PlotRotation Property (ActiveX)

Specifies the rotation angle for the layout or plot configuration.

Supported platforms: Windows only

Signature

VBA:

object.PlotRotation

object

Type: Layout, PlotConfiguration

The objects this property applies to.

Property Value

Read-only: No

Type: acPlotRotation enum

• ac0degrees
• ac90degrees
• ac180degrees
• ac270degrees

Remarks

The rotation angle is relative to the X axis of the object's WCS with positive angles going counterclockwise when looking down from the Z axis toward the origin.

Changes to this property will not be visible until after a regeneration of the drawing. Use the Regen method to regenerate the drawing.

Examples

VBA:

Sub Example_PlotRotation()
    ' This example reads and modifies the PlotRotation
    ' Layout value.
    ' When finished, this example resets the  value back to
    ' its original value.
    
    Dim ACADLayout As ACADLayout
    Dim originalValue As Integer
    
    ' Get the layout object
    Set ACADLayout = ThisDrawing.ActiveLayout
    
    ' Read and display the original value
    originalValue = ACADLayout.PlotRotation
    MsgBox "The PlotRotation value is set to: " & originalValue

    ' Modify the PlotRotation preference by toggling the value
    ACADLayout.PlotRotation = ac180degrees
    MsgBox "The PlotRotation preference has been set to: " & ACADLayout.PlotRotation

    ' Reset the preference back to its original value
    ACADLayout.PlotRotation = originalValue
    MsgBox "The PlotRotation preference was reset back to: " & originalValue
End Sub

Visual LISP:

(vl-load-com)
(defun c:Example_PlotRotation()
    ;; This example reads and modifies the PlotRotation
    ;; Layout value.
    ;; When finished, this example resets the  value back to
    ;; its original value.
    (setq acadObj (vlax-get-acad-object))
    (setq doc (vla-get-ActiveDocument acadObj))
    
    ;; Get the layout object
    (setq ACADLayout (vla-get-ActiveLayout doc))
    
    ;; Read and display the original value
    (setq originalValue (vla-get-PlotRotation ACADLayout))
    (alert (strcat "The PlotRotation value is set to: " (itoa originalValue)))

    ;; Modify the PlotRotation preference by toggling the value
    (vla-put-PlotRotation ACADLayout ac180degrees)
    (alert (strcat "The PlotRotation preference has been set to: " (itoa (vla-get-PlotRotation ACADLayout))))

    ;; Reset the preference back to its original value
    (vla-put-PlotRotation ACADLayout originalValue)
    (alert (strcat "The PlotRotation preference was reset back to: " (itoa originalValue)))
)