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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MG_POLY_UPVECTOR in MGpoly

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

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

Resource File Code (MGpoly.res)


LONG  MG_POLY_UPVECTOR
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_NONE; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XP; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XN; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YP; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YN; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZP; 
        MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZN; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (MGpoly.h)

#ifndef MGPOLY_H__
#define MGPOLY_H__
enum
{
  MG_POLY_UPVECTOR = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_NONE = 1,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XP = 2,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XN = 3,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YP = 4,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YN = 5,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZP = 6,
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZN = 7,
};
#endif	// MGPOLY_H__

String File Code (MGpoly.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MG_POLY_UPVECTOR    "UpVector";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_NONE    "None";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XP    "X+";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_XN    "X-";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YP    "Y+";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_YN    "Y-";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZP    "Z+";
    MG_POLY_UPVECTOR_ZN    "Z-";
}