What was New in R14

In R14.041

• Fixes:

  • c4d.GePluginMessage() crash on passed argument
  • Issue with SplineData.MakeUserSpline()
  • BaseDraw.DrawPoints() out of range exception
  • c4d.modules.snap module issues

• Miscellaneous:

  • Added script ExportAlembic.py that shows how to effectively access and change the settings of an importer/exporter
  • Updated script Snapping.py example for c4d.modules.snap module

In R14.034

• Important addition: It is now possible to access Snap features with the Python API. A new module has been added: c4d.modules.snap

• Fixes:

  • MatAssignData.InsertObject() can now be called (was raising a parameter error)
  • Cinema 4D crashed at exit when overriding GeDialog.AskClose() and GeDialog.Message()
  • Assigning Ray.ior now actually set it (was assigning Ray.p instead)
  • c4d.utils.Truncate() now returns a Real (was returning a Vector)

• Miscellaneous:

  • Added missing documentation for BaseDocument.ExecutePasses()
  • Added code snippet about Enhancing the Main Menu

In R14.014

API Changes

Here is a list of the new classes, methods and functions in the Python API:

New Classes

• PLAData

New Methods

• BaseDraw.SetClipPlaneOffset()
• BaseDraw.DrawArc()
• BaseDraw.GetGridStep()
• BaseDraw.GetViewMatrix()

• BaseObject.SetRotationOrder()
• BaseObject.GetRotationOrder()
• BaseObject.GetGUID()

• BaseView.GetBaseMatrix()
• BaseView.SetBaseMatrix()
• BaseView.GetPlanarRotation()
• BaseView.SetPlanarRotation()

• GeListNode.__getitem__() moved from BaseList2D.__getitem__
• GeListNode.__setitem__() moved from BaseList2D.__setitem__

• SplineData.CopyTo()

• Vector.__getitem__()
• Vector.__setitem__()

• MultipassBitmap.GetLayers()

• BaseDocument.FlushUndoBuffer()
• BaseDocument.FindUndoPtr()
• BaseDocument.IsAxisEnabled()
• BaseDocument.SendInfo()

• GeUserArea.ActivateFading()
• GeUserArea.AdjustColor()
• GeUserArea.DrawBezier()

• SplineCustomGui.GetValue()
• SplineCustomGui.SetCustomColor()

• MoData.GetGenerator()

• BaseDrawHelp.IsActive()
• BaseDrawHelp.IsHighlight()

• ObjectData.DrawShadow()

New Functions

• c4d.gui.GetInterfaceIcon()

• c4d.utils.RGBToHSL()
• c4d.utils.HSLtoRGB()

New Parameters

• BaseDocument.AddUndo(): Added optional parameter allowFromThread
• GeDialog.GroupBegin(): Added optional parameters initw and inith
• GeDialog.AddColorField(): Added optional parameter colorflags

New Constants

• New object types: Oworkplane renamed from Oconplane, Oconnector (Object Types)
• New shader types: Xrainsampler, Xnormalizer and Xterrainmask (Shader Types)
• New tag types: Tsculpt, Tmotioncam and Tmorphcam (Tag Types)

• New enums and container IDs:

  • Mworkplane (EditorModes)
  • NBIT_NO_DD (NBIT)
  • DRAWHANDLE_POINTSIZE and DRAWHANDLE_SELPOINTSIZE (DRAWHANDLE)
  • HOTKEY_RESIZE_BRUSH (HOTKEY)
  • DISPLAYFILTER_POI (DISPLAYFILTER)
  • SHADERINFO_REFLECTIONS, SHADERINFO_DUDVREQUIRED and SHADERINFO_DYNAMICSUBSHADERS (SHADERINFO)
  • EDITTEXT_HELPTEXT (EDITTEXT)
  • PLUGINFLAG_COMMAND_ICONGADGET
  • SPLINECONTROL_CUSTOMCOLOR_SET, SPLINECONTROL_CUSTOMCOLOR_COL, SPLINECONTROL_NO_FLOATING_WINDOW and SPLINECONTROL_NO_PRESETS settings for SplineCustomGui

Documentation

• Added FalloffData example: Py-NoiseFalloff
• Implemented NodeData.GetDEnabling() in Py-DoubleCircle example
• Several typos fixed
• Fixed errors in the examples