CINEMA 4D is a 3D modeling, animation and rendering application developed by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf

Friedrichsdorf

Friedrichsdorf is a town of the Hochtaunuskreis, some north of Frankfurt am Main in Hesse, Germany.-Location: Friedrichsdorf is located in the Taunus area, ranking third among the Hochtaunuskreis boroughs after Bad Homburg vor der Höhe and Oberursel...

, Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd

Catmull-Clark subdivision surface

The Catmull–Clark algorithm is used in computer graphics to create smooth surfaces by subdivision surface modeling. It was devised by Edwin Catmull and Jim Clark in 1978 as a generalization of bi-cubic uniform B-spline surfaces to arbitrary topology...

 modeling, animating, lighting, texturing, rendering, and common features found in 3d modelling applications.
The application relies on widely used computer 3D technology

3D computer graphics

3D computer graphics are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data that is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images...

 which works by creating groups of "points" (known as vertices

Vertex

Vertex may refer to:-Mathematics:*Vertex , an angle point of any shape or angle*Vertex , a node in a graph*Vertex , a local extreme point of curvature...

) who form surfaces when connected.