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 XRAIN_DIRECTION in xrain

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

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

Resource File Code (xrain.res)


LONG  XRAIN_DIRECTION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         XRAIN_DIRECTION_U1; 
        XRAIN_DIRECTION_U2; 
        XRAIN_DIRECTION_V1; 
        XRAIN_DIRECTION_V2; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (xrain.h)

#ifndef XRAIN_H__
#define XRAIN_H__
enum
{
  XRAIN_DIRECTION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_U1 = 1,
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_U2 = 2,
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_V1 = 3,
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_V2 = 4,
};
#endif	// XRAIN_H__

String File Code (xrain.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XRAIN_DIRECTION    "Direction";
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_U1    "+U(up)";
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_U2    "-U(down)";
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_V1    "+V(right)";
    XRAIN_DIRECTION_V2    "-V(left)";
}