AddByTwoPoints Method

Description

Creates a text box by specifying the diagonal points of the text box.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddByTwoPoints( _ ByVal x1 As Double, _ ByVal y1 As Double, _ ByVal z1 As Double, _ ByVal x2 As Double, _ ByVal y2 As Double, _ ByVal z2 As Double _ ) As TextBox

Parameters

x1: Specifies the coordinates of the lower left corner of the text box. The z1 argument applies only to 3-D objects.
y1: Specifies the coordinates of the lower left corner of the text box. The z1 argument applies only to 3-D objects.
z1: Specifies the coordinates of the lower left corner of the text box. The z1 argument applies only to 3-D objects.
x2: Specifies the coordinates of the upper right corner of the text box. The z2 argument applies only to 3-D objects.
y2: Specifies the coordinates of the upper right corner of the text box. The z2 argument applies only to 3-D objects.
z2: Specifies the coordinates of the upper right corner of the text box. The z2 argument applies only to 3-D objects.

Example

Example (Visual Basic)

Private Sub Form_Load()
    Dim objApp As SolidEdgeFramework.Application
    Dim objDoc As SolidEdgeDraft.DraftDocument
    Dim objSheet As SolidEdgeDraft.Sheet
    Dim objTxtboxs As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.TextBoxes
    Dim objTxtbox As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.TextBox
    Dim objTxtbox1 As SolidEdgeFrameworkSupport.TextBox
    ' Report errors
    Const PI = 3.14159265358979
    ' Create/get the application with specific settings
    On Error Resume Next
    Set objApp = GetObject(, "SolidEdge.Application")
    If Err Then
        Err.Clear
        Set objApp = CreateObject("SolidEdge.Application")
        Set objDoc = objApp.Documents.Add("SolidEdge.DraftDocument")
        objApp.Visible = True
    Else
        Set objDoc = objApp.ActiveDocument
    End If
    'get the Active Sheet object
    Set objSheet = objDoc.ActiveSheet
    'get the Textboxs collection
    Set objTxtboxs = objSheet.TextBoxes
    'create the textbox by AddByTwoPoints method
    Set objTxtbox = objTxtboxs.AddByTwoPoints(x1:=0.1, y1:=0.1, z1:=0, _
                                              x2:=0.2, y2:=0.2, z2:=0)
    objTxtbox.Text = "Test box"
    ' USER DISPLAY
    ' Release objects
    Set objApp = Nothing
    Set objDoc = Nothing
    Set objSheet = Nothing
    Set objTxtboxs = Nothing
    Set objTxtbox = Nothing
    Set objTxtbox1 = Nothing
End Sub