Cinema 4D Paths

Detailed Description

Groups
	C4D_PATH

Functions
const Filename	GeGetStartupPath (void)
const Filename	GeGetStartupApplication (void)
const Filename	GeGetStartupWritePath (void)
const Filename	GeGetPluginPath (void)
Filename	GeGetPluginResourcePath ()
const Filename	GeGetC4DPath (Int32 whichpath)

Function Documentation

GeGetStartupPath()

const Filename GeGetStartupPath

(

void

)

Gets the path for the main folder of Cinema 4D.

Returns

The main path of Cinema 4D application.

GeGetStartupApplication()

const Filename GeGetStartupApplication

(

void

)

Gets the complete path of the host application (Cinema 4D, BodyPaint 3D, NET).

Returns

The complete path to the host application.

GeGetStartupWritePath()

const Filename GeGetStartupWritePath

(

void

)

Gets the writable startup directory.
This is the directory where all user data (preferences, libraries etc.) are stored.

Note

Use this for instance to store plugin preferences because Windows and Apple do not allow to write files into the application folder.

Returns

The writable startup directory.

GeGetPluginPath()

const Filename GeGetPluginPath

(

void

)

Gets the path for a plugin's main folder.

Returns

The path for the plugin that called this function.

GeGetPluginResourcePath()

Filename GeGetPluginResourcePath

(

)

Gets the resource path for a plugin's main folder.

Since

R16

Returns

The resource path for the plugin that called this function.

GeGetC4DPath()

const Filename GeGetC4DPath

(

Int32

whichpath

)

Gets one of the Cinema 4D paths.

Parameters

[in]

whichpath

The path to get: C4D_PATH

Returns

The retrieved Cinema 4D path.