--- title: "Corona Menu" canonical: "https://documentation.chaos.com/space/CRC4D/124392073/Corona%20Menu" format: markdown --- This page provides information on using the Corona Menu in Corona for Cinema 4D. ## **Overview** --- ## **Corona menu tools** --- | **Button** | **Description** | | --- | --- | | **Light creation** | ![image](media://6e70eef3-3d51-44fa-9666-115a8149bb53) | **Corona Sky** – Creates a [Corona Sky object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125113905) used to illuminate your scene with a realistic skylight. | | ![image](media://7ce009a4-c67e-4583-a7b4-6b9275ebc5b3) | **Corona Sun** – Creates a [Corona Sun object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124756991), i.e. a realistic, physically correct sunlight source for illuminating the scene. Click in the viewport, drag and then click again to complete the creation process. | | ![C4D_Corona14.1_Menu_Moon.png](media://4646e597-5f3a-4181-9e8d-b9b2eaa5e70c) | **Corona Moon** – Creates a [Corona Moon](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/502595611), which is a realistic and physically correct Moon, in your scene. Click in the viewport, drag and then click again to complete the creation process. | | ![C4D_Corona14.1_Menu_FullSky.png](media://3832024e-7641-4057-a5bc-b44c50e83e50) | **Corona Full Sky** – Creates Corona Sky, Corona Sun and Corona Moon objects. | | ![image](media://774bb336-5176-4ce0-b4db-a243810186e0) | **Corona Light** – Creates a [Corona Light object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124755586) that can be either an area light (using a circle or a rectangle) or an object light (using a sphere, cube, or cylinder). Hold left-click in the viewport and drag. | | **Proxy creation** | ![image](media://74e30329-3138-42e7-a46a-c3c39f6e92b2) | **Corona Proxy** – Creates a [Corona Proxy object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124655970) that can be used to simplify meshes in the viewport, thereby increasing performance. Click in the viewport and drag. | | **Volume Grid creation** | ![image](media://f16d2db2-636a-4da4-aae7-c29f18341f48) | **Corona Volume Grid** – Creates a [Corona Volume Grid (VDB) object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124392386). | | **Decal creation** | ![image](media://18088879-ec62-47ff-8c54-c4901579fa76) | **Corona Decal** – Creates a [Corona Decal object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125307920), which is used to project textures and materials onto your scene objects. Click in the viewport and drag. | | **Camera creation** | ![image](media://023f427e-1f83-483b-9ff1-171e61942ad8) | **Corona Camera** – Creates a Camera with a [Corona Camera tag](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124655732). | | **Object creation** | ![image](media://f4175439-a8ef-450e-aab9-13fd94c5f416) | **Corona Hair** – Creates a [Corona Hair object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124492363). | | ![image](media://7988cb47-fbd1-4d13-a7e8-2346c1cbc918) | **Corona Pattern** – Creates a [Corona Pattern object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125276452). | | ![C4D_Corona14.1_Menu_GaussianSplats.png](media://f81baf33-5a5a-4145-a75f-4b3af9baf1df) | **Corona Gaussian Splats** – Creates a Corona Gaussian Splat object. | | ![image](media://57b7d361-5f22-4103-9399-034864fd1026) | **Chaos Scatter** – Creates a [Chaos Scatter object](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124722560). | | **Render channels** | ![image](media://33b155e8-f505-4e51-8d61-073340c9ff8f) | **Multi-Pass…** – Launches the [ Multi-Pass ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124756251)setup window. | | **VFB** | ![image](media://4912b96c-241f-47b2-a4dc-8316d3be4623) | **Corona VFB…** – Launches the [ Corona Virtual Frame Buffer](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125049497) (VFB) window. | | **Libraries** | ![image](media://f1286279-bb08-4ee8-bf07-e1432ef343d0) | **Material Library… **– Launches the [ Corona Material Library ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124523942)window, which provides hundreds of ready-to-use materials. | | ![image](media://29c347c5-5d4f-4d0a-a1c7-4ca7c2d4a451) | **Corona Browser…** – Launches the [ Cosmos Browser ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125276172)window. You can browse, place, and render pre-made 3D assets. | | **Material editor** | ![image](media://52b1ecb7-71f3-4bc2-880e-ef23beaf9b10) | **Node material editor** – Launches the Corona Node Material Editor. | | **Corona lister** | ![image](media://1b89e612-879e-4b88-8c7a-1f70bd0193f9) | **Lister** – Launches the [ Corona Lister ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124359009)window, where you can manage Corona lights, cameras, displacement, and proxies in your 3D scene. | | **Convertor** | ![image](media://042faf67-b4d5-4b81-a98f-13ee4e15c5c6) | **Convert scene… **– Launches the [ Corona Scene Converter ](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124493446)window, which allows you to convert scenes made with other renderers to Corona. | | **Import** | ![C4D_Corona14.1_Menu_ImportScene.png](media://5c30200b-dc09-4577-94a0-a0d42fde11d4) | **Import vrscene…** – Opens the Import .vrsene dialog where you can browse for a suitable VRScene file and import it into Cinema 4D. | | **Upload to cloud** | ![C4D2025_Corona15_Menu_CloudUpload.png](media://395edbf0-f183-4f3a-83c7-edde6abc7053) | **Upload to cloud… **– Opens the Cloud Upload window, where you can upload a 3D scene to [Chaos Cloud Collaboration](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/937099293). | | **Live Link** | ![image](media://2cf938d8-8ea3-4030-8cf7-77654b4196a1)
![image](media://397cb379-8457-4738-acc5-cb22b725b874) | **Chaos Vantage** – Opens a sub-menu for the Chaos Vantage tools.
- **Start Vantage live link** – Exports the current scene project to  [Chaos Vantage](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/26743395447441-How-to-Export-and-Render-Scenes-in-Vantage-with-Corona-12-for-C4D) and launches it in live link mode. - **Export and open in Vantage** – Exports the current scene project to be later opened in [Chaos Vantage](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/26743395447441-How-to-Export-and-Render-Scenes-in-Vantage-with-Corona-12-for-C4D). - **Render animation in Vantage **– Starts/stops export of animation to Vantage. The initial frame is exported to Vantage along with the timeline information. Then, you can select directly in Vantage which frames to be used as part of the animation. Once selected, Corona uploads the frames automatically. - **Vantage settings...** – Allows defining the settings to launch [Chaos Vantage](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/articles/26743395447441-How-to-Export-and-Render-Scenes-in-Vantage-with-Corona-12-for-C4D) (locally or remote). | | **Render** | ![image](media://6dbb4f63-4772-4403-87a2-b47b0207c109) | **Interactive rendering** – Starts the [Interactive Rendering process](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124492467) in the VFB. | | ![image](media://1f052fb6-d75b-4075-b875-4f2531b0bd31) | **Interactive viewport** – Starts the [Interactive Viewport rendering process](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/124492467). | | **Settings** | ![image](media://a95c9bdc-774d-48a1-bfce-5536c7ae705a) | **Preferences… **– Launches the [Corona Preferences](https://docs-chaos.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/CRC4D/pages/125049325) in the Cinema 4D preferences window. | | **Help** | ![image](media://6dc97aac-a0ae-4bf7-9799-a8f453222171) | **Help…** – Launches the [Corona for Cinema 4D Helpdesk](https://support.chaos.com/hc/en-us/sections/9922939213585-Corona-for-Cinema-4D) portal, where you can search for useful troubleshooting guides or contact Chaos support. | | **About Corona** | ![image](media://279a349c-a9b0-4101-869b-1cdf2210d81b) | **About…** – Launches the [About window](#About-Chaos-Corona-Window). | ### **About Chaos Corona Window** ---