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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS in Tool_MGRadial

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

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

Resource File Code (Tool_MGRadial.res)


LONG  MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XY; 
        MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_YZ; 
        MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XZ; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tool_MGRadial.h)

#ifndef TOOL_MGRADIAL_H__
#define TOOL_MGRADIAL_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XY = 1,
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_YZ = 2,
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XZ = 3,
};
#endif	// TOOL_MGRADIAL_H__

String File Code (Tool_MGRadial.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS    "Axis";
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XY    "XY";
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_YZ    "YZ";
    MDATA_MGRADIALTOOL_AXIS_XZ    "XZ";
}