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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_PLANE in Tcaconstraint

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

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

Resource File Code (Tcaconstraint.res)


LONG  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_PLANE
{
HIDDEN  ;  FIT_H  ;  SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XY; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_YZ; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XZ; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXY; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MYZ; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcaconstraint.h)

#ifndef TCACONSTRAINT_H__
#define TCACONSTRAINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_PLANE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XY = 1,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_YZ = 2,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XZ = 3,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXY = 4,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MYZ = 5,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXZ = 6,
};
#endif	// TCACONSTRAINT_H__

String File Code (Tcaconstraint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_PLANE    "Plane";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XY    "XY+";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_YZ    "YZ+";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_XZ    "XZ+";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXY    "XY-";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MYZ    "YZ-";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_PLANE_MXZ    "XZ-";
}