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 XVOL_COLOR_MODE in Mxpvolume

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

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

Resource File Code (Mxpvolume.res)


LONG  XVOL_COLOR_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         VCOLOR_SINGLE; 
        VCOLOR_RANDOM; 
        VCOLOR_RANGRADIENT; 
        VCOLOR_PARTICLE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Mxpvolume.h)

#ifndef MXPVOLUME_H__
#define MXPVOLUME_H__
enum
{
  XVOL_COLOR_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    VCOLOR_SINGLE = 1,
    VCOLOR_RANDOM = 2,
    VCOLOR_RANGRADIENT = 3,
    VCOLOR_PARTICLE = 4,
};
#endif	// MXPVOLUME_H__

String File Code (Mxpvolume.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XVOL_COLOR_MODE    "Mode";
    VCOLOR_SINGLE    "SingleColor";
    VCOLOR_RANDOM    "RandomColor";
    VCOLOR_RANGRADIENT    "Random(fromGradient)";
    VCOLOR_PARTICLE    "ParticleColor";
}