The DarkTree Simbiont for Cinema 4D
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Thank you for your interest in this plugin for C4D. 

Installation details can be found in the manual, C4D_Simbiont.pdf, which is included in the .zip file you downloaded. Very importantly, please read the installation notes before you install and use the plugin. Important information is included there.

**** NOTE: the manual is the original version from 2010 and may appear to be a little out-of-date in 2021. The plugin functionality is uchanged, however. ****

There are some issues you should know about when using the simbiont. These are explained in the manual in the section headed 'Known issues'. Please read this, as it may save you time if things don't work as expected.

There are some example files in the archive, but you can download many more dark trees from the Darksim web site (URL in the manual) and the manual also gives some more sites where dark trees can be found.

When you download more dark trees, it is suggested that you put them in the folder 'DarkTrees' which is a sub-folder of the simbiont folder. This is because that is where the simbiont will look for dark trees by default when you first load a dark tree.

If you have any problems, find any bugs, or have any suggestions about the simbiont, please don't hesitate to let me know. Contact details are in the manual.

Finally, the plugin is free for personal and commercial use. 

Contact
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If you want to contact me, please use the contact form on my site at https://www.microbion.co.uk/contact.htm. Thanks!

Steve Pedler
June 2021
