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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS in Tcaikspline

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

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

Resource File Code (Tcaikspline.res)


LONG  ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS
{
FIT_H  ;  SCALE_H  ;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_X; 
        ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Y; 
        ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Z; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Tcaikspline.h)

#ifndef TCAIKSPLINE_H__
#define TCAIKSPLINE_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_X = 1,
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Y = 2,
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Z = 3,
};
#endif	// TCAIKSPLINE_H__

String File Code (Tcaikspline.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_AXIS    "Axis";
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_X    "X";
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Y    "Y";
    ID_CA_IKSPLINE_TAG_ALIGN_Z    "Z";
}