Document Property (ActiveX)

Gets the document (drawing) in which the object belongs.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.Document

object

Type: All drawing objects, Block, Blocks, Dictionary, Dictionaries, DimStyle, DimStyles, Group, Groups, Layer, Layers, Layout, Layouts, Linetype, Linetypes, ModelSpace, PaperSpace, PlotConfiguration, PlotConfigurations, RegisteredApplication, RegisteredApplications, SectionManager, SectionSettings, SortentsTable, SubDMesh, TableStyle, TextStyle, TextStyles, UCS, UCSs, View, Views, Viewport, Viewports, XRecord

The objects this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: Yes

Type: Document

The document (drawing) that contains the object.

Remarks

No additional remarks.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_Document()
    ' This example creates a circle in model space and then
    ' finds the name of the document that the circle resides in.
   
    Dim circleObj As AcadCircle
    Dim centerPoint(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim radius As Double
    
    ' Define the circle
    centerPoint(0) = 0#: centerPoint(1) = 0#: centerPoint(2) = 0#
    radius = 5#
    
    ' Create the Circle object in model space
    Set circleObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddCircle(centerPoint, radius)
    ZoomAll
    
    ' Find the document name for the circle
    Dim currDoc As AcadDocument
    Set currDoc = circleObj.Document
    
    MsgBox "The circle resides in: " & currDoc.name
        
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_Document()
    ;; This example creates a circle in model space and then
    ;; finds the name of the document that the circle resides in.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))  
    
    ;; Define the circle
    (setq centerPoint (vlax-3d-point 0 0 0)  
          radius 5)

    ;; Create the Circle object in model space
    (setq modelSpace (vla-get-ModelSpace doc))
    (setq circleObj (vla-AddCircle modelSpace centerPoint radius))
    (vla-ZoomAll acadObj)
    
    ;; Find the document name for the circle
    (setq currDoc (vla-get-Document circleObj))
    
    (alert (strcat "The circle resides in: " (vla-get-Name currDoc)))
)