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_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION in Xptoolpaint

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

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

Resource File Code (Xptoolpaint.res)


LONG  ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NONE; 
        ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NORMAL; 
        ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_CUSTOM; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xptoolpaint.h)

#ifndef XPTOOLPAINT_H__
#define XPTOOLPAINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NONE = 1,
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NORMAL = 2,
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_CUSTOM = 3,
};
#endif	// XPTOOLPAINT_H__

String File Code (Xptoolpaint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION    "RotationMode";
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NONE    "None";
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_NORMAL    "AlignNormals";
    ID_XP_TOOL_PAINT_ROTATION_CUSTOM    "Custom";
}