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 XMSC_SCALE_OPERATION in Omscale

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

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

Resource File Code (Omscale.res)


LONG  XMSC_SCALE_OPERATION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         SCALE_OP_SET; 
        SCALE_OP_ABSOLUTE; 
        SCALE_OP_JIGGLE; 
        SCALE_OP_SPLINE; 
        SCALE_OP_SPEED; 
        SCALE_OP_ACCEL; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omscale.h)

#ifndef OMSCALE_H__
#define OMSCALE_H__
enum
{
  XMSC_SCALE_OPERATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    SCALE_OP_SET = 1,
    SCALE_OP_ABSOLUTE = 2,
    SCALE_OP_JIGGLE = 3,
    SCALE_OP_SPLINE = 4,
    SCALE_OP_SPEED = 5,
    SCALE_OP_ACCEL = 6,
};
#endif	// OMSCALE_H__

String File Code (Omscale.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMSC_SCALE_OPERATION    "Operation";
    SCALE_OP_SET    "ChangeValueOverTime";
    SCALE_OP_ABSOLUTE    "SetValue";
    SCALE_OP_JIGGLE    "Jiggle";
    SCALE_OP_SPLINE    "UseSpline";
    SCALE_OP_SPEED    "ScalebySpeed";
    SCALE_OP_ACCEL    "ScalebyAcceleration";
}