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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO 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_TO
{
FIT_H  ;  SCALE_H  ;  HIDDEN  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_ORIGIN; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_AXIS; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_PLANE; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_POINT; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SURFACE; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SPLINE; 
        ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_BOUNDS; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcaconstraint.h)

#ifndef TCACONSTRAINT_H__
#define TCACONSTRAINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_ORIGIN = 1,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_AXIS = 2,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_PLANE = 3,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_POINT = 4,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SURFACE = 5,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SPLINE = 6,
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_BOUNDS = 7,
};
#endif	// TCACONSTRAINT_H__

String File Code (Tcaconstraint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO    "To";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_ORIGIN    "Origin";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_AXIS    "Axis";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_PLANE    "Plane";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_POINT    "Point";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SURFACE    "Surface";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_SPLINE    "Spline";
    ID_CA_CONSTRAINT_TAG_CLAMP_TO_BOUNDS    "Bounds";
}