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 MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM in ToolSetValue

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolSetValue.res)


LONG  MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_OBJECT; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_WORLD; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_SCREEN; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolSetValue.h)

#ifndef TOOLSETVALUE_H__
#define TOOLSETVALUE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_OBJECT = 1,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_WORLD = 2,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_SCREEN = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLSETVALUE_H__

String File Code (ToolSetValue.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM    "CoordinateSystem";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_OBJECT    "Object";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_WORLD    "World";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SYSTEM_SCREEN    "Screen";
}