Basic Properties

Name

Here you can enter a name for the object.

Layer

If a layer was assigned a color it will be displayed here. This field reflects the layer color in the Layer Palette. You can drag & drop layers from the Layer Browser or similar layer fields onto this field. You can also assign layers or remove tracks from current layers using the menus located behind the small triangle.

Priority

You can assign a priority to each expression. This is especially useful when working with C.O.F.F.E.E. or XPresso expressions that you have created yourself. Sometimes the priority is crucial for determining exactly when the expression is evaluated. The same expression can produce different results depending on whether it is executed before or after other expressions in the scene.

Possible priority values range from -500 to 500 and apply to the chosen category on the left: Initial, Animation, Expressions, Dynamics or Generators.

Example:

Say there are four expressions in your scene with the following priorities:

• Expression A: Animation, 10
• Expression B: Animation, 0
• Expression C: Animation, -1
• Expression D: Expression, 5
  
  

This results in the following order of execution:

1. Expression C (-1 being the lowest priority value of the four expressions).
   
2. All animated objects in the scene (all animated objects in CINEMA 4D have a priority of Animation, 0).
   
3. Expression B (although this has the same priority as all animated objects, animated objects are still preferred over expressions with the same priority).
   
4. Expression D.
   
5. Expression A (10 being the highest priority value of the four expressions).
   

Enable

Turns the corresponding expression on or off.