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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE in Oxparticle

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

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

Resource File Code (Oxparticle.res)


LONG  PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_RECT; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DISC; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_BOX; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_CYLINDER; 
        -1; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT; 
        -1; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DEFINED; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Oxparticle.h)

#ifndef OXPARTICLE_H__
#define OXPARTICLE_H__
enum
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_RECT = 1,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DISC = 2,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE = 3,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE = 4,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_BOX = 5,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_CYLINDER = 6,
    -1 = 7,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT = 8,
    -1 = 9,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DEFINED = 10,
};
#endif	// OXPARTICLE_H__

String File Code (Oxparticle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE    "EmitterShape";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_RECT    "Rectangle";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DISC    "Circle";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_ELLIPSE    "Ellipse";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_SPHERE    "Sphere";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_BOX    "Box";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_CYLINDER    "Cylinder";
    -1    "";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT    "Object";
    -1    "";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_DEFINED    "DefinedEmission";
}