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 MATERIAL_PREVIEW in Mpreview

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

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

Resource File Code (Mpreview.res)


MATPREVIEW  MATERIAL_PREVIEW
{
OPEN  ;  }
            

Header File Code (Mpreview.h)

#ifndef MPREVIEW_H__
#define MPREVIEW_H__
enum
{
  MATERIAL_PREVIEW = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
};
#endif	// MPREVIEW_H__

String File Code (Mpreview.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MATERIAL_PREVIEW    "";
}