth and realistic animation without manual keyframe editing.
- Flexible control over delay and interpolation types.
- Non-destructive and easy to tweak for iterative animation workflows.
- Integrates well with other MoGraph effectors and animation tools.
More info here in the Maxon documentation.
Video Credit: TutorialCells software.
Description: This video demonstrates the Mograph Delay Effector in Cinema 4D.
