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 TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE in Otrimmedsurface

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

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

Resource File Code (Otrimmedsurface.res)


LONG  TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_UNKNOWN; 
        TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_STANDARD; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Otrimmedsurface.h)

#ifndef OTRIMMEDSURFACE_H__
#define OTRIMMEDSURFACE_H__
enum
{
  TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_UNKNOWN = 1,
    TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_STANDARD = 2,
};
#endif	// OTRIMMEDSURFACE_H__

String File Code (Otrimmedsurface.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE    "TrimmedSurfaceType";
    TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_UNKNOWN    "Unknown";
    TRIMMEDSURFACE_TYPE_STANDARD    "Standard";
}