AL’EM.py stands for “ALign thEM in python” and is a plugin for Cinema4D R20+, that helps to align objects.
Free for private and commercial projects.
Terms of Use
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Installation
Unzip and copy the folder ALEMpy into the Cinema4D plugins-folder. After that, restart Cinema4D. You’ll find AL’EM.py at Plugins.
Source
The target objects will be aligned to the “Align at”- object.
If an object is selected before starting AL’EMpy, it will be used as a source object.
Via drag’n’drop into the entire AL’EMpy-window a new source object can be defined.
Source options menu
Delete
Source will be deleted.
First selected
The first object of the current selection becomes the source.
Last selected
The last object of the current selection becomes the source.
Select
The source object is selected in the object manager.
Global / Local
The target objects are aligned in the global or local coordination system of the souce object.
Rotate
In modus ‘local’ the taget object is set to the rotation of the target object.
Sequence
Using sequence the target objects become source objects one after another, that means they align to each other successively.
Invert
Inverts the order of the target objects.
Preview
Sets preview images of the alignments on or off.
Target aligment
Here you define where at x, y or z of the source object the target objects will be aligned.
Axis
The target object are aligned at the source object’s axis.
Center
The target objects are aligned at the source object’s center.
Minimum
The target objects are aligned at the source object’s minimum.
Maximum
The target objects are aligned at the source object’s maximum.
Target alignment options menu
Sets x, y and y alignment to axis, center, minimum or maximum.
Target alignment
Here you select, where at x, y the target objects will be aligned to the source.
–
The target object won’t be aligned.
Achse
The axis of the target objects will be aligned to the source.
Center
The center of the target objects will be aligned to the source.
Minimum
The minimum of the target objects will be aligned to the source.
Maximum
The maximum of the target objects will be aligned to the source.
Manually
The target object will be manually aligned to the source.
Target alignment options menu
Sets x, y and z alignment to axis, center, minimum, maximum or manually.
Manually
When having a manual target, the value is set here.
Manually options menu
Set to null
Sets all values to 0.
Biggest
Sets the manual values to the biggest target object.
Smallest
Sets the manual values to the smallest target object.
Distance
The value you define here is set between the target objects.
Distance options menu
Set to null sets all distance values to 0.
Align!
Starts the alignment.
?
Leads to this help file.