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 XTEX_TEXT_ALPHA_MODE in Omtext

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

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

Resource File Code (Omtext.res)


LONG  XTEX_TEXT_ALPHA_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MALPHA_MODE_INCREMENT; 
        MALPHA_MODE_DECREMENT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omtext.h)

#ifndef OMTEXT_H__
#define OMTEXT_H__
enum
{
  XTEX_TEXT_ALPHA_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MALPHA_MODE_INCREMENT = 1,
    MALPHA_MODE_DECREMENT = 2,
};
#endif	// OMTEXT_H__

String File Code (Omtext.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XTEX_TEXT_ALPHA_MODE    "AlphabetMode";
    MALPHA_MODE_INCREMENT    "Increment";
    MALPHA_MODE_DECREMENT    "Decrement";
}