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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL in fobjimport2

Note that this is not the actual code from the fobjimport2 file.

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

Resource File Code (fobjimport2.res)


LONG  OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL
{
DEFAULT  OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_MTLFILE;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_NONE; 
        OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPEROBJECT; 
        OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_MTLFILE; 
        OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPERMTLFILE; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (fobjimport2.h)

#ifndef FOBJIMPORT2_H__
#define FOBJIMPORT2_H__
enum
{
  OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_NONE = 1,
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPEROBJECT = 2,
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_MTLFILE = 3,
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPERMTLFILE = 4,
};
#endif	// FOBJIMPORT2_H__

String File Code (fobjimport2.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL    "Material";
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_NONE    "NoMaterial";
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPEROBJECT    "OneDefaultPerObject";
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_MTLFILE    "Import.MTLFile";
    OBJIMPORTOPTIONS_MATERIAL_DEFAULTPERMTLFILE    "ImportNamesOnly";
}