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 ID_MT_LAYER_MODE in MT_LAYER

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

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

Resource File Code (MT_LAYER.res)


LONG  ID_MT_LAYER_MODE
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_MIX; 
        ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_ADD; 
        ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_REP; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (MT_LAYER.h)

#ifndef MT_LAYER_H__
#define MT_LAYER_H__
enum
{
  ID_MT_LAYER_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_MIX = 1,
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_ADD = 2,
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_REP = 3,
};
#endif	// MT_LAYER_H__

String File Code (MT_LAYER.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_MT_LAYER_MODE    "Mode";
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_MIX    "Mixing";
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_ADD    "Relative";
    ID_MT_LAYER_MODE_REP    "Absolute";
}