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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MDATA_SETVALUE_SETY in ToolSetValue

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

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

Resource File Code (ToolSetValue.res)


LONG  MDATA_SETVALUE_SETY
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_LEAVE; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_SET; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_CENTER; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_QUANTIZE; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_ALONGNORMALS; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_AXIAL; 
        MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_RADIAL; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (ToolSetValue.h)

#ifndef TOOLSETVALUE_H__
#define TOOLSETVALUE_H__
enum
{
  MDATA_SETVALUE_SETY = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_LEAVE = 1,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_SET = 2,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_CENTER = 3,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_QUANTIZE = 4,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_ALONGNORMALS = 5,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_AXIAL = 6,
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_RADIAL = 7,
};
#endif	// TOOLSETVALUE_H__

String File Code (ToolSetValue.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MDATA_SETVALUE_SETY    "Y";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_LEAVE    "Leave";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_SET    "Set";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_CENTER    "Center";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_SET_QUANTIZE    "Quantize";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_ALONGNORMALS    "Crumple[Normal]";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_AXIAL    "Crumple[Axial]";
    MDATA_SETVALUE_CRUMPLE_RADIAL    "Crumple[Radial]";
}