TABLE OF CONTENTS We have created lines, circles, arcs, and text as we introduced programming topics. Let's examine the specifics of adding elements and other objects to our design files. We begin with graphical elements and then work on non-graphical elements such as levels.
There are two steps to adding elements to our design files. First we create the element in memory. Then we add the element to our design file. As you will see, there is often more than one way to create the element. We will demonstrate multiple examples of each creation method.
"The shortest distance between two points is a straight line." If this is true, we should be able to create a line by providing two points, right?
Well, that is one way to create a line. We can also provide an array of vertices if we want to draw more than one line.
Function CreateLineElement1(Template As Element, Vertices() As Point3d) As LineElement
Function CreateLineElement2(Template As Element, StartPoint As Point3d, EndPoint As Point3d) As LineElement
Sub <b class="bold">TestCreateLineA</b>() Dim StPt As Point3d Dim EnPt As Point3d Dim myLine As LineElement EnPt.X = 4: EnPt.Y = 6: EnPt.Z = 8 Set myLine = CreateLineElement2(Nothing, StPt, EnPt) ActiveModelReference.AddElement myLineEnd Sub<a name="578"></a><a name="beginpage.8F7FC088-42BE-4419-8EDA-ECD6783017CC"></a>
TestCreateLineA uses the CreateLineElement2 method to create a new line element. It does so using a start point and an end point.
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