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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM in Ocamuscle

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

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

Resource File Code (Ocamuscle.res)


LONG  ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM
{
                        
    CYCLE 
    {         ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_RADIAL; 
        ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_NORMAL; 
        ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_DIRECTION; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Ocamuscle.h)

#ifndef OCAMUSCLE_H__
#define OCAMUSCLE_H__
enum
{
  ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_RADIAL = 1,
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_NORMAL = 2,
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_DIRECTION = 3,
};
#endif	// OCAMUSCLE_H__

String File Code (Ocamuscle.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM    "Direction";
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_RADIAL    "Radial";
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_NORMAL    "Normal";
    ID_CA_MUSCLE_OBJECT_DEFORM_DIRECTION    "Up-Vector";
}