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 XMCL_COLOUR_BLEND in Omcolour

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

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

Resource File Code (Omcolour.res)


LONG  XMCL_COLOUR_BLEND
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         COLOUR_BLEND_NORMAL; 
        COLOUR_BLEND_ADD; 
        COLOUR_BLEND_SUBTRACT; 
        COLOUR_BLEND_MULTIPLY; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omcolour.h)

#ifndef OMCOLOUR_H__
#define OMCOLOUR_H__
enum
{
  XMCL_COLOUR_BLEND = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    COLOUR_BLEND_NORMAL = 1,
    COLOUR_BLEND_ADD = 2,
    COLOUR_BLEND_SUBTRACT = 3,
    COLOUR_BLEND_MULTIPLY = 4,
};
#endif	// OMCOLOUR_H__

String File Code (Omcolour.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMCL_COLOUR_BLEND    "MixMode";
    COLOUR_BLEND_NORMAL    "Normal";
    COLOUR_BLEND_ADD    "Add";
    COLOUR_BLEND_SUBTRACT    "Subtract";
    COLOUR_BLEND_MULTIPLY    "Multiply";
}