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 VP_TONEMAPPING_OPERATOR in VPtonemapping

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

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

Resource File Code (VPtonemapping.res)


LONG  VP_TONEMAPPING_OPERATOR
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         VP_TONEMAPPING_LINEAR; 
        VP_TONEMAPPING_PHOTOLINEAR; 
        VP_TONEMAPPING_AUTOLINEAR; 
        VP_TONEMAPPING_MAXWHITE; 
        VP_TONEMAPPING_REINHARD02; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (VPtonemapping.h)

#ifndef VPTONEMAPPING_H__
#define VPTONEMAPPING_H__
enum
{
  VP_TONEMAPPING_OPERATOR = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    VP_TONEMAPPING_LINEAR = 1,
    VP_TONEMAPPING_PHOTOLINEAR = 2,
    VP_TONEMAPPING_AUTOLINEAR = 3,
    VP_TONEMAPPING_MAXWHITE = 4,
    VP_TONEMAPPING_REINHARD02 = 5,
};
#endif	// VPTONEMAPPING_H__

String File Code (VPtonemapping.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  VP_TONEMAPPING_OPERATOR    "Operator";
    VP_TONEMAPPING_LINEAR    "Linear";
    VP_TONEMAPPING_PHOTOLINEAR    "PhotoLinear";
    VP_TONEMAPPING_AUTOLINEAR    "AutoLinear";
    VP_TONEMAPPING_MAXWHITE    "MaxWhite";
    VP_TONEMAPPING_REINHARD02    "Reinhard02";
}