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 SPOTSHADER_ILLUM in Xspotshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Xspotshader.res)


GRADIENT  SPOTSHADER_ILLUM
{
ALPHA  ;  ICC_BASEDOCUMENT  ;  }
            

Header File Code (Xspotshader.h)

#ifndef XSPOTSHADER_H__
#define XSPOTSHADER_H__
enum
{
  SPOTSHADER_ILLUM = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
};
#endif	// XSPOTSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xspotshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  SPOTSHADER_ILLUM    "Illumination";
}