Current Documentation
Python is C4D’s second programming/scripting language. Python offers much more access than COFFEE, but not as much as C++. Python runs instantaneously on any available platform. Python has a lot of Internet resources available that make it the first choice for anything database or web-related.
Requirements : No additional tools are needed.
Limitations
We are constantly working on improving the coverage of our Python API. If there’s anything special missing, please post it in the Cinema 4D Development category in our Plugin Café forum.
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Latest Relevant Articles
Updated c4dpy for Cinema 4D R20 SP1 Hotfix (20.028)
Last week MAXON released a Hotfix for Cinema 4D R20. The accompanying c4dpy executable has been uploaded and is available on the Downloads page.
Cinema 4D R20 Released
The new major version R20 of Cinema 4D has been officially released. Check out the new features of Cinema 4D R20 on maxon.net. This time there are some major changes to the SDK: C++ SDK comes with changed workflows and… Continue Reading
Quick Prototyping
Hi Everyone, We’d like to quickly turn your attention to a new toolset commissioned by Cineversity and developed by Niklas Rosenstein. This plugin makes it easy to convert your prototype Python scripts and UserData to Cinema 4D plugins and resource… Continue Reading
Plugin Compatibility for Cinema 4D R20
Over the last years we were working on new core technology for Cinema 4D. This new technology will also be available to third party developers in the form of new and extended API. To make the transition as smooth as… Continue Reading
Cinema 4D R19 SP2 Released
Today MAXON released service pack 2 (SP2) for Cinema 4D R19. For details on bugfixes and changes see the announcement on our homepage. In parallel we updated the SDK documentation for C++ and Python. C++: Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online… Continue Reading