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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_UP_DIRECTION in Toolcaalign

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

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

Resource File Code (Toolcaalign.res)


LONG  ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_UP_DIRECTION
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_WORLD_AXIS; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT_AXIS; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT; 
        ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_ROOT_AXIS; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Toolcaalign.h)

#ifndef TOOLCAALIGN_H__
#define TOOLCAALIGN_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_UP_DIRECTION = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_WORLD_AXIS = 1,
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT_AXIS = 2,
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT = 3,
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_ROOT_AXIS = 4,
};
#endif	// TOOLCAALIGN_H__

String File Code (Toolcaalign.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_UP_DIRECTION    "UpDirection";
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_WORLD_AXIS    "WorldAxis";
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT_AXIS    "ObjectAxis";
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_OBJECT    "Aim";
    ID_CA_JOINT_ALIGN_DIRECTION_ROOT_AXIS    "RootAxis";
}