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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION 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_OBJECT_EMISSION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYCENTRE; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYAREA; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POINT; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_EDGE; 
        -1; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_TEXTURE; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_ILLUM; 
        -1; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POS; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_FILL; 
        -1; 
        PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_GRID; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Oxparticle.h)

#ifndef OXPARTICLE_H__
#define OXPARTICLE_H__
enum
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYCENTRE = 1,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYAREA = 2,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POINT = 3,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_EDGE = 4,
    -1 = 5,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_TEXTURE = 6,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_ILLUM = 7,
    -1 = 8,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POS = 9,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_FILL = 10,
    -1 = 11,
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_GRID = 12,
};
#endif	// OXPARTICLE_H__

String File Code (Oxparticle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION    "EmitFrom";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYCENTRE    "PolygonCentre";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POLYAREA    "PolygonArea";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POINT    "Points";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_EDGE    "Edges";
    -1    "";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_TEXTURE    "Texture";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_ILLUM    "Illumination";
    -1    "";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_POS    "ObjectPosition";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_FILL    "ObjectVolume";
    -1    "";
    PARTICLES_EMITTER_SHAPE_OBJECT_EMISSION_GRID    "VoxelGrid";
}