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_MAGNET_RESTRICT in ToolMagnet

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolMagnet.res)


LONG  MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT
{
ALIGN_LEFT  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_WORLD; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_OBJECT; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_CAMERA; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolMagnet.h)

#ifndef TOOLMAGNET_H__
#define TOOLMAGNET_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_WORLD = 1,
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_OBJECT = 2,
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_CAMERA = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLMAGNET_H__

String File Code (ToolMagnet.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT    "Space";
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_WORLD    "World";
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_OBJECT    "Object";
    MDATA_MAGNET_RESTRICT_CAMERA    "Camera";
}