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 VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE in VPcaustics

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

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

Resource File Code (VPcaustics.res)


LONG  VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_FIRSTTIME; 
        VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_ALWAYS; 
        VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_NEVER; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (VPcaustics.h)

#ifndef VPCAUSTICS_H__
#define VPCAUSTICS_H__
enum
{
  VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_FIRSTTIME = 1,
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_ALWAYS = 2,
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_NEVER = 3,
};
#endif	// VPCAUSTICS_H__

String File Code (VPcaustics.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE    "Recompute";
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_FIRSTTIME    "FirstTime";
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_ALWAYS    "Always";
    VPCAUSTICS_RECOMPUTE_NEVER    "Never";
}