CINEMA 4D 2023
C++ SDK Documentation
- Online Documentation
- Download Offline Documentation (March, 29th, 2023)
Python SDK Documentation
- Online Documentation
- Download Offline Documentation (March, 29th, 2023)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Win/Mac Project Tool (S24) (March, 29th, 2023)
CINEMA 4D S26
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (June, 29th, 2022)
Python SDK Documentation
- Browse Python SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (including examples) (June, 29th, 2022)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Windows/macOS Project Tool for Cinema 4D S24 (June, 29th, 2022) (must still be used for S26 projects)
CINEMA 4D R25
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (Dec. 13th 2021)
Python SDK Documentation
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Windows/macOS Project Tool for Cinema 4D S24 (April 12th 2021)(it can be used for R25 projects)
CINEMA 4D S24
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (June 23rd 2021)
Python SDK Documentation
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Windows/macOS Project Tool for Cinema 4D S24 (April 12th 2021)
CINEMA 4D R23
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (last update 17.11.2020)
Python SDK Documentation
- Browse Python SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update 11.11.2020)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
Windows/macOS Project Tool for Cinema 4D R23 (last update 08.09.2020)
- CentOS 7.0 Project Tool for Cinema 4D R23 (last update 08.09.2020)
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS Project Tool for Cinema 4D R23 (last update 08.09.2020)
CINEMA 4D S22
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (last update April 20th, 2020)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Project Tool for Cinema 4D R22 (last update April 16th, 2020)
Python SDK Documentation
- Browse Python SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update April 20th, 2020)
Cineware SDK V22.004 (Build #317036, last update June 22nd, 2020)
CINEMA 4D R21
C++ SDK Documentation
- Browse C++ SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (last update February 24th, 2020)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update February 17th, 2020)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Project Tool for
Cinema 4D R21 (last update September 3rd, 2019)
Python SDK Documentation
- Browse Python SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format
(including examples) (last update February 21st, 2020)
Note: The c4dpy executable is delivered with Cinema 4D.
CINEMA 4D R20
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update April 12th, 2019)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update April 12th, 2019)
Project Tool for C++ Plugin Projects
- Project Tool for Cinema 4D R20 SP1 (last update September 6th, 2018)
- Project Tool for Linux CLR Client 4D R20 SP2 (last update April 23rd, 2019)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update April 12th, 2019)
Python c4dpy for use with external IDEs
- c4dpy for Cinema4D R20 SP1 20.026 (last update September 4th, 2018)
- c4dpy for Cinema4D R20 SP1 20.028 (last update September 21st, 2018)
- c4dpy for Cinema4D R20 SP1 20.030 (last update October 30th, 2018)
- c4dpy for Cinema4D R20 SP2 20.057 (last update February 22nd, 2019)
- c4dpy for Cinema4D R20 SP2 20.059 (last update March 26th, 2019)
Note: c4dpy does work only with commercial licenses, not with free student license.
Note: c4dpy has to match Cinema 4D’s application version.
Cineware SDK V20.004 (Build #259890, last update November 16th, 2018)
CINEMA 4D R19
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update November 5th, 2018)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update November 5th, 2018)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update August 31st, 2018)
Cineware SDK V19.015 (Build #220997, last update November 20th, 2017)
- Download Cineware SDK (docs included)
- Download Quick Start Guide
CINEMA 4D R18
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update July 17th, 2017)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update July 17th, 2017)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update July 17th, 2017)
Cineware SDK V18.014 (Build #207983, last update July 17th, 2017)
- Download Cineware SDK (docs included)
- Download Quick Start Guide
CINEMA 4D R17
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update August 9th, 2016)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update August 9th, 2016)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update August 9th, 2016)
CINEMA 4D R16
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update May 29, 2015)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update May 29, 2015)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update May 29, 2015)
C.O.F.F.E.E. SDK Documentation
- Browse C.O.F.F.E.E. SDK Documentation Online
- Download HTML format (last update October 6, 2014)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update October 6, 2014)
Cineware SDK V16.012 (Build #174378, last update September 7th, 2016)
- Download Cineware SDK (docs included)
- Download Quick Start Guide
CINEMA 4D R15
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update January 6, 2014)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update January 6,
2014)
Cineware SDK V15.007 (Build #144462, last update October 16th, 2015)
- Download Cineware SDK (docs included)
- Download Quick Start Guide
CINEMA 4D R14
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update May 14, 2013)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update May 14, 2013)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (including examples) (last update May 14,
2013)
Cineware SDK V6.0 (Build #125728, last update February 23rd, 2015)
CINEMA 4D R13
C++ SDK Documentation
- Download HTML
format (last update May 24, 2012) - Download Windows
HTML help format* (last update May 24, 2012)
Python SDK Documentation
- Download
HTML format (including examples) (last update May 24, 2012)
C.O.F.F.E.E. SDK Documentation
- Download HTML format (last update October 5, 2011)
- Download Windows HTML help format* (last update October
5, 2011)
Cineware SDK V5.1 (Build #71785, last update August 27th, 2012)
CINEMA 4D R12
C++ SDK Documentation
Python SDK Documentation
C.O.F.F.E.E. SDK Documentation
Other Downloads
ResEdit
- ResEdit R14 (Note: There
are reports ResEdit has problems on Cinema 4D R16)
Type Viewer
- C4D Type Viewer for
Visual Studio 2010 (not needed for SDK’s R15+ in combination with VS2012+)