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 RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS in Drendersettings

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

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

Resource File Code (Drendersettings.res)


LONG  RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_NONE; 
        RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_ALL; 
        RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_SELECTED; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Drendersettings.h)

#ifndef DRENDERSETTINGS_H__
#define DRENDERSETTINGS_H__
enum
{
  RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_NONE = 1,
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_ALL = 2,
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_SELECTED = 3,
};
#endif	// DRENDERSETTINGS_H__

String File Code (Drendersettings.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS    "SeparateLights";
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_NONE    "None";
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_ALL    "All";
    RDATA_MULTIPASS_LIGHTS_SELECTED    "Selected";
}