After the installation, the "Corona" item should appear in the main top menu of Cinema 4D:
If you have successfully installed Corona for Cinema 4D, and the installer did not display any error messages, but you cannot find Corona in Cinema 4D:
1. Make sure that the current menu layout you are using features the Corona item
Note: this process is similar for Windows and macOS users.
In the top menu, go to Window > Customization > Menus and pick a menu which features the Corona item, such as the main "Cinema 4D Menu":
This should bring back the Corona item.
Alternatively, if you would like the Corona item to appear in a different menu layout, such as the "Model Menu" - go to Window > Customization > Menu Manager:
In the Menu Manager, make sure you have "M_EDITOR" selected in the dropdown at the top of the window. This is the main Cinema 4D menu. Locate the "Submenu Corona" item in the list, select it, and click "Copy":
Using the dropdown at the top of the window, select the menu in which you would like to add the Corona item. For example, if you would like to add the Corona item to the Model Menu - select "M_EDITOR_MODEL" from the dropdown. Then click "Paste" to add the previously copied "Submenu Corona" item to the current menu:
Lastly, apply the changes.
2. Make sure you have all required system components installed correctly (Windows users)
- Windows Updates - http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/is-computer-up-to-date-
- MSVC++ Redistributables - https://aka.ms/vc14/vc_redist.x64.exe
- NET Framework - https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework
3. Further Troubleshooting
For Windows users:
- Corona for Cinema 4D can be installed manually using the "unpack" method found during the installation process. To learn more about the manual installation process, please visit:
How to install Corona manually using the "unpack files" option?
- Close any open instance of Cinema 4D, disable any antivirus or firewall on your computer, and try downloading and installing Corona again.
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Note: You'll need to whitelist any chaos.com domain in your firewall in case the downloaded Corona installer is corrupted/incomplete.
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Note: You'll need to whitelist any chaos.com domain in your firewall in case the downloaded Corona installer is corrupted/incomplete.
- Make sure your Cinema 4D app is installed at the default location path; otherwise, use the "Unpack" method described above.
- Make sure your Cinema 4D version is supported. The supported Cinema 4D versions are indicated in the download section of our website for each Corona for Cinema 4D version.
If your problem is not solved even after installing all the system components, please contact us, and we will investigate the issue.
For macOS users:
- Corona for Cinema 4D can be installed manually using the provided instructions in the article: How to install Corona manually.
- Toggle the Rosetta option for Cinema 4D
- Go to the Applications folder and find Maxon Cinema 4D with the relevant version number
- Right-click the Cinema 4D executable and select Get Info
- Look for the "Open using Rosetta" checkbox. Toggle it (if it's off, turn it on; if it's on, turn it off) and see if Corona initializes successfully on the next launch
- Make sure your Cinema 4D app is installed at the default location path; otherwise, use the "Customise" installation type described here and set the correct folder paths: Installation process for Corona for Cinema 4D (MacOS)
- If you're using the latest macOS, please make sure you're installing the latest Corona version as well (not an old version).
- If you're using an old macOS version, please make sure your OS version is supported.
- You can try a clean install. First, remove old Corona installation files, then run the Corona installer again and use the default options.
- Remove or disable any 3dr-party OS-optimizing software, then try running again the Corona installer.
- Make sure your Cinema 4D version is supported. The supported Cinema 4D versions are indicated in the download section of our website for each Corona for Cinema 4D version.
If your problem is not solved even after trying all possible solutions one by one, then please contact us, and we will investigate the issue.