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 PREF_UNITS_ANIMATION in Prefsunits

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

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

Resource File Code (Prefsunits.res)


LONG  PREF_UNITS_ANIMATION
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         PREF_UNITS_ANIM_FPS; 
        PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SEC; 
        PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SMPTE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Prefsunits.h)

#ifndef PREFSUNITS_H__
#define PREFSUNITS_H__
enum
{
  PREF_UNITS_ANIMATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_FPS = 1,
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SEC = 2,
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SMPTE = 3,
};
#endif	// PREFSUNITS_H__

String File Code (Prefsunits.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PREF_UNITS_ANIMATION    "AnimationUnit";
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_FPS    "Frames";
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SEC    "Seconds";
    PREF_UNITS_ANIM_SMPTE    "SMPTE";
}