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 FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE in Desc_fieldentry

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

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

Resource File Code (Desc_fieldentry.res)


LONG  FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_PASS; 
        FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_COLOR; 
        FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_GRADIENT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Desc_fieldentry.h)

#ifndef DESC_FIELDENTRY_H__
#define DESC_FIELDENTRY_H__
enum
{
  FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_PASS = 1,
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_COLOR = 2,
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_GRADIENT = 3,
};
#endif	// DESC_FIELDENTRY_H__

String File Code (Desc_fieldentry.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE    "ColorMode";
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_PASS    "Passthrough";
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_COLOR    "Color";
    FIELDENTRY_COLORMODE_GRADIENT    "Gradient";
}