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 OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE in Moutliner

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

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

Resource File Code (Moutliner.res)


LONG  OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_INTENSITY; 
        OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_COLOR; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Moutliner.h)

#ifndef MOUTLINER_H__
#define MOUTLINER_H__
enum
{
  OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_INTENSITY = 1,
    OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_COLOR = 2,
};
#endif	// MOUTLINER_H__

String File Code (Moutliner.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE    "Mode";
    OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_INTENSITY    "Intensity";
    OUTLINEMAT_COLOR_ILLUMINATION_USEMODE_COLOR    "Color";
}