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_EDGECUT_NGONMODE in ToolEdgeCut

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolEdgeCut.res)


LONG  MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_NONE; 
        MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_ALL; 
        MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_CORNER; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolEdgeCut.h)

#ifndef TOOLEDGECUT_H__
#define TOOLEDGECUT_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_NONE = 1,
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_ALL = 2,
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_CORNER = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLEDGECUT_H__

String File Code (ToolEdgeCut.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE    "N-gons";
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_NONE    "None";
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_ALL    "All";
    MDATA_EDGECUT_NGONMODE_CORNER    "Corners";
}