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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id XMCO_COVER_OPERATION in Omcover

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

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

Resource File Code (Omcover.res)


LONG  XMCO_COVER_OPERATION
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         COVEROP_MODE_ALL; 
        COVEROP_MODE_SNORM; 
        COVEROP_MODE_SRAY; 
        COVEROP_MODE_POINTS; 
        COVEROP_MODE_SEQ; 
        COVEROP_MODE_SEQRAN; 
        COVEROP_MODE_FILL; 
        COVEROP_MODE_TEXTURE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Omcover.h)

#ifndef OMCOVER_H__
#define OMCOVER_H__
enum
{
  XMCO_COVER_OPERATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    COVEROP_MODE_ALL = 1,
    COVEROP_MODE_SNORM = 2,
    COVEROP_MODE_SRAY = 3,
    COVEROP_MODE_POINTS = 4,
    COVEROP_MODE_SEQ = 5,
    COVEROP_MODE_SEQRAN = 6,
    COVEROP_MODE_FILL = 7,
    COVEROP_MODE_TEXTURE = 8,
};
#endif	// OMCOVER_H__

String File Code (Omcover.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XMCO_COVER_OPERATION    "Operation";
    COVEROP_MODE_ALL    "AllPolygons";
    COVEROP_MODE_SNORM    "VisiblePolygons(UsingNormals)";
    COVEROP_MODE_SRAY    "VisiblePolygons(UsingRays)";
    COVEROP_MODE_POINTS    "ObjectVertices(Random)";
    COVEROP_MODE_SEQ    "ObjectVertices(Ordered)";
    COVEROP_MODE_SEQRAN    "ObjectVertices(Ordered,Random)";
    COVEROP_MODE_FILL    "ObjectVolume";
    COVEROP_MODE_TEXTURE    "Texture";
}