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 XMSW_SPAWN_POS in Omspawn

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

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

Resource File Code (Omspawn.res)


LONG  XMSW_SPAWN_POS
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MSPAWN_POS_PARTICLE; 
        MSPAWN_POS_EMITTER; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omspawn.h)

#ifndef OMSPAWN_H__
#define OMSPAWN_H__
enum
{
  XMSW_SPAWN_POS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MSPAWN_POS_PARTICLE = 1,
    MSPAWN_POS_EMITTER = 2,
};
#endif	// OMSPAWN_H__

String File Code (Omspawn.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMSW_SPAWN_POS    "SpawnedParticlePosition";
    MSPAWN_POS_PARTICLE    "SourceParticle";
    MSPAWN_POS_EMITTER    "DeterminedbyEmitter";
}