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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL in Ocameshdeformer

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

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

Resource File Code (Ocameshdeformer.res)


LONG  ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_IGNORE; 
        ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE; 
        ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE_AREA; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ocameshdeformer.h)

#ifndef OCAMESHDEFORMER_H__
#define OCAMESHDEFORMER_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_IGNORE = 1,
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE = 2,
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE_AREA = 3,
};
#endif	// OCAMESHDEFORMER_H__

String File Code (Ocameshdeformer.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL    "External";
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_IGNORE    "Ignore";
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE    "Surface";
    ID_CA_MESH_DEFORMER_OBJECT_EXTERNAL_SURFACE_AREA    "Surface(Area)";
}