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 VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_GROUP in Xvariation

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

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

Resource File Code (Xvariation.res)


LONG  VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_GROUP
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_0; 
        VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_45; 
        VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_90; 
        VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_180; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xvariation.h)

#ifndef XVARIATION_H__
#define XVARIATION_H__
enum
{
  VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_GROUP = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_0 = 1,
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_45 = 2,
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_90 = 3,
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_180 = 4,
};
#endif	// XVARIATION_H__

String File Code (Xvariation.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_GROUP    "UVWQuantizeRotation";
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_0    "0Degrees";
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_45    "45Degrees";
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_90    "90Degrees";
    VARIATIONSHADER_UVW_ROTATE_QUANTIZE_180    "180Degrees";
}