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 PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN in Osplinetext

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

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

Resource File Code (Osplinetext.res)


LONG  PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT; 
        PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_MIDDLE; 
        PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Osplinetext.h)

#ifndef OSPLINETEXT_H__
#define OSPLINETEXT_H__
enum
{
  PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT = 1,
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_MIDDLE = 2,
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT = 3,
};
#endif	// OSPLINETEXT_H__

String File Code (Osplinetext.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN    "Align";
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_LEFT    "Left";
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_MIDDLE    "Middle";
    PRIM_TEXT_ALIGN_RIGHT    "Right";
}