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 ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE in Tool_AxisHelper

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

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

Resource File Code (Tool_AxisHelper.res)


LONG  ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_DISTANCE; 
        ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_AUTO; 
        ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_OBJECT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tool_AxisHelper.h)

#ifndef TOOL_AXISHELPER_H__
#define TOOL_AXISHELPER_H__
enum
{
  ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_DISTANCE = 1,
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_AUTO = 2,
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_OBJECT = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOL_AXISHELPER_H__

String File Code (Tool_AxisHelper.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE    "Placement";
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_DISTANCE    "DistancefromCamera";
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_AUTO    "AutoPlane";
    ID_MG_TOOLAXIS_MODE_OBJECT    "ObjectSurface";
}