PlotStyleName Property (ActiveX)

Specifies the plot style name for an object, group of objects, or layer.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.PlotStyleName

object

Type: All drawing objects, AttributeReference, Dimension, Group, Layer, MLeaderLeader, SubDMeshEdge, SubDMeshFace, SubDMeshVertex, SubEntity, SubEntSolidEdge, SubEntSolidFace, SubEntSolidNode, SubEntSolidVertex

The objects this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No; except the Group object which is write-only

Type: String

The plot style name for the object.

Remarks

No additional remarks.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_PlotStyleName()
    ' This example creates a circle in model space and then
    ' finds the current PlotStyleName for the circle.
   
    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 PlotStyleName for the circle
    MsgBox "The current PlotStyleName for the circle is " & circleObj.PlotStyleName
        
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_PlotStyleName()
    ;; This example creates a circle in model space and then
    ;; finds the current PlotStyleName for the circle.
    (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 PlotStyleName for the circle
    (alert (strcat "The current PlotStyleName for the circle is " (vla-get-PlotStyleName circleObj)))
)