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_DOODLE_SIZE in ToolDoodle

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolDoodle.res)


REAL  MDATA_DOODLE_SIZE
{
MIN  0.0;  MAXSLIDER  30.0;  STEP  0.1;  FIT_H  ;  SCALE_H  ;  CUSTOMGUI  REALSLIDER;  }
            

Header File Code (ToolDoodle.h)

#ifndef TOOLDOODLE_H__
#define TOOLDOODLE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_DOODLE_SIZE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
};
#endif	// TOOLDOODLE_H__

String File Code (ToolDoodle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_DOODLE_SIZE    "Size";
}