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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id GI_SETUP_DATA_SECONDARY_METHOD in VPgisetup

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

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

Resource File Code (VPgisetup.res)


LONG  GI_SETUP_DATA_SECONDARY_METHOD
{
PARENTCOLLAPSE  ;  ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         GI_SETUP_METHOD_QMC; 
        GI_SETUP_METHOD_CACHE; 
        GI_SETUP_METHOD_RADIANCE; 
        GI_SETUP_METHOD_LIGHT_MAPPING; 
        GI_SETUP_METHOD_NONE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (VPgisetup.h)

#ifndef VPGISETUP_H__
#define VPGISETUP_H__
enum
{
  GI_SETUP_DATA_SECONDARY_METHOD = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_QMC = 1,
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_CACHE = 2,
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_RADIANCE = 3,
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_LIGHT_MAPPING = 4,
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_NONE = 5,
};
#endif	// VPGISETUP_H__

String File Code (VPgisetup.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  GI_SETUP_DATA_SECONDARY_METHOD    "SecondaryMethod";
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_QMC    "Quasi-MonteCarlo(QMC)";
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_CACHE    "IrradianceCache";
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_RADIANCE    "RadiosityMaps";
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_LIGHT_MAPPING    "LightMapping";
    GI_SETUP_METHOD_NONE    "None";
}