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 XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE in XPprefs

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

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

Resource File Code (XPprefs.res)


LONG  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_RECT; 
        XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_DISC; 
        XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE; 
        XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (XPprefs.h)

#ifndef XPPREFS_H__
#define XPPREFS_H__
enum
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_RECT = 1,
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_DISC = 2,
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE = 3,
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE = 4,
};
#endif	// XPPREFS_H__

String File Code (XPprefs.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE    "EmitterShape";
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_RECT    "Rectangle";
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_DISC    "Circle";
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE    "Ellipse";
    XPPEMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE    "Sphere";
}