Cinema 4D 2024.2.0 C++ SDK Documentation

Cinema 4D 2024.2.0 C++ SDK Documentation

This documentation describes how to develop C++ plugins for Cinema 4D. For the latest changes of the API see SDK Change Notes for Cinema 4D 2024.2.0.

Resources and Examples

• The Cinema 4D SDK is included in every distribution of Cinema 4D.
• The Project Tool is available on developers.maxon.net.
• General information on how to use Cinema 4D can be found in the Cinema 4D User Manual.

The sdk.zip file contains these example projects:

• example.main: Contains example for the classic API.
• example.nodes: Contains examples for using the node framework.
• example.assets: Contains examples for using the asset framework.

The example projects are also available on GitHub.

Setting up a new project	Plugin Development	Best Practices
Project Tool Development for macOS Development for Microsoft Windows Development for Linux	Plugin Development Plugin Types General Plugin Information Manual Plugin Functions Manual	Migrating Plugins to the 2024.0 API Plugin Migration Programming Advice Debugging

Introduction	Foundations	Data & Algorithms
Basic information to start plugin development Introduction Getting Started: Introduction FAQ: Introduction	Basic building blocks of the API Foundations Getting Started: Foundations FAQ: Foundations	Generic and reusable data structures and algorithms Data & Algorithms Getting Started: Data FAQ: Data
Application Development	3D Concepts	Handbooks
Elements for generic application development Application Development Getting Started: Application FAQ: Application	Handling 3D scenes and elements 3D Concepts Getting Started: 3D FAQ: 3D	Development Handbooks Asset API Nodes API