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 XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE in Mxpvolume

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

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

Resource File Code (Mxpvolume.res)


LONG  XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_RADIUS; 
        XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_DENSITY; 
        XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_TRANS; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Mxpvolume.h)

#ifndef MXPVOLUME_H__
#define MXPVOLUME_H__
enum
{
  XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_RADIUS = 1,
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_DENSITY = 2,
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_TRANS = 3,
};
#endif	// MXPVOLUME_H__

String File Code (Mxpvolume.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE    "Mode";
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_RADIUS    "Radius";
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_DENSITY    "Density";
    XVOL_COLOR_VOLUME_MODE_TRANS    "Transparency";
}