Python_init.py¶

Introduction¶

Python code written in python_init.py is executed before all plugins registrations. c4d and maxon can be imported and used.

python_init.py location¶

For R20 and after python_init.py is located and loaded in this order:

Windows:

%APPDATA%/MAXON/python27/python_init.py.

%APPDATA%/MAXON/Cinema 4D R20_XXXXXXXX/python27/python_init.py.

MacOS:

~/Library/Preferences/MAXON/python27/python_init.py.

~/Library/Preferences/MAXON/Cinema 4D R20_XXXXXXXX/python27/python_init.py.

Warning

In R20 SP1 python_init.py is not loaded.

Before R20 python_init.py was located:

for Windows in %APPDATA%/MAXON/Cinema 4D R19_XXXXXXXX/prefs/python/python_init.py.

for MacOS in ~/Library/Preferences/MAXON/Cinema 4D R19_XXXXXXXX/prefs/python/python_init.py.

Variables¶

Few variables can be accessed in python_init.py

doc: BaseDocument : The document.
op: c4d.BaseObject : The Object selectionned. Can be None.
tp: c4d.modules.thinkingparticles.TP_MasterSystem : The Thinking Particle Master system of the document. Can be None.

Note

In R20 SP2 python_init.py variables are not available.

They can be defined as below:

doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument()
op = doc.GetActiveObject()
tp = doc.GetParticleSystem()