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 SPOTSHADER_INCEXC in Xspotshader

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

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

Resource File Code (Xspotshader.res)


LONG  SPOTSHADER_INCEXC
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_INCLUDE; 
        SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_EXCLUDE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Xspotshader.h)

#ifndef XSPOTSHADER_H__
#define XSPOTSHADER_H__
enum
{
  SPOTSHADER_INCEXC = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_INCLUDE = 1,
    SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_EXCLUDE = 2,
};
#endif	// XSPOTSHADER_H__

String File Code (Xspotshader.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  SPOTSHADER_INCEXC    "UseLights";
    SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_INCLUDE    "Include";
    SPOTSHADER_INCEXC_EXCLUDE    "Exclude";
}