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

  • 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