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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS in Tcawcycle

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

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

Resource File Code (Tcawcycle.res)


LONG  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_X; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Y; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Z; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NX; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NY; 
        ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcawcycle.h)

#ifndef TCAWCYCLE_H__
#define TCAWCYCLE_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_X = 1,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Y = 2,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Z = 3,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NX = 4,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NY = 5,
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NZ = 6,
};
#endif	// TCAWCYCLE_H__

String File Code (Tcawcycle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS    "Axis";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_X    "X";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Y    "Y";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_Z    "Z";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NX    "-X";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NY    "-Y";
    ID_CA_WCYCLE_TAG_AXIS_NZ    "-Z";
}