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 XSPR_PARTICLE_PARAMETER in Xpshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Xpshader.res)


LONG  XSPR_PARTICLE_PARAMETER
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         XSPR_PARAM_LIFE; 
        XSPR_PARAM_AGE; 
        XSPR_PARAM_AGERANGE; 
        XSPR_PARAM_SPEED; 
        XSPR_PARAM_SPEEDRANGE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xpshader.h)

#ifndef XPSHADER_H__
#define XPSHADER_H__
enum
{
  XSPR_PARTICLE_PARAMETER = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XSPR_PARAM_LIFE = 1,
    XSPR_PARAM_AGE = 2,
    XSPR_PARAM_AGERANGE = 3,
    XSPR_PARAM_SPEED = 4,
    XSPR_PARAM_SPEEDRANGE = 5,
};
#endif	// XPSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xpshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XSPR_PARTICLE_PARAMETER    "ParticleParameter";
    XSPR_PARAM_LIFE    "ParticleLife";
    XSPR_PARAM_AGE    "Age";
    XSPR_PARAM_AGERANGE    "AgeRange";
    XSPR_PARAM_SPEED    "Speed";
    XSPR_PARAM_SPEEDRANGE    "SpeedRange";
}