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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE in Ocasurfacedeformer

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

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

Resource File Code (Ocasurfacedeformer.res)


LONG  ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XY; 
        ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_YZ; 
        ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ocasurfacedeformer.h)

#ifndef OCASURFACEDEFORMER_H__
#define OCASURFACEDEFORMER_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XY = 1,
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_YZ = 2,
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XZ = 3,
};
#endif	// OCASURFACEDEFORMER_H__

String File Code (Ocasurfacedeformer.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE    "Plane";
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XY    "XY";
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_YZ    "YZ";
    ID_CA_SURFACE_DEFORMER_OBJECT_MAP_PLANE_XZ    "XZ";
}