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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES in ToolDuplicate

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolDuplicate.res)


LONG  MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_OFF; 
        MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_INSTANCE; 
        MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_VOLUMEINSTANCE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolDuplicate.h)

#ifndef TOOLDUPLICATE_H__
#define TOOLDUPLICATE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_OFF = 1,
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_INSTANCE = 2,
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_VOLUMEINSTANCE = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOLDUPLICATE_H__

String File Code (ToolDuplicate.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES    "CloneMode";
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_OFF    "Copies";
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_INSTANCE    "Instance";
    MDATA_DUPLICATE_INSTANCES_VOLUMEINSTANCE    "RenderInstance";
}