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 CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE in Xcelshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Xcelshader.res)


LONG  CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_NORMAL; 
        CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_H; 
        CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_S; 
        CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_V; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xcelshader.h)

#ifndef XCELSHADER_H__
#define XCELSHADER_H__
enum
{
  CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_NORMAL = 1,
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_H = 2,
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_S = 3,
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_V = 4,
};
#endif	// XCELSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xcelshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE    "Mode";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_NORMAL    "Normal";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_H    "Hue";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_S    "Saturation";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSMODE_V    "Value";
}