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 MDATA_CENTER_YAXIS in ToolCenter

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolCenter.res)


LONG  MDATA_CENTER_YAXIS
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_CENTER_NONE; 
        MDATA_CENTER_POS; 
        MDATA_CENTER_CENTER; 
        MDATA_CENTER_NEG; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolCenter.h)

#ifndef TOOLCENTER_H__
#define TOOLCENTER_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_CENTER_YAXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_CENTER_NONE = 1,
    MDATA_CENTER_POS = 2,
    MDATA_CENTER_CENTER = 3,
    MDATA_CENTER_NEG = 4,
};
#endif	// TOOLCENTER_H__

String File Code (ToolCenter.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_CENTER_YAXIS    "YAxis";
    MDATA_CENTER_NONE    "----";
    MDATA_CENTER_POS    "Positive";
    MDATA_CENTER_CENTER    "Middle";
    MDATA_CENTER_NEG    "Negative";
}