Origin Example

Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_Origin()
	' This example creates a UCS and returns its origin.

	Dim viewportObj As AcadViewport

	' Set the viewportObj variable to the activeviewport
	Set viewportObj = ThisDrawing.ActiveViewport

	' Create a new UCS with origin 2, 2, 0
	Dim ucsObj As AcadUCS
	Dim origin(0 To 2) As Double
	Dim xAxisPoint(0 To 2) As Double
	Dim yAxisPoint(0 To 2) As Double

	origin(0) = 2: origin(1) = 2: origin(2) = 0
	xAxisPoint(0) = 3: xAxisPoint(1) = 2: xAxisPoint(2) = 0
	yAxisPoint(0) = 2: yAxisPoint(1) = 3: yAxisPoint(2) = 0

	Set ucsObj = ThisDrawing.UserCoordinateSystems.Add(origin, xAxisPoint, yAxisPoint, "UCS1")
	ThisDrawing.ActiveUCS = ucsObj
	viewportObj.UCSIconOn = True
	viewportObj.UCSIconAtOrigin = True
	ThisDrawing.ActiveViewport = viewportObj

	' Display the current origin for the new UCS
	MsgBox "The origin of the UCS is: " & ucsObj.origin(0) & ", " & ucsObj.origin(1) & ", " & ucsObj.origin(2), , "Origin Example"

	' Change the origin of the UCS
	origin(0) = 4: origin(1) = 4: origin(2) = 0
	ucsObj.origin = origin

	' Reset the active UCS and viewport to see the change
	ThisDrawing.ActiveUCS = ucsObj
	ThisDrawing.ActiveViewport = viewportObj

	MsgBox "The origin of the UCS is now: " & ucsObj.origin(0) & ", " & ucsObj.origin(1) & ", " & ucsObj.origin(2), , "Origin Example"

End Sub

 

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