This documentation is for the free plugin Py4D in CINEMA 4D R11.5 and not for the C4DSDK of Python in CINEMA 4D R12. For R12, please visit PluginCafe.com

Introduction

Release:0.9.9983
Date:April 07, 2010

Welcome to the introduction of the documentation. Py4D is a framework which embeddes Python into CINEMA 4D.

We hope this documentation will help you develop great plugins for the award winning CINEMA 4D. If you have further questions about MAXON Computer or our applications CINEMA 4D and BodyPaint 3D, please do not hesitate to contact MAXON at any of the following locations:

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Your MAXON SDK support and development team.

Meta information

To get the latest version of Py4D and its documentation visit py4d.com.

The documentation is conceived in parts, like articles (Introduction, FAQs, ...) and the documentated modules. Before you start, please take a minute to familiarize with some interesting information.

Report bugs

Py4D 0.9.9983 is still a beta version, and we appreciate any feedback so we can ensure great stable software. So if you found a bug or a crash occured, you can use the internal bug reporter or send us a mail to sdk_feedback@maxon.net.

Literature

Here are some book recommendations:

Python Books

  1. Python in a Nutshell

    ISBN10 - 0596100469

  2. Python Cookbook

    ISBN10 - 0596007973

Computer Graphic Books

  1. Computer Graphics : Principles and Practice, Second Edition in C
    by James D. Foley, Andries van Dam, Steven K. Feiner, John F. Hughes

    Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN10 - 0201848406

  2. Graphics Gems V
    by Alan W. Paeth (Editor)

    ISBN10 - 0125434553

  3. Curves and Surfaces for Computer Graphics

    ISBN10 - 0387241965

Additional

  1. 3D Computer Graphics (3rd edition)
    by Alan H. Watt

    ISBN10 - 0201398559

  2. Computer Graphics, C Version
    by Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker

    Prentice Hall; ISBN10 - 0135309247

Some expert stuff

  1. Some optimization stuff

Editors

If you want to use a special editor to create your Python plugins, take a look at the following ones:

  1. NotePad++ (win/free)
  2. TextMate (mac/trial)
  3. SciTe (mac/win/free)
  4. BBEdit (mac/trial)

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