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 XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE in XPprefs

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

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

Resource File Code (XPprefs.res)


LONG  XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_DISPLAY; 
        XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_STANDARD; 
        XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_PHYSICAL; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (XPprefs.h)

#ifndef XPPREFS_H__
#define XPPREFS_H__
enum
{
  XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_DISPLAY = 1,
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_STANDARD = 2,
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_PHYSICAL = 3,
};
#endif	// XPPREFS_H__

String File Code (XPprefs.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE    "InitialMode";
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_DISPLAY    "DisplayOnly";
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_STANDARD    "Standard";
    XPPREFS_GROUPS_MODE_PHYSICAL    "Extended";
}