API Changelog R25

Note

New additions to the Cinema 4D Python SDK are marked like this throughout the documentation:

New in version R25.010.

Here is the list of all the API additions and changes in the R25 Python API:

R25

Additions

Functions

• c4d.modules.colorchooser.ColorSwatchPresetExists() removed.

• c4d.modules.colorchooser.ValidColorSwatchPreset() removed.

• c4d.modules.colorchooser.GetColorSwatchPresetDirectory() removed.

Methods

• ColorSwatchData.LoadPresetByName() removed.

• ColorSwatchData.LoadPresetByURL() removed.

• ColorSwatchData.SavePresetByName() removed.

• ColorSwatchData.SavePresetByURL() removed.

• GeUserArea.IsR2L() added.

• GeUserArea.GetDialog() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawSetOpacity() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawImageRef() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawBezierLine() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawBezierFill() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawFrame() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawEllipseFill() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawEllipseLine() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawPolyFill() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawPolyLine() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawCustomButton() added.

• GeUserArea.DrawGetTextWidth_ListNodeName() added.

• GeUserArea.GetPixelRatio() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.GetID() renamed TreeViewFunctions.GetId().

• TreeViewFunctions.GetFloatValue() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.GetDropDownMenu() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.SetFloatValue() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.SetDropDownMenu() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.ColumnMoved() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.AddRow() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.EmptyText() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.GetNameForEdit() added.

• TreeViewFunctions.IsSelectable() added.

Symbols

A lot of symbols have been deprecated, find the complete list in the R25 Deprecated Symbols page.

However find a quick recap for the most important one:

Deprecated Symbols	Replacement
UNDOTYPE_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDOTYPE_DELETE	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_CHANGE	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_CHANGE_NOCHILDS	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_NOCHILDREN
UNDO_CHANGE_SMALL	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_SMALL
UNDO_CHANGE_SELECTION	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_SELECTION
UNDO_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_DELETE	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_ACTIVATE	UNDOTYPE_ACTIVATE
UNDO_DEACTIVATE	UNDOTYPE_DEACTIVATE
UNDO_BITS	UNDOTYPE_BITS
UNDO_OBJECT_REC	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_OBJECT	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_NOCHILDREN
UNDO_OBJECT_BASEDATA_REC	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_SMALL
UNDO_OBJECT_BASEDATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_OBJECT_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_OBJECT_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_OBJECT_ACTIVE	UNDOTYPE_ACTIVATE
UNDO_OBJECT_SELECTION	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE_SELECTION
UNDO_MATERIAL_DATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_MATERIAL_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_MATERIAL_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_TAG_DATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_TAG_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_TAG_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_KEY_DATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_KEY_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_KEY_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_SEQUENCE_DATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_SEQUENCE_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_SEQUENCE_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
UNDO_TRACK_DATA	UNDOTYPE_CHANGE
UNDO_TRACK_NEW	UNDOTYPE_NEWOBJ
UNDO_TRACK_DEL	UNDOTYPE_DELETEOBJ
DTYPE_CHILDS	DTYPE_CHILDREN
DESC_CHILDS	DESC_CHILDREN
UPDATE_CHILDS	UPDATE_CHILDREN
DIRTY_MATRIX	DIRTYFLAGS_MATRIX
DIRTY_DATA	DIRTYFLAGS_DATA
DIRTY_SELECT	DIRTYFLAGS_SELECT
DIRTY_CACHE	DIRTYFLAGS_CACHE
DIRTY_CHILDREN	DIRTYFLAGS_CHILDREN
DOCUMENT_CHANGED	EVMSG_CHANGE
DA_NO_THREAD	DRAWFLAGS_NO_THREAD
DA_WAIT_GL_FINISHED	DRAWFLAGS_PRIVATE_NO_WAIT_GL_FINISHED
DA_ONLY_ACTIVE	DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_ACTIVE_VIEW
DA_ONLY_BACK	DRAWFLAGS_PRIVATE_ONLYBACKGROUND
DA_NO_ANIMATION	DRAWFLAGS_NO_ANIMATION
DA_NO_BLIT	DRAWFLAGS_PRIVATE_NOBLIT
DA_ONLY_ACTIVE_VIEW	DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_ACTIVE_VIEW
DA_NO_EXPRESSIONS	DRAWFLAGS_NO_EXPRESSIONS
DA_INDRAG	DRAWFLAGS_INDRAG
DA_FORCEFULLREDRAW	DRAWFLAGS_FORCEFULLREDRAW
DA_ONLY_CAMERAEXPRESSION	DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_CAMERAEXPRESSION
DA_STATICBREAK	DRAWFLAGS_STATICBREAK
DA_ONLY_HIGHLIGHT	DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_HIGHLIGHT
DA_ONLY_BASEDRAW	DRAWFLAGS_ONLY_BASEDRAW
ANIMATE_NO_PARTICLES	ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_PARTICLES
ANIMATE_NO_CHILDS	ANIMATEFLAGS_NO_CHILDREN
ANIMATE_INRENDER	ANIMATEFLAGS_INRENDER
FILEERROR_MEMORY	FILEERROR_OUTOFMEMORY
MD_NONE	MD_TYPE_MD_NONE
MD_COLOR	MD_TYPE_MD_COLOR
MD_LONG	MD_TYPE_MD_LONG
MD_REAL	MD_TYPE_MD_REAL
MD_VECTOR	MD_TYPE_MD_VECTOR
MD_MATRIX	MD_TYPE_MD_MATRIX
MD_LLONG	MD_TYPE_MD_LLONG
MD_CHAR	MD_TYPE_MD_CHAR
MD_UCHAR	MD_TYPE_MD_UCHAR
MD_ULONG	MD_TYPE_MD_ULONG
MD_BOOL	MD_TYPE_MD_BOOL
MD_NORMAL	MD_TYPE_MD_NORMAL
THREADPRIORITY_NORMAL	THREADPRIORITYEX_NORMAL
THREADPRIORITY_ABOVE	THREADPRIORITEXY_ABOVE
THREADPRIORITY_BELOW	THREADPRIORITEXY_BELOW
THREADPRIORITY_LOWEST	THREADPRIORITYEX_LOWEST

R25.1

This Service pack for Cinema 4D R25 did not change any API functionality.