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
| Release: | 0.9.9983 |
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| 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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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.
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.
See also
Here are some book recommendations:
- Python in a Nutshell
ISBN10 - 0596100469
- Python Cookbook
ISBN10 - 0596007973
- 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
- Graphics Gems V
- by Alan W. Paeth (Editor)
ISBN10 - 0125434553
- Curves and Surfaces for Computer Graphics
ISBN10 - 0387241965
- 3D Computer Graphics (3rd edition)
- by Alan H. Watt
ISBN10 - 0201398559
- Computer Graphics, C Version
- by Donald Hearn, M. Pauline Baker
Prentice Hall; ISBN10 - 0135309247
If you want to use a special editor to create your Python plugins, take a look at the following ones: