Commanline mode

Commanline mode with Cinema 4D R20 and upper

File Sequence Exporter, used with Cinema 4D version R20 and higher, can be run in commandline mode. This mode provides additional opportunities for integrating the plug-in in batch files and scripts. To do this, use the c4dpy.exe utility.

"c:\Program Files\MAXON\Cinema 4D R20\c4dpy.exe" -c "import c4d; c4d.CallCommand (1053078,1000)" -fse_settings "c:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\export_settings.json"

Save Json-file with a plug-in parameters using menu Help > Save Settings To File.

File will contain text as follows:

{
    "fse_poly_lod": 100.0, 
    "fse_to_frame": 90, 
    "fse_poly_reduction": 0.0, 
    "fse_doc_path": "C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\Desktop\\file_to_export.c4d", 
    "fse_selected": false, 
    "fse_save_path": "C:\\Users\\%USERNAME%\\Desktop\\sequence_file", 
    "fse_connected": true, 
    "fse_time_range": "All", 
    "fse_show_results": false, 
    "fse_skip_hidden": true,
    "fse_shared_mtlfile":false, 
    "fse_from_frame": 0, 
    "fse_save_format": "c4d"
}

Parameters from the json-file can be overridden by specifying them as a separate option in the command:

"c:\Program Files\MAXON\Cinema 4D R20\c4dpy.exe" -c "import c4d; c4d.CallCommand (1053078,1000)" -fse_settings "c:\Users\%USERNAME%\Desktop\export_settings.json" -fse_doc_path "C:\WorkFolder\other_file_to_export.c4d" -fse_show_results 1 -fse_time_range "Preview"

To get a full description of all plug-in commandline options, use -h option:

"c:\Program Files\MAXON\Cinema 4D R20\c4dpy.exe" -c "import c4d; c4d.CallCommand(1053078,1000)" -h

C:\Users\%USERNAME%>"c:\Program Files\MAXON\Cinema 4D R20\c4dpy.exe" -c "import c4d; c4d.CallCommand(1053078,1000)" -h
usage: File Sequence Exporter v1.1 [-h] [-fse_settings FSE_SETTINGS]
                                   [-fse_doc_path FSE_DOC_PATH]
                                   [-fse_save_path FSE_SAVE_PATH]
                                   [-fse_save_format {c4d,obj}]
                                   [-fse_from_frame FSE_FROM_FRAME]
                                   [-fse_to_frame FSE_TO_FRAME]
                                   [-fse_poly_reduction FSE_POLY_REDUCTION]
                                   [-fse_poly_lod FSE_POLY_LOD]
                                   [-fse_selected {1,0}]
                                   [-fse_skip_hidden {1,0}]
                                   [-fse_shared_mtlfile {1,0}]
                                   [-fse_connected {1,0}]
                                   [-fse_show_results {1,0}]
                                   [-fse_time_range {All,Preview,Manual,CurrentFrame}]

Export scene geometry to Cinema 4D or Obj file format. This command starts
File Sequence Exporter in commandline mode.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -fse_settings FSE_SETTINGS
                        Json file path with plug-in Export settings.
  -fse_doc_path FSE_DOC_PATH
                        Cinema 4D document file path.
  -fse_save_path FSE_SAVE_PATH
                        Exported file sequence path.
  -fse_save_format {c4d,obj}
                        File sequence format. Available values: c4d, obj.
  -fse_from_frame FSE_FROM_FRAME
                        Save From Frame.
  -fse_to_frame FSE_TO_FRAME
                        Save To Frame.
  -fse_poly_reduction FSE_POLY_REDUCTION
                        Polygon reduction value. (0-100)
  -fse_poly_lod FSE_POLY_LOD
                        Level Of Detail. (0-100)
  -fse_selected {1,0}   Export only selected objects.
  -fse_skip_hidden {1,0}
                        Skip hidden objects.
  -fse_shared_mtlfile {1,0}
                        Single MTL file for entire obj file sequence.
  -fse_connected {1,0}  Connect all objects to new one.
  -fse_show_results {1,0}
                        Show export results in Explorer/Finder after
                        exporting.
  -fse_time_range {All,Preview,Manual,CurrentFrame}
                        Timeline Frames range. Available values: All, Preview,
                        Manual, CurrentFrame.