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 MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE in Mmaterial

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

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

Resource File Code (Mmaterial.res)


LONG  MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_INTENSITY; 
        MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_CENTEREDINTENSITY; 
        MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_REDGREEN; 
        MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBTANGENT; 
        MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBLOCAL; 
        MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBWORLD; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Mmaterial.h)

#ifndef MMATERIAL_H__
#define MMATERIAL_H__
enum
{
  MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_INTENSITY = 1,
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_CENTEREDINTENSITY = 2,
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_REDGREEN = 3,
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBTANGENT = 4,
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBLOCAL = 5,
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBWORLD = 6,
};
#endif	// MMATERIAL_H__

String File Code (Mmaterial.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE    "Type";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_INTENSITY    "Intensity";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_CENTEREDINTENSITY    "Intensity(Centered)";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_REDGREEN    "Red/Green";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBTANGENT    "RGB(XYZTangent)";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBLOCAL    "RGB(XYZObject)";
    MATERIAL_DISPLACEMENT_TYPE_RGBWORLD    "RGB(XYZWorld)";
}