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 XPPREFS_EMITTER_RATETIME in XPprefs

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

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

Resource File Code (XPprefs.res)


LONG  XPPREFS_EMITTER_RATETIME
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         EMITTER_RATETIME_SECOND; 
        EMITTER_RATETIME_FRAME; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (XPprefs.h)

#ifndef XPPREFS_H__
#define XPPREFS_H__
enum
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_RATETIME = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    EMITTER_RATETIME_SECOND = 1,
    EMITTER_RATETIME_FRAME = 2,
};
#endif	// XPPREFS_H__

String File Code (XPprefs.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_RATETIME    "BirthrateTiming";
    EMITTER_RATETIME_SECOND    "PerSecond";
    EMITTER_RATETIME_FRAME    "PerFrame";
}