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 USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT in fusdexporter

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

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

Resource File Code (fusdexporter.res)


LONG  USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT
{
DEFAULT  USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDA;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDA; 
        USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDC; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (fusdexporter.h)

#ifndef FUSDEXPORTER_H__
#define FUSDEXPORTER_H__
enum
{
  USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDA = 1,
    USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDC = 2,
};
#endif	// FUSDEXPORTER_H__

String File Code (fusdexporter.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT    "FileFormat";
    USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDA    "ASCII(*.usda)";
    USDEXPORTER_FILEFORMAT_USDC    "Binary(*.usdc)";
}