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 DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAYMODE in Tdisplay

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

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

Resource File Code (Tdisplay.res)


LONG  DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAYMODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_DIRECTION; 
        DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_LENGTH; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tdisplay.h)

#ifndef TDISPLAY_H__
#define TDISPLAY_H__
enum
{
  DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAYMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_DIRECTION = 1,
    DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_LENGTH = 2,
};
#endif	// TDISPLAY_H__

String File Code (Tdisplay.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAYMODE    "VolumeVector";
    DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_DIRECTION    "Direction";
    DISPLAYTAG_VDISPLAY_LENGTH    "Length";
}