Scene Data Overview

A BaseDocument represents a Cinema 4D project. Such a project contains:

• Scene objects, materials and tags
• Render settings
• Document settings
• Layers
• Takes
• Undo Actions
• etc.

The components are:

• BaseDocument is the class storing the project information. See BaseDocument Manual.
• LayerObject elements represent layers that help to organize a scene. See Layer Manual.
• TakeData stores different takes that can store multiple states of scene elements. See Take System Overview
• Cinema 4D's undo system allows to undo and redo custom actions. See Undo System Manual.
• A RenderData element represents render settings that define how the scene is be rendered and where the results will be saved. See RenderData Manual.
• The render settings include video post effects that can alter the rendering result. See BaseVideoPost Manual.
• The render settings also include multipass definitions. See MultipassObject Manual.

Additional relevant classes are:

• BaseObject is the base class for scene objects. Such objects can contain multiple tags. See Scene Elements Overview.
• BaseMaterial is the base class for materials. Such materials can contain multiple BaseShader based shaders. See Materials and Shaders Overview.
• Both Cinema 4D and a single BaseDocument can store color swatches. See Color Swatches Overview.