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 PARTICLES_EMITTER_EMITTYPE in Oxparticle

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

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

Resource File Code (Oxparticle.res)


LONG  PARTICLES_EMITTER_EMITTYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         EMITTYPE_RATE; 
        EMITTYPE_PULSE; 
        EMITTYPE_SHOT; 
        EMITTYPE_TRIGGER; 
        EMITTYPE_SPAWNONLY; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Oxparticle.h)

#ifndef OXPARTICLE_H__
#define OXPARTICLE_H__
enum
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_EMITTYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    EMITTYPE_RATE = 1,
    EMITTYPE_PULSE = 2,
    EMITTYPE_SHOT = 3,
    EMITTYPE_TRIGGER = 4,
    EMITTYPE_SPAWNONLY = 5,
};
#endif	// OXPARTICLE_H__

String File Code (Oxparticle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_EMITTYPE    "EmissionMode";
    EMITTYPE_RATE    "Rate";
    EMITTYPE_PULSE    "Pulse";
    EMITTYPE_SHOT    "Shot";
    EMITTYPE_TRIGGER    "Trigger";
    EMITTYPE_SPAWNONLY    "ControlledOnly";
}