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 USDIMPORTER_NORMALS in fusdimporter

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

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

Resource File Code (fusdimporter.res)


LONG  USDIMPORTER_NORMALS
{
DEFAULT  USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_VERTEX;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_NONE; 
        USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_VERTEX; 
        USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_PHONG; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (fusdimporter.h)

#ifndef FUSDIMPORTER_H__
#define FUSDIMPORTER_H__
enum
{
  USDIMPORTER_NORMALS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_NONE = 1,
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_VERTEX = 2,
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_PHONG = 3,
};
#endif	// FUSDIMPORTER_H__

String File Code (fusdimporter.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  USDIMPORTER_NORMALS    "Normals";
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_NONE    "None";
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_VERTEX    "Vertex";
    USDIMPORTER_NORMALS_PHONG    "Phong";
}