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 HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS in ToolHairMirror

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolHairMirror.res)


LONG  HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_WORLD; 
        HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_LOCAL; 
        HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_OBJECT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolHairMirror.h)

#ifndef TOOLHAIRMIRROR_H__
#define TOOLHAIRMIRROR_H__
enum
{
  HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_WORLD = 1,
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_LOCAL = 2,
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_OBJECT = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLHAIRMIRROR_H__

String File Code (ToolHairMirror.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS    "Coords";
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_WORLD    "World";
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_LOCAL    "Local";
    HAIR_MIRROR_COORDS_OBJECT    "Custom";
}