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 CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE in Onurbscaps

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

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

Resource File Code (Onurbscaps.res)


LONG  CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE
{
PARENTCOLLAPSE  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_TRI; 
        CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_QUAD; 
        CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_NGON; 
        CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_DELAUNAY; 
        CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_REGULAR; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Onurbscaps.h)

#ifndef ONURBSCAPS_H__
#define ONURBSCAPS_H__
enum
{
  CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_TRI = 1,
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_QUAD = 2,
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_NGON = 3,
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_DELAUNAY = 4,
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_REGULAR = 5,
};
#endif	// ONURBSCAPS_H__

String File Code (Onurbscaps.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE    "CapsType";
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_TRI    "Triangles";
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_QUAD    "Quadrangles";
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_NGON    "N-gon";
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_DELAUNAY    "Delaunay";
    CAPSANDBEVELS_CAP_TYPE_REGULAR    "RegularGrid";
}