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Element Information

Sample Code

Example code for the id MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE in Zmultipass

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

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

Resource File Code (Zmultipass.res)


LONG  MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE
{
ANIM  OFF;                          
    CYCLE 
    {         MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_NORMAL; 
        MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_RAW; 
        MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_COMBINED; 
    }
}
            

Header File Code (Zmultipass.h)

#ifndef ZMULTIPASS_H__
#define ZMULTIPASS_H__
enum
{
  MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE = 1000,  //First ID should start at 1000
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_NORMAL = 1,
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_RAW = 2,
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_COMBINED = 3,
};
#endif	// ZMULTIPASS_H__

String File Code (Zmultipass.str)

// C4D-StringResource
// Identifier	Text
STRINGTABLE
{
  MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE    "Mode";
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_NORMAL    "1Channel:Pre-multiplied";
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_RAW    "2Channels:Specular,Multiply";
    MULTIPASSOBJECT_SPECULAR_MODE_COMBINED    "3Channels:Pre-multiplied,Specular,Multiply";
}