Back in 2018, Maxon released . While it might feel like ancient history in software terms (we are several major releases beyond it now), looking back, R20 wasn't just another incremental update. It was a paradigm shift.
If you learned C4D after 2019, you probably take the current node-based workflow for granted. But for those of us who lived through the transition, R20 was the moment the software grew up. Cinema 4D R20
Suddenly, artists had unlimited complexity. You could build a single material that combined noises, gradients, filters, and math—without a single layer stack getting in your way. It was intimidating for traditionalists, but for tech-artists, it was heaven. Back in 2018, Maxon released
R20 introduced the .