Creates a Shape object based on a template identified by name, at the given insertion point, scale factor, and rotation.

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Signature

RetVal = object.AddShape(Name, InsertionPoint, ScaleFactor, Rotation)

Object

ModelSpace Collection, PaperSpace Collection, Block
The object or objects this method applies to.

Name

String; input-only
The name of the shape to insert.

InsertionPoint

Variant (three-element array of doubles); input-only
The 3D WCS coordinates at which to insert the shape.

ScaleFactor

Double; input-only
The scale factor to be applied to the shape. Use 1.0 to specify no scale. Must be a positive number.

Rotation

Double; input-only
The angle of rotation in radians to be applied to the shape.

RetVal

Shape object
The newly created Shape object.

Remarks

Before adding a Shape object, you must load the file containing the desired shape using the LoadShapeFile method.