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 CAP_TYPE in Onurbscapslegacy

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

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

Resource File Code (Onurbscapslegacy.res)


LONG  CAP_TYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         CAP_TYPE_TRI; 
        CAP_TYPE_QUAD; 
        CAP_TYPE_NGON; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Onurbscapslegacy.h)

#ifndef ONURBSCAPSLEGACY_H__
#define ONURBSCAPSLEGACY_H__
enum
{
  CAP_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    CAP_TYPE_TRI = 1,
    CAP_TYPE_QUAD = 2,
    CAP_TYPE_NGON = 3,
};
#endif	// ONURBSCAPSLEGACY_H__

String File Code (Onurbscapslegacy.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  CAP_TYPE    "Type";
    CAP_TYPE_TRI    "Triangles";
    CAP_TYPE_QUAD    "Quadrangles";
    CAP_TYPE_NGON    "N-gons";
}