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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MDATA_MAGNET_EFFECTMODE in ToolMagnet

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolMagnet.res)


LONG  MDATA_MAGNET_EFFECTMODE
{
ALIGN_LEFT  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMEAR; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_PULL; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SURFACE; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_NORMAL; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPREAD; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPIN; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_TWIST; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_VORTEX; 
        MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMOOTH; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolMagnet.h)

#ifndef TOOLMAGNET_H__
#define TOOLMAGNET_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_MAGNET_EFFECTMODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMEAR = 1,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_PULL = 2,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SURFACE = 3,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_NORMAL = 4,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPREAD = 5,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPIN = 6,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_TWIST = 7,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_VORTEX = 8,
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMOOTH = 9,
};
#endif	// TOOLMAGNET_H__

String File Code (ToolMagnet.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_MAGNET_EFFECTMODE    "Mode";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMEAR    "Smear";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_PULL    "Pull";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SURFACE    "Surface";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_NORMAL    "Normal";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPREAD    "Repel";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SPIN    "Spin";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_TWIST    "Twister";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_VORTEX    "Vortex";
    MDATA_MAGNET_MODE_SMOOTH    "Smooth";
}