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 CHANLUM_TYPE in Xchanlum

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

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

Resource File Code (Xchanlum.res)


LONG  CHANLUM_TYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         CHANLUM_TYPE_NORMAL; 
        CHANLUM_TYPE_AREA; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xchanlum.h)

#ifndef XCHANLUM_H__
#define XCHANLUM_H__
enum
{
  CHANLUM_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    CHANLUM_TYPE_NORMAL = 1,
    CHANLUM_TYPE_AREA = 2,
};
#endif	// XCHANLUM_H__

String File Code (Xchanlum.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  CHANLUM_TYPE    "SampleType";
    CHANLUM_TYPE_NORMAL    "AlongNormal";
    CHANLUM_TYPE_AREA    "Area";
}