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InsertShape Method (ISketchManager)
Shape[out]
Shape

Inserts a shape.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function InsertShape( _
   BSTR Name As System.String, _
   DOUBLE PositionX As System.Double, _
   DOUBLE PositionY As System.Double, _
   DOUBLE PositionZ As System.Double, _
   DOUBLE Height As System.Double, _
   DOUBLE Rotation As System.Double _
) As Shape
C# 
Shape InsertShape( 
   System.string Name,
   System.double PositionX,
   System.double PositionY,
   System.double PositionZ,
   System.double Height,
   System.double Rotation
)
JavaScript 
InsertShape( 
   Name : System.String,
   PositionX : Number,
   PositionY : Number,
   PositionZ : Number,
   Height : Number,
   Rotation : Number,\n) : dsShape
COM native C++ 
HRESULT InsertShape( 
   const dsString& Name,
,
   double PositionX,
,
   double PositionY,
,
   double PositionZ,
,
   double Height,
,
   double Rotation
,
   IShape** Shape
)
C++ 
DSRESULT InsertShape( 
   BSTR Name,
,
   DOUBLE PositionX,
,
   DOUBLE PositionY,
,
   DOUBLE PositionZ,
,
   DOUBLE Height,
,
   DOUBLE Rotation
,
   dsShape** Shape
)

Parameters

Name
Name of the shape to insert (see Remarks)
PositionX
x coordinate of the point where to insert the shape
PositionY
y coordinate of the point where to insert the shape
PositionZ
z coordinate of the point where to insert the shape
Height
Height of the shape
Rotation
Angle by which to rotate the shape

Parameters

Shape[out] or Return Value
Shape

Example

Remarks

A shape is stored as a reference to a font and to a character within that font. Essentially a shape is a single character of a compiled shape (SHX) font.

You must load the shape file before a shape in that file can be used in a drawing. Call IShapeManager::GetAvailableShapes to get the names of shapes loaded in the drawing.

 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R4.0


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