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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE_ROTATION in XPprefs

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

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

Resource File Code (XPprefs.res)


LONG  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE_ROTATION
{
SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         XPPEMORIENT_XPOS; 
        XPPEMORIENT_XNEG; 
        XPPEMORIENT_YPOS; 
        XPPEMORIENT_YNEG; 
        XPPEMORIENT_ZPOS; 
        XPPEMORIENT_ZNEG; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (XPprefs.h)

#ifndef XPPREFS_H__
#define XPPREFS_H__
enum
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE_ROTATION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    XPPEMORIENT_XPOS = 1,
    XPPEMORIENT_XNEG = 2,
    XPPEMORIENT_YPOS = 3,
    XPPEMORIENT_YNEG = 4,
    XPPEMORIENT_ZPOS = 5,
    XPPEMORIENT_ZNEG = 6,
};
#endif	// XPPREFS_H__

String File Code (XPprefs.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  XPPREFS_EMITTER_SHAPE_ROTATION    "EmitterPlane";
    XPPEMORIENT_XPOS    "X+";
    XPPEMORIENT_XNEG    "X-";
    XPPEMORIENT_YPOS    "Y+";
    XPPEMORIENT_YNEG    "Y-";
    XPPEMORIENT_ZPOS    "Z+";
    XPPEMORIENT_ZNEG    "Z-";
}