Here you will find documentation on all the descriptions that Cinema 4D currently has. You can list them Alphabetically, by Type or Plugin . The sample Python and C++ code is automatically generated and in some cases may not be 100% correct. If something doesn't work then please refer to the official Cinema 4D SDK documentation for more information.

Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION in MGhoneycombarray

Note that this is not the actual code from the MGhoneycombarray file.

This code is just an example to show you how to add a similar control to your own description.

Resource File Code (MGhoneycombarray.res)


LONG  MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XY; 
        MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_ZY; 
        MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (MGhoneycombarray.h)

#ifndef MGHONEYCOMBARRAY_H__
#define MGHONEYCOMBARRAY_H__
enum
{
  MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XY = 1,
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_ZY = 2,
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XZ = 3,
};
#endif	// MGHONEYCOMBARRAY_H__

String File Code (MGhoneycombarray.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION    "Orientation";
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XY    "Z(XY)";
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_ZY    "X(ZY)";
    MG_HONEYCOMB_ORIENTATION_XZ    "Y(XZ)";
}