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_SHADOWSTYPE 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_SHADOWSTYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_MULTIPLY; 
        CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_COLOR; 
        CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_LIGHTS; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xcelshader.h)

#ifndef XCELSHADER_H__
#define XCELSHADER_H__
enum
{
  CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_MULTIPLY = 1,
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_COLOR = 2,
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_LIGHTS = 3,
};
#endif	// XCELSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xcelshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE    "Shadows";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_MULTIPLY    "Multiply";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_COLOR    "Color";
    CELSHADER_SHADOWSTYPE_LIGHTS    "LightShadow";
}