About Rotating in 3D (VBA/ActiveX)

With the Rotate method, you can rotate objects in 2D about a specified point.

The direction of rotation is determined by the WCS. The Rotate3D method rotates objects in 3D about a specified axis. The Rotate3D method takes three values as input: the WCS coordinates of the two points defining the rotation axis and the rotation angle in radians.

To rotate 3D objects, use either the Rotate or Rotate3D method.

Create a 3D box and rotate it about an axis

This example creates a 3D box. It then defines the axis for rotation and finally rotates the box 30 degrees about the axis.

Sub Ch8_Rotate_3DBox()
    Dim boxObj As Acad3DSolid
    Dim length As Double
    Dim width As Double
    Dim height As Double
    Dim center(0 To 2) As Double

    ' Define the box
    center(0) = 5: center(1) = 5: center(2) = 0
    length = 5
    width = 7
    height = 10

    ' Create the box object in model space
    Set boxObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace. _
 AddBox(center, length, width, height)

    ' Define the rotation axis with two points
    Dim rotatePt1(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim rotatePt2(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim rotateAngle As Double
    rotatePt1(0) = -3: rotatePt1(1) = 4: rotatePt1(2) = 0
    rotatePt2(0) = -3: rotatePt2(1) = -4: rotatePt2(2) = 0
    rotateAngle = 30
    rotateAngle = rotateAngle * 3.141592 / 180#
    ' Rotate the box
    boxObj.Rotate3D rotatePt1, rotatePt2, rotateAngle
    ZoomAll
End Sub