A Methods Reference (ActiveX)

These ActiveX methods all start with 'A'.

Methods

• Activate

  Makes the specified drawing active.

• Add

  Creates a member object and adds it to the appropriate collection.

• Add3DFace

  Creates a 3DFace object given four vertices.

• Add3DMesh

  Creates a free-form 3D mesh, given the number of points in the M and N directions and the coordinates of the points in the M and N directions.

• Add3DPoly

  Creates a 3D polyline from the given array of coordinates.

• AddArc

  Creates an arc given the center, radius, start angle, and end angle of the arc.

• AddAttribute

  Creates an attribute definition at the given location with the specified properties.

• AddBox

  Creates a 3D solid box with edges parallel to the axes of the WCS.

• AddCircle

  Creates a circle given a center point and radius.

• AddCone

  Creates a 3D solid cone with the base on the XY plane of the WCS.

• AddCustomInfo

  Adds a custom property field at the end of the existing list of fields.

• AddCustomObject

  Creates a custom object.

• AddCylinder

  Creates a 3D solid cylinder whose base is on the XY plane of the WCS.

• AddDim3PointAngular

  Creates an angular dimension using 3 points.

• AddDimAligned

  Creates an aligned dimension object.

• AddDimAngular

  Creates an angular dimension for an arc, two lines, or a circle.

• AddDimArc

  Creates an arc length dimension for an arc.

• AddDimDiametric

  Creates a diametric dimension for a circle or arc given the two points on the diameter and the length of the leader line.

• AddDimOrdinate

  Creates an ordinate dimension given the definition point and the leader endpoint.

• AddDimRadial

  Creates a radial dimension for the selected object at the given location.

• AddDimRadialLarge

  Creates a jogged radial dimension for an arc, circle, or polyline arc segment.

• AddDimRotated

  Creates a rotated linear dimension.

• AddEllipse

  Creates an ellipse in the XY plane of the WCS given the center point, a point on the major axis, and the radius ratio.

• AddEllipticalCone

  Creates a 3D solid elliptical cone on the XY plane of the WCS given the Center, MajorRadius, MinorRadius, and Height.

• AddEllipticalCylinder

  Creates a 3D solid elliptical cylinder whose base is on the XY plane of the WCS, given the Center, MajorRadius, MinorRadius, and Height.

• AddExtrudedSolid

  Creates an extruded solid given the Profile, Height, and TaperAngle.

• AddExtrudedSolidAlongPath

  Creates an extruded solid given the profile and an extrusion path.

• AddFitPoint

  Adds the fit point to the spline at a given index.

• AddHatch

  Creates a Hatch object.

• AddItems

  Adds one or more objects to the specified selection set.

• AddLeader

  Creates a leader line based on the provided coordinates or adds a new leader cluster to the MLeader object.

• AddLeaderLine

  Adds a leaderLine to the leader cluster with specified index.

• AddLeaderLineEx

  Adds a leaderLine to the leader cluster with specified index.

• AddLightWeightPolyline

  Creates a lightweight polyline from a list of vertices.

• AddLine

  Creates a line passing through two points.

• AddMenuItem

  Adds a popup menu item to a popup menu.

• AddMInsertBlock

  Inserts an array of blocks.

• AddMLeader

  Creates an mleader line, given coordinates.

• AddMLine

  Creates multiple lines passing through an array of points.

• AddMText

  Creates an MText entity in a rectangle defined by the insertion point and width of the bounding box.

• AddObject

  Adds an object to a named dictionary.

• AddPoint

  Creates a Point object at a given location.

• AddPolyfaceMesh

  Creates a polyface mesh from a list of vertices.

• AddPolyline

  Creates a polyline from a list of vertices.

• AddPViewport

  Adds a paper space viewport, given the center, height, and width.

• AddRaster

  Creates a new raster image based on an existing image file.

• AddRay

  Creates a ray passing through two unique points.

• AddRegion

  Creates a region from a set of entities. The given entities must form a closed coplanar region.

• AddRevolvedSolid

  Creates a revolved solid, given the region around an axis.

• AddSection

  Creates a section plane.

• AddSeparator

  Adds a separator to an existing menu or toolbar.

• AddShape

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

• AddSolid

  Creates a 2D solid polygon.

• AddSphere

  Creates a sphere given the center and radius.

• AddSpline

  Creates a quadratic or cubic NURBS (nonuniform rational B-spline) curve.

• AddSubMenu

  Adds a submenu to an existing menu.

• AddTable

  Adds a table to a drawing.

• AddText

  Creates a single line of text.

• AddTolerance

  Creates a tolerance entity.

• AddToolbarButton

  Adds a toolbar item to a toolbar at a specified position.

• AddTorus

  Creates a torus at the given location.

• AddTrace

  Creates a Trace object from an array of points.

• AddVertex

  Adds a vertex to a lightweight polyline or a section.

• AddWedge

  Creates a wedge with edges parallel to the axes given the length, width, and height.

• AddXLine

  Creates an xline (an infinite line) passing through two specified points.

• AddXRecord

  Creates an XRecord object in any dictionary.

• AngleFromXAxis

  Gets the angle of a line from the X axis.

• AngleToReal

  Converts an angle as a string to a real (double) value.

• AngleToString

  Converts an angle from a real (double) value to a string.

• AppendInnerLoop

  Appends an inner loop to the hatch.

• AppendItems

  Appends one or more entities to the specified group.

• AppendOuterLoop

  Appends an outer loop to the hatch.

• AppendVertex

  Appends a vertex to the end of a 3DPolyline, Polyline, or PolygonMesh object.

• ArrayPolar

  Creates a polar array of objects given a NumberOfObjects, AngleToFill, and CenterPoint.

• ArrayRectangular

  Creates a 2D or 3D rectangular array of objects.

• AttachExternalReference

  Attaches an external reference (xref) to the drawing.

• AttachToolbarToFlyout

  Attaches a toolbar to a toolbar button defined as a flyout.

• AuditInfo

  Evaluates the integrity of the drawing.