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_TEXT_MODE 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_TEXT_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         TEXT_MODE_ALPHA; 
        TEXT_MODE_NUMERIC; 
        TEXT_MODE_BOTH; 
        TEXT_MODE_USER; 
        TEXT_MODE_USER_NUMERIC; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Oxpsprite.h)

#ifndef OXPSPRITE_H__
#define OXPSPRITE_H__
enum
{
  XSP_SPRITE_TEXT_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    TEXT_MODE_ALPHA = 1,
    TEXT_MODE_NUMERIC = 2,
    TEXT_MODE_BOTH = 3,
    TEXT_MODE_USER = 4,
    TEXT_MODE_USER_NUMERIC = 5,
};
#endif	// OXPSPRITE_H__

String File Code (Oxpsprite.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XSP_SPRITE_TEXT_MODE    "TextMode";
    TEXT_MODE_ALPHA    "Alphabet";
    TEXT_MODE_NUMERIC    "Numbers";
    TEXT_MODE_BOTH    "AlphabetandNumbers";
    TEXT_MODE_USER    "UserText";
    TEXT_MODE_USER_NUMERIC    "UserTextandNumbers";
}