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 MGMULTISHADER_MODE in Xmg_multi

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

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

Resource File Code (Xmg_multi.res)


LONG  MGMULTISHADER_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MGMULTISHADER_MODE_INDEXRATIO; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORBRIGHT; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORX; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORY; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORZ; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL; 
        MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL_HSV; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xmg_multi.h)

#ifndef XMG_MULTI_H__
#define XMG_MULTI_H__
enum
{
  MGMULTISHADER_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_INDEXRATIO = 1,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORBRIGHT = 2,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORX = 3,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORY = 4,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORZ = 5,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL = 6,
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL_HSV = 7,
};
#endif	// XMG_MULTI_H__

String File Code (Xmg_multi.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MGMULTISHADER_MODE    "Mode";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_INDEXRATIO    "IndexRatio";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORBRIGHT    "ColorBrightness";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORX    "ColorRed";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORY    "ColorGreen";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_COLORZ    "ColorBlue";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL    "AverageColor(EuclideanColorDistance)";
    MGMULTISHADER_MODE_AVERAGECOL_HSV    "AverageColor(HueDifference)";
}