Corona Renderer — 3ds Max to Cinema 4D Workflow
Corona for C4D uses the same engine as Corona for 3ds Max. MAX2C4D bridges the gap — transferring your entire scene with full node graph preservation.
Same Engine, Different Host — But No Way to Transfer
Corona Renderer is identical in both hosts. A CoronaPhysicalMtl in 3ds Max produces the same result as in Cinema 4D with the same properties. The challenge is getting your materials from one host to the other.
FBX cannot carry Corona materials — they're outside the FBX spec. Manual rebuilding takes hours. MAX2C4D solves this by reading Corona materials directly from the .max file and recreating them as native Corona for C4D materials — same types, same properties, same node graph.
The Workflow
Open Cinema 4D with Corona for C4D installed
MAX2C4D detects Corona for C4D and creates native Corona materials. Without it, falls back to Cinema 4D Standard.
Select your .max file
MAX2C4D launches 3ds Max in the background, reads geometry, Corona materials, lights, cameras, render settings — exports everything automatically.
The converted scene opens in Cinema 4D
Every Corona material is now native Corona for C4D. Node graphs intact. Textures resolved. Hit render — the output matches your 3ds Max render.
Corona Material Types Transferred
Each is recreated as its native Corona for C4D equivalent with every property mapped — base color, roughness, metalness, IOR, anisotropy, SSS, clearcoat, thin film, volumetrics, emission.
CoronaPhysicalMtlCoronaLegacyMtlCoronaLayeredMtlCoronaLightMtlCoronaHairMtlCoronaSkinMtlCoronaVolumeMtlCoronaToonMtlCoronaFabricMtlCoronaRaySwitcherMtlCoronaMixMtlCoronaSelectMtlCoronaDecalMtlCoronaPortalMtlCoronaShadowCatcherMtlShader Nodes
CoronaBitmapCoronaNormalCoronaColorCorrectCoronaTriplanarCoronaAOCoronaMultiShaderCoronaOutputCoronaRoundEdgesCoronaDistanceCoronaFresnelCoronaMappingRandomizerCoronaUvwRandomizerCoronaMixCoronaColorCoronaLayeredTexturePlus 50+ more types. See the full feature list.
Beyond Materials
Corona Lights
All types: Rect, Disc, Sphere, Cylinder. IES profiles, CoronaSun, CoronaMoon, physical parameters.
Render Settings
GI solver, denoiser, tone mapping, LUT, caustics, environment overrides — your full render config.
Corona Proxy (.cgeo)
Proxy file references with path resolution. Your proxy library works in C4D as-is.
Physical Cameras
Full exposure (f-stop, shutter, ISO), DOF, bloom, glare, per-camera overrides.
Bonus: V-Ray Scenes → Corona in Cinema 4D
MAX2C4D converts V-Ray materials directly to Corona for C4D equivalents — VRayMtl → CoronaPhysicalMtl, VRayLight → CoronaLight, VRayBitmap → CoronaBitmap. Set the renderer dropdown to "Corona" mode. Ideal for studios standardizing on Corona.
Bring your Corona scenes to Cinema 4D — materials intact.
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