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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_PLANE in Ocajoint

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

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

Resource File Code (Ocajoint.res)


LONG  ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_PLANE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XY; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XZ; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_YZ; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XY; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XZ; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_YZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ocajoint.h)

#ifndef OCAJOINT_H__
#define OCAJOINT_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_PLANE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XY = 1,
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XZ = 2,
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_YZ = 3,
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XY = 4,
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XZ = 5,
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_YZ = 6,
};
#endif	// OCAJOINT_H__

String File Code (Ocajoint.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_PLANE    "Plane";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XY    "World-XY";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_XZ    "World-XZ";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_WORLD_YZ    "World-YZ";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XY    "Local-XY";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_XZ    "Local-XZ";
    ID_CA_JOINT_OBJECT_MIRROR_LOCAL_YZ    "Local-YZ";
}