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 XSP_SPRITE_MULTISHADER in Oxpsprite

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

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

Resource File Code (Oxpsprite.res)


LONG  XSP_SPRITE_MULTISHADER
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         SPRITE_MULTIS_GREY; 
        SPRITE_MULTIS_COLOR; 
        SPRITE_MULTIS_GRADIENT; 
        SPRITE_MULTIS_NONE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Oxpsprite.h)

#ifndef OXPSPRITE_H__
#define OXPSPRITE_H__
enum
{
  XSP_SPRITE_MULTISHADER = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    SPRITE_MULTIS_GREY = 1,
    SPRITE_MULTIS_COLOR = 2,
    SPRITE_MULTIS_GRADIENT = 3,
    SPRITE_MULTIS_NONE = 4,
};
#endif	// OXPSPRITE_H__

String File Code (Oxpsprite.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XSP_SPRITE_MULTISHADER    "MultishaderControl";
    SPRITE_MULTIS_GREY    "Greyscale";
    SPRITE_MULTIS_COLOR    "Color";
    SPRITE_MULTIS_GRADIENT    "UseGradient";
    SPRITE_MULTIS_NONE    "None";
}