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 ARTSHADER_SPACE in Xartshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Xartshader.res)


LONG  ARTSHADER_SPACE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ARTSHADER_SPACE_WORLD; 
        ARTSHADER_SPACE_CAMERA; 
        ARTSHADER_SPACE_NORMAL; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xartshader.h)

#ifndef XARTSHADER_H__
#define XARTSHADER_H__
enum
{
  ARTSHADER_SPACE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_WORLD = 1,
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_CAMERA = 2,
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_NORMAL = 3,
};
#endif	// XARTSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xartshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ARTSHADER_SPACE    "Space";
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_WORLD    "World";
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_CAMERA    "Camera";
    ARTSHADER_SPACE_NORMAL    "Normal";
}