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 XMSH_SHADER_COLORMODE in Omshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Omshader.res)


LONG  XMSH_SHADER_COLORMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         COLOR_MODE_GREYSCALE; 
        COLOR_MODE_COLOR; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omshader.h)

#ifndef OMSHADER_H__
#define OMSHADER_H__
enum
{
  XMSH_SHADER_COLORMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    COLOR_MODE_GREYSCALE = 1,
    COLOR_MODE_COLOR = 2,
};
#endif	// OMSHADER_H__

String File Code (Omshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMSH_SHADER_COLORMODE    "ColorMode";
    COLOR_MODE_GREYSCALE    "Greyscale";
    COLOR_MODE_COLOR    "RGB";
}