Using Programming Languages other than VBA

Sub Example_SetWindowToPlot()
	' This example allows the user to define an area in the current layout
	' and displays a plot preview of the defined area.
	'
	' * Note: You have to exit the
	' plot preview before the VBA example will stop and control will be returned

	Dim point1 As Variant, point2 As Variant

	' Get first point in window
	point1 = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetPoint(, "Click the lower-left of the window to plot.")
	ReDim Preserve point1(0 To 1)   ' Change this to a 2D array by removing the Z position

	' Get second point in window
	point2 = ThisDrawing.Utility.GetPoint(, "Click the upper-right of the window to plot.")
	ReDim Preserve point2(0 To 1)   ' Change this to a 2D array by removing the Z position

	' Send information about window to current layout
	ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.SetWindowToPlot point1, point2

	' Read back window information
	ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.GetWindowToPlot point1, point2

	MsgBox "Press any key to plot the following window:" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _
		 "Lower Left: " & point1(0) & ", " & point1(1) & vbCrLf & _
		 "Upper Right: " & point2(0) & ", " & point2(1)

	' Be sure to plot a view, not some other plot style
	ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout.PlotType = acWindow

	' Send Plot To Window
	ThisDrawing.Plot.DisplayPlotPreview acFullPreview
End Sub