description INCLUDE with housemade descriptions

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On 07/08/2012 at 01:37, xxxxxxxx wrote:

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Hello,

I am creating several Object plugins that all use (partially) the same description-elements. I have created an extra description-set that I want to include in my other descriptions (just like Oprimitiveaxis is included in most primitives).

But when I do INCLUDE Onrprimitivebase; I get an error on this line. The description works when put directly on an object, so there should be no error in it.

CONTAINER Onrprimitivebase {  
  NAME Onrprimitivebase;  
  INCLUDE Obase;  
  GROUP ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES {  
      LONG PRIM_NR_USEGMENTS   { MIN 1; };  
      LONG PRIM_NR_VSEGMENTS   { MIN 1; };  
  }  
}  
STRINGTABLE Onrprimitivebase {  
  PRIM_NR_USEGMENTS   "U Segments";  
  PRIM_NR_VSEGMENTS   "V Segments";  
}  
  
#ifndef _Onrprimitivebase_H_  
#define _Onrprimitivebase_H_  
  enum {  
      PRIM_NR_USEGMENTS = 3001,  
      PRIM_NR_VSEGMENTS,  
  
      __PRIM_NR_DUMMY__  
  }  
#endif // _Onrprimitivebase_H_

And this is the description where I want to include it:

CONTAINER Onrpillow {  
  NAME Onrpillow;  
  INCLUDE Obase;  
  GROUP ID_OBJECTPROPERTIES {  
      REAL PRIM_NRPILLOW_WIDTH       { UNIT METER; MIN 0; }  
      REAL PRIM_NRPILLOW_HEIGHT      { UNIT METER; MIN 0; }  
      REAL PRIM_NRPILLOW_DEPTH       { UNIT METER; MIN 0; }  
      BOOL PRIM_NRPILLOW_INVNORMALS  { };  
  }  
  INCLUDE Onrprimitivebase;        // <-- Error  
}  
STRINGTABLE Onrpillow {  
  Onrpillow           "Pillow Object";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_WIDTH      "Width";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_HEIGHT     "Height";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_DEPTH      "Depth";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_USEGMENTS  "U Segments";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_VSEGMENTS  "V Segments";  
  PRIM_NRPILLOW_INVNORMALS "Inverse Normals";  
}  
  
#ifndef _Onrpillow_H_  
#define _Onrpillow_H_  
  enum {  
      Onrpillow = 1028945,  
      PRIM_NRPILLOW_WIDTH = 1001,  
      PRIM_NRPILLOW_HEIGHT,  
      PRIM_NRPILLOW_DEPTH,  
      PRIM_NRPILLOW_INVNORMALS,  
  
      __PRIM_NRPILLOW_DUMMY__  
  };  
#endif // _Onrpillow_H_

How can I include my own descriptions? Doing INCLUDE Oprimitiveaxis; works, for instance.

Thanks in advance,
Niklas

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On 07/08/2012 at 05:34, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Hello,

I just found this statement in the SDK where the INCLUDE flag is described: _The parent description must have been registered with CINEMA 4D before this description is registered for the lookup to work.

_ Does that mean I have to register an (maybe invisible) plugin that uses this description before I can INCLUDE it? _

_-Niklas _
_

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On 07/08/2012 at 06:27, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

Does that mean I have to register an (maybe invisible) plugin that uses this description before I can INCLUDE it? _
_

Yes, there's the RegisterDescription() function in the C++ SDK especially designed for that. You can call this function with your included description before registering the main plugin using it.

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On 07/08/2012 at 06:44, xxxxxxxx wrote:

Thanks. I wasn't watching out for this function as I'm currently working on a Python plugin. The RegisterDescription() function is not available in Python. I have registered a dummy object-plugin, not elegant, but it works.

-N