Appends one or more entities to the specified group.
Supported platforms: Windows only
VBA:
object.AppendItems Objects
Type: Group
The object this method applies to.
Access: Input-only
Type: Variant (array of any drawing objects)
An array of objects to append. The array can consist of any drawing objects.
No return value.
To query items in a group, use the Item method.
To remove individual items from a group, use the RemoveItems method.
VBA:
Sub Example_AppendItems()
' This example creates a group and several objects.
' It then appends the objects to the group.
' Create the new group
Dim groupObj As AcadGroup
Set groupObj = ThisDrawing.Groups.Add("TEST_GROUP")
' Create a Ray object in model space
Dim rayObj As AcadRay
Dim basePoint(0 To 2) As Double
Dim SecondPoint(0 To 2) As Double
basePoint(0) = 3#: basePoint(1) = 3#: basePoint(2) = 0#
SecondPoint(0) = 1#: SecondPoint(1) = 3#: SecondPoint(2) = 0#
Set rayObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddRay(basePoint, SecondPoint)
' Create a polyline object in model space
Dim plineObj As AcadLWPolyline
Dim points(0 To 5) As Double
points(0) = 3: points(1) = 7
points(2) = 9: points(3) = 2
points(4) = 3: points(5) = 5
Set plineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLightWeightPolyline(points)
plineObj.Closed = True
' Create a line object in model space
Dim lineObj As AcadLine
Dim startPoint(0 To 2) As Double
Dim endPoint(0 To 2) As Double
startPoint(0) = 0: startPoint(1) = 0: startPoint(2) = 0
endPoint(0) = 2: endPoint(1) = 2: endPoint(2) = 0
Set lineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLine(startPoint, endPoint)
' Create a circle object in model space
Dim circObj As AcadCircle
Dim centerPt(0 To 2) As Double
Dim radius As Double
centerPt(0) = 20: centerPt(1) = 30: centerPt(2) = 0
radius = 3
Set circObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle(centerPt, radius)
' Create an ellipse object in model space
Dim ellObj As AcadEllipse
Dim majAxis(0 To 2) As Double
Dim center(0 To 2) As Double
Dim radRatio As Double
center(0) = 5#: center(1) = 5#: center(2) = 0#
majAxis(0) = 10: majAxis(1) = 20#: majAxis(2) = 0#
radRatio = 0.3
Set ellObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddEllipse(center, majAxis, radRatio)
ZoomAll
' Iterate through the model space collection.
' Collect the objects found into an array of objects
' to be added to the group.
ReDim appendObjs(0 To ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.count - 1) As AcadEntity
Dim I As Integer
For I = 0 To ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.count - 1
Set appendObjs(I) = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.Item(I)
Next
' Add the array of objects to the group
groupObj.AppendItems appendObjs
ThisDrawing.Regen acActiveViewport
End Sub
Visual LISP:
(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_AppendItems()
;; This example creates a group and several objects.
;; It then appends the objects to the group.
(setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
(setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
;; Create the new group
(setq groupObj (vla-Add (vla-get-Groups doc) "TEST_GROUP"))
;; Create a Ray object in model space
(setq basePoint (vlax-3d-point 3 3 0)
secondPoint (vlax-3d-point 1 3 0))
(setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc))
(setq rayObj (vla-AddRay modelSpace basePoint SecondPoint))
;; Create a polyline object in model space
(setq points (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbDouble '(0 . 5)))
(vlax-safearray-fill points '(3 7
9 2
3 5
)
)
(setq plineObj (vla-AddLightWeightPolyline modelSpace points))
(vla-put-Closed plineObj :vlax-true)
;; Create a line object in model space
(setq startPoint (vlax-3d-point 0 0 0)
endPoint (vlax-3d-point 2 2 0))
(setq lineObj (vla-AddLine modelSpace startPoint endPoint))
;; Create a circle object in model space
(setq centerPt (vlax-3d-point 20 30 0)
radius 3)
(setq circObj (vla-AddCircle modelSpace centerPt radius))
;; Create an ellipse object in model space
(setq center (vlax-3d-point 5 5 0)
majAxis (vlax-3d-point 10 20 0)
radRatio 0.3)
(setq ellObj (vla-AddEllipse modelSpace center majAxis radRatio))
(vla-ZoomAll acadObj)
;; Iterate through the model space collection.
;; Collect the objects found into an array of objects
;; to be added to the group.
(setq I 0
totalObjs (vla-get-Count modelSpace))
(setq appendObjs (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbObject (cons 0 (- totalObjs 1))))
(while (>= (- totalObjs 1) I)
(vlax-safearray-put-element appendObjs I (vla-Item modelSpace I))
(setq I (1+ I))
)
;; Add the array of objects to the group
(vla-AppendItems groupObj appendObjs)
(vla-Regen doc acActiveViewport)
)