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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE in ToolHairBrush

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolHairBrush.res)


LONG  HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_MOVE; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_TWIST; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_REPEL; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_KINK; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SMOOTH; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SCALE; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_STRAIGHTEN; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_DELETE; 
        HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_PAINT_VERTEX; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolHairBrush.h)

#ifndef TOOLHAIRBRUSH_H__
#define TOOLHAIRBRUSH_H__
enum
{
  HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_MOVE = 1,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_TWIST = 2,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_REPEL = 3,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_KINK = 4,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SMOOTH = 5,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SCALE = 6,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_STRAIGHTEN = 7,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_DELETE = 8,
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_PAINT_VERTEX = 9,
};
#endif	// TOOLHAIRBRUSH_H__

String File Code (ToolHairBrush.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE    "Mode";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_MOVE    "Move";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_TWIST    "Twist";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_REPEL    "Repel";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_KINK    "Kink";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SMOOTH    "Smooth";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_SCALE    "Scale";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_STRAIGHTEN    "Straighten";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_DELETE    "Delete";
    HAIR_TOOL_BRUSH_TYPE_PAINT_VERTEX    "VertexPaint";
}