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 OUTLINEMAT_LINEEND in Moutliner

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

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

Resource File Code (Moutliner.res)


LONG  OUTLINEMAT_LINEEND
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ROUNDED; 
        OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_FLAT; 
        OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_SQUARE; 
        OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_LINEAR; 
        OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ARROW; 
        OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_CUSTOM; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Moutliner.h)

#ifndef MOUTLINER_H__
#define MOUTLINER_H__
enum
{
  OUTLINEMAT_LINEEND = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ROUNDED = 1,
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_FLAT = 2,
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_SQUARE = 3,
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_LINEAR = 4,
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ARROW = 5,
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_CUSTOM = 6,
};
#endif	// MOUTLINER_H__

String File Code (Moutliner.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  OUTLINEMAT_LINEEND    "EndCap";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ROUNDED    "Round";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_FLAT    "Flat";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_SQUARE    "Square";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_LINEAR    "Point";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_ARROW    "Arrow";
    OUTLINEMAT_LINESTARTEND_CUSTOM    "Custom";
}