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 LOD_CRITERIA in Olod

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

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

Resource File Code (Olod.res)


LONG  LOD_CRITERIA
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL_SLIDER; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_H; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_V; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_SURFACE; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_CAMERA_DIST; 
        LOD_CRITERIA_GLOBAL; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Olod.h)

#ifndef OLOD_H__
#define OLOD_H__
enum
{
  LOD_CRITERIA = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL = 1,
    LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL_SLIDER = 2,
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_H = 3,
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_V = 4,
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_SURFACE = 5,
    LOD_CRITERIA_CAMERA_DIST = 6,
    LOD_CRITERIA_GLOBAL = 7,
};
#endif	// OLOD_H__

String File Code (Olod.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  LOD_CRITERIA    "Criteria";
    LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL    "UserLODLevel";
    LOD_CRITERIA_MANUAL_SLIDER    "UserLODValue";
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_H    "ScreenSizeH";
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_V    "ScreenSizeV";
    LOD_CRITERIA_SCREEN_SURFACE    "ScreenSurface";
    LOD_CRITERIA_CAMERA_DIST    "CameraDistance";
    LOD_CRITERIA_GLOBAL    "Global";
}