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 TLWORLD_PRESET in TLWorld

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

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

Resource File Code (TLWorld.res)


LONG  TLWORLD_PRESET
{
ALIGN_LEFT  ;  ANIM  OFF;  PARENTCOLLAPSE  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_CLAMP; 
        TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOT; 
        TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED; 
        TLWORLD_PRESET_FIXED_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED; 
        TLWORLD_PRESET_CUSTOM; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (TLWorld.h)

#ifndef TLWORLD_H__
#define TLWORLD_H__
enum
{
  TLWORLD_PRESET = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_CLAMP = 1,
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOT = 2,
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED = 3,
    TLWORLD_PRESET_FIXED_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED = 4,
    TLWORLD_PRESET_CUSTOM = 5,
};
#endif	// TLWORLD_H__

String File Code (TLWorld.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  TLWORLD_PRESET    "TangentPreset";
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_CLAMP    "AutoClamped";
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOT    "AutoNoOvershoot";
    TLWORLD_PRESET_AUTO_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED    "AutoWeighted";
    TLWORLD_PRESET_FIXED_OVERSHOOTWEIGHTED    "FixedWeighted";
    TLWORLD_PRESET_CUSTOM    "Custom";
}