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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS in Toolcamirror

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

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

Resource File Code (Toolcamirror.res)


LONG  ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_NONE; 
        ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ROTATE; 
        ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_X; 
        ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Y; 
        ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Z; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Toolcamirror.h)

#ifndef TOOLCAMIRROR_H__
#define TOOLCAMIRROR_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_NONE = 1,
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ROTATE = 2,
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_X = 3,
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Y = 4,
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Z = 5,
};
#endif	// TOOLCAMIRROR_H__

String File Code (Toolcamirror.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS    "Axes";
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_NONE    "None";
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ROTATE    "Rotate";
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_X    "XY";
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Y    "YZ";
    ID_CA_MIRROR_TOOL_AXIS_ALIGN_Z    "XZ";
}