Here we collect publicly available resources for Cinema 4D plugin development in C++.
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Services Provided by MAXON
- GitHub with examples and code snippets
- How to get Plugin IDs
- PluginCafé – Forum
- Latest Cinema 4D C++ SDK documentation
Free, Publicly Available Resources
- Microbion
Run by Steve Pedler, this site provides very nice tutorials on Cinema 4D plugin development - NoskeWiki
A wiki run by Andrew Noske providing basic information and first steps - Scott Ayers Media
Scott Ayers has assembled a nice collection of open source example plugins here - Iris VFX – Introduction to Cinema 4D SDK Part 1 and Part 2
Two video tutorials on Cinema 4D SDK - GameLogicDesign
Kent Barber provides a very nice dictionary of Description parameters