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 XSOUND_COLOR_MODE in Xsound

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

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

Resource File Code (Xsound.res)


LONG  XSOUND_COLOR_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_AMP; 
        XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_FREQ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xsound.h)

#ifndef XSOUND_H__
#define XSOUND_H__
enum
{
  XSOUND_COLOR_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_AMP = 1,
    XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_FREQ = 2,
};
#endif	// XSOUND_H__

String File Code (Xsound.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XSOUND_COLOR_MODE    "ColorMode";
    XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_AMP    "Amplitude";
    XSOUND_COLOR_MODE_FREQ    "Frequency";
}