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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE in ToolKnifePlane

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolKnifePlane.res)


LONG  MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE
{
ALIGN_LEFT  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_FREE; 
        MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_LOCAL; 
        MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_WORLD; 
        MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_CAMERA; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolKnifePlane.h)

#ifndef TOOLKNIFEPLANE_H__
#define TOOLKNIFEPLANE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_FREE = 1,
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_LOCAL = 2,
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_WORLD = 3,
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_CAMERA = 4,
};
#endif	// TOOLKNIFEPLANE_H__

String File Code (ToolKnifePlane.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE    "PlaneMode";
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_FREE    "Free";
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_LOCAL    "Local";
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_WORLD    "World";
    MDATA_KNIFEPLANE_PLANE_MODE_CAMERA    "Camera";
}