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 XMSN_SPLINE_STARTMODE in Omspline

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

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

Resource File Code (Omspline.res)


LONG  XMSN_SPLINE_STARTMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         SPLINE_START_NEARPOINT; 
        SPLINE_START_NEARVERTEX; 
        SPLINE_START_SPECIFICVERTEX; 
        SPLINE_START_POS; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omspline.h)

#ifndef OMSPLINE_H__
#define OMSPLINE_H__
enum
{
  XMSN_SPLINE_STARTMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    SPLINE_START_NEARPOINT = 1,
    SPLINE_START_NEARVERTEX = 2,
    SPLINE_START_SPECIFICVERTEX = 3,
    SPLINE_START_POS = 4,
};
#endif	// OMSPLINE_H__

String File Code (Omspline.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMSN_SPLINE_STARTMODE    "StartingMode";
    SPLINE_START_NEARPOINT    "NearestPoint";
    SPLINE_START_NEARVERTEX    "NearestVertex";
    SPLINE_START_SPECIFICVERTEX    "SpecificVertex";
    SPLINE_START_POS    "PositionAlongSpline";
}