Specifies whether the gradient is centered.
Supported platforms: Windows only
Read-only: No
Type: Boolean
No additional remarks.
VBA:
Sub Example_GradientCentered() ' This example changes the value of the GradientCentered property. Dim hatchObj As AcadHatch Dim patternName As String Dim PatternType As Long Dim bAssociativity As Boolean ' Define the hatch patternName = "CYLINDER" PatternType = acPreDefinedGradient '0 bAssociativity = True ' Create the associative Hatch object in model space Set hatchObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddHatch(PatternType, patternName, bAssociativity, acGradientObject) Dim col1 As AcadAcCmColor, col2 As AcadAcCmColor Set col1 = AcadApplication.GetInterfaceObject("AutoCAD.AcCmColor.20") Set col2 = AcadApplication.GetInterfaceObject("AutoCAD.AcCmColor.20") col1.SetRGB 255, 0, 0 col2.SetRGB 0, 255, 0 hatchObj.GradientColor1 = col1 hatchObj.GradientColor2 = col2 ' Create the outer boundary for the hatch (a circle) Dim outerLoop(0 To 0) As AcadEntity Dim center(0 To 2) As Double Dim radius As Double center(0) = 3: center(1) = 3: center(2) = 0 radius = 1 Set outerLoop(0) = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle(center, radius) ' Append the outerboundary to the hatch object, and display the hatch hatchObj.AppendOuterLoop (outerLoop) hatchObj.Evaluate ThisDrawing.Regen True MsgBox "Initial value of GradientCentered is " & hatchObj.GradientCentered hatchObj.GradientCentered = False MsgBox "New value of GradientCentered is " & hatchObj.GradientCentered End Sub
Visual LISP:
(vl-load-com) (defun c:Example_GradientCentered() ;; This example changes the value of the GradientCentered property. (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object)) (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj)) ;; Define the hatch (setq patternName "CYLINDER") (setq patternType acPreDefinedGradient) (setq bAssociativity :vlax-true) ;; Create the associative Hatch object in model space (setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc)) (setq hatchObj (vla-AddHatch modelSpace patternType patternName bAssociativity acGradientObject)) (setq col1 (vlax-create-object "AutoCAD.AcCmColor.20")) (setq col2 (vlax-create-object "AutoCAD.AcCmColor.20")) (vla-SetRGB col1 255 0 0) (vla-SetRGB col2 0 255 0) (vla-put-GradientColor1 hatchObj col1) (vla-put-GradientColor2 hatchObj col2) ;; Create the outer boundary for the hatch (a circle) (setq center (vlax-3d-point 3 3 0) radius 1) (setq circle (vla-AddCircle modelSpace center radius)) (setq outerLoop (vlax-make-safearray vlax-vbObject '(0 . 0))) (vlax-safearray-put-element outerLoop 0 circle) ;; Append the outerboundary to the hatch object, and display the hatch (vla-AppendOuterLoop hatchObj outerLoop) (vla-Evaluate hatchObj) (vla-Regen doc :vlax-true) (alert (strcat "Initial value of GradientCentered is " (if (= (vla-get-GradientCentered hatchObj) :vlax-true) "True" "False"))) (vla-put-GradientCentered hatchObj (if (= (vla-get-GradientCentered hatchObj) :vlax-true) :vlax-false :vlax-true)) (alert (strcat "New value of GradientCentered is " (if (= (vla-get-GradientCentered hatchObj) :vlax-true) "True" "False"))) (vlax-release-object col1) (vlax-release-object col2) )