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 MDATA_CLONE_AXIS in ToolClone

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolClone.res)


LONG  MDATA_CLONE_AXIS
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_X; 
        MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Y; 
        MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Z; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolClone.h)

#ifndef TOOLCLONE_H__
#define TOOLCLONE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_CLONE_AXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_X = 1,
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Y = 2,
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Z = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLCLONE_H__

String File Code (ToolClone.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_CLONE_AXIS    "Axis";
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_X    "X";
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Y    "Y";
    MDATA_CLONE_AXIS_Z    "Z";
}