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 ( PLUGINFLAG_COMMAND )
  • 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

Table Of Contents

• What was New in R14
  • In R14.041
  • In R14.034
  • In R14.014
    • API Changes
      • New Classes
      • New Methods
      • New Functions
      • New Parameters
      • New Constants
    • Documentation