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 XMWG_WEIGHT_PARAM_COLOUR in Omweight

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

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

Resource File Code (Omweight.res)


LONG  XMWG_WEIGHT_PARAM_COLOUR
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         WPARAM_COLOUR_RED; 
        WPARAM_COLOUR_GREEN; 
        WPARAM_COLOUR_BLUE; 
        WPARAM_COLOUR_BRIGHT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omweight.h)

#ifndef OMWEIGHT_H__
#define OMWEIGHT_H__
enum
{
  XMWG_WEIGHT_PARAM_COLOUR = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    WPARAM_COLOUR_RED = 1,
    WPARAM_COLOUR_GREEN = 2,
    WPARAM_COLOUR_BLUE = 3,
    WPARAM_COLOUR_BRIGHT = 4,
};
#endif	// OMWEIGHT_H__

String File Code (Omweight.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMWG_WEIGHT_PARAM_COLOUR    "ColorComponent";
    WPARAM_COLOUR_RED    "Red";
    WPARAM_COLOUR_GREEN    "Green";
    WPARAM_COLOUR_BLUE    "Blue";
    WPARAM_COLOUR_BRIGHT    "Brightness";
}