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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id GV_XPEMIT_NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_MODE in GVxpemit

Note that this is not the actual code from the GVxpemit file.

This code is just an example to show you how to add a similar control to your own description.

Resource File Code (GVxpemit.res)


LONG  GV_XPEMIT_NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_MODE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_NONE; 
        NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_TANGENT; 
        NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_SET; 
        NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_RANDOM; 
        NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACECAMERA; 
        NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACEOBJECT; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (GVxpemit.h)

#ifndef GVXPEMIT_H__
#define GVXPEMIT_H__
enum
{
  GV_XPEMIT_NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_NONE = 1,
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_TANGENT = 2,
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_SET = 3,
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_RANDOM = 4,
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACECAMERA = 5,
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACEOBJECT = 6,
};
#endif	// GVXPEMIT_H__

String File Code (GVxpemit.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  GV_XPEMIT_NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_MODE    "OrientationMode";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_NONE    "None";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_TANGENT    "Tangential";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_SET    "Set";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_RANDOM    "Random";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACECAMERA    "FaceCamera";
    NODE_EMITTER_ROTATE_FACEOBJECT    "FaceObject";
}