The Cinema API and MAXON API provides various fundamental concepts and classes.

Classic API:

• c4d.C4DAtom: Base class for many entities in the Cinema API.
• c4d.GeListNode: Based on C4DAtom, provides the functionality to organize elements in linked lists and trees.
• c4d.BaseList2D: Based on C4DAtom and GeListNode. It is a base class for many entities of the Cinema API.
• c4d.GeListHead: A GeListHead object is the root of a list or tree of GeListNode elements.
• c4d.DescID: Parameters of C4DAtom based elements are identified using a DescID object.

Maxon API:

• maxon.Url: Defines the location of a file or a similar resource.
• maxon.InputStream: An input stream is used to read data from a resource defined with a maxon::Url.
• maxon.OutputStream: An output stream is used to write data to a resource defined with a maxon::Url.

Handle the scripts managed by the Script Manager programmatically.

Stores plugin information.

Retrieves the path of the preference folder according to an installation path without the need to launch Cinema 4D.

Example to customize the icon used for a script.

Example to customize the name and the description for a script in the script manager.