I want to glue a shape to another one via VBA.
All the shapes are created with an UserForm Module.
I want certain shapes to be connected with an arrow (which is also dropped on the page via an UserForm). It works fine connecting two shapes which are not in a group. Now I want to connect two shapes where one or both of them may be in a Group.
This works fine with non-grouped shapes
'get shp, src, aim
[...]
shp.Cells("BeginX").GlueTo src.Cells("PinX")
shp.Cells("EndX").GlueTo aim.Cells("PinX")
I get the aim and src Shapes using this function:
Function getShape(id As Integer, propName As String) As Shape
Dim shp As Shape
Dim subshp As Shape
For Each shp In ActivePage.Shapes
If shp.Type = 2 Then
For Each subshp In shp.GroupItems
If subshp.CellExistsU(propName, 0) Then
If subshp.CellsU(propName).ResultIU = id Then
Set getShape = subshp
Exit For
End If
End If
Next subshp
End If
If shp.CellExistsU(propName, 0) Then
If shp.CellsU(propName).ResultIU = id Then
Set getShape = shp
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
End Function
I think there is something wrong with how I iterate through the subshapes.
Any help is appreciated.
Ah, #Surrogate beat me to it :) but since I've started writing...in addition to his answer, which shows nicely how to adapt the built in Dynamic connector here's a go with your group finding method + a custom connector.
The code assumes a few things:
a page with two 2D shapes already dropped
one of the shapes is a group shape containing a subshape with the correct Shape Data
A custom master named 'MyConn' which is simple a 1D line with no other modifications
Public Sub TestConnect()
Dim shp As Visio.Shape 'connector
Dim src As Visio.Shape 'connect this
Dim aim As Visio.Shape 'to this
Dim vPag As Visio.Page
Set vPag = ActivePage
Set shp = vPag.Drop(ActiveDocument.Masters("MyConn"), 1, 1)
shp.CellsU("ObjType").FormulaU = 2
Set src = vPag.Shapes(1)
Set aim = getShape(7, "Prop.ID")
If Not aim Is Nothing Then
shp.CellsU("BeginX").GlueTo src.CellsU("PinX")
shp.CellsU("EndX").GlueTo aim.CellsU("PinX")
End If
End Sub
Function getShape(id As Integer, propName As String) As Shape
Dim shp As Shape
Dim subshp As Shape
For Each shp In ActivePage.Shapes
If shp.Type = 2 Then
For Each subshp In shp.Shapes
If subshp.CellExistsU(propName, 0) Then
If subshp.CellsU(propName).ResultIU = id Then
Set getShape = subshp
Exit For
End If
End If
Next subshp
End If
If shp.CellExistsU(propName, 0) Then
If shp.CellsU(propName).ResultIU = id Then
Set getShape = shp
Exit For
End If
End If
Next
End Function
Note that if you read the docs for Cell.GlueTo, you'll see this item:
The pin of a 2-D shape (creates dynamic glue): The shape being glued
from must be routable (ObjType includes visLOFlagsRoutable ) or have a
dynamic glue type (GlueType includes visGlueTypeWalking ), and does
not prohibit dynamic glue (GlueType does not include
visGlueTypeNoWalking ). Gluing to PinX creates dynamic glue with a
horizontal walking preference and gluing to PinY creates dynamic glue
with a vertical walking preference.
and hence why I'm setting the ObjType cell to 2 (VisCellVals.visLOFlagsRoutable). Normally you'd set this in your master instance and so wouldn't need that line of code.
Please try this code
Dim connector As Shape, src As Shape, aim As Shape
' add new connector (right-angle) to page
Set connector = Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Drop(Application.ConnectorToolDataObject, 0, 0)
' change Right-angle Connector to Curved Connector
connector.CellsSRC(visSectionObject, visRowShapeLayout, visSLOLineRouteExt).FormulaU = "2"
connector.CellsSRC(visSectionObject, visRowShapeLayout, visSLORouteStyle).FormulaU = "1"
Set src = Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemFromID(4)
Set aim = Application.ActiveWindow.Page.Shapes.ItemFromID(2)
Dim vsoCell1 As Visio.Cell
Dim vsoCell2 As Visio.Cell
Set vsoCell1 = connector.CellsU("BeginX")
Set vsoCell2 = src.Cells("PinX")
vsoCell1.GlueTo vsoCell2
Set vsoCell1 = connector.CellsU("EndX")
Set vsoCell2 = aim.Cells("PinX")
vsoCell1.GlueTo vsoCell2
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Is there any way to select the multiples shape from slide with the same shape name.
For e.g., I have 5 shapes with the name "Textbox 60". And I want run a macro which select all the shapes from a slide named "Textbox 60". Have used the below code.
ActiveWindow.View.Slide.Shapes.Range("Textbox 60").Select
Here's one approach:
Sub Tester()
SelectByName ActivePresentation.Slides(1), "Textbox1"
End Sub
Sub SelectByName(sld As Slide, nm As String)
Dim s As Shape, first As Boolean
first = True
For Each s In sld.Shapes
If s.Name = nm Then
s.Select first 'Argument determines whether to add to
first = False ' existing selection, or replace it
End If
Next s
End Sub
You should try following #TinMan's suggestion though - that is the "better" way to go.
Activating and Selecting Objects should be avoided whenever possible. You are better of working with the Shapes using a ShapeRange.
Sub Main()
Dim ShapeRange As ShapeRange
Set ShapeRange = FindShapes(ActiveWindow.View.Slide, "Textbox 60")
If Not ShapeRange Is Nothing Then
End If
End Sub
Function FindShapes(Slide As Slide, Pattern As String) As ShapeRange
Dim Results() As Long
ReDim Results(1 To Slide.Shapes.Count)
Dim n As Long
Dim Index As Long
For Index = 1 To Slide.Shapes.Count
With Slide.Shapes(Index)
.Name = "Textbox 60"
If .Name Like Pattern Then
n = n + 1
Results(n) = Index
End If
End With
Next
If n > 0 Then
ReDim Preserve Results(1 To n)
Set FindShapes = Slide.Shapes.Range(Results)
End If
End Function
Note: I rewrote the code to handle multiple shapes with the same name.
I have used VBA in the past mostly with excel, but I am not very experienced.
I want to cycle through multiple boxes and make each of them have coincident edges. Like they are sitting on top of each other. I am having trouble identifying the position of the first shape in my selection. I've tried a number of different objects including selection.shaperange.
Dim shp As Visio.Shape
Dim shp1 As Visio.Shape
Dim Pos As Double
Set shp1 = ActiveWindow.Selection.ShapeRange.Item
Pos = shp1.Cells("PinY")
For Each shp In Application.ActiveWindow.Selection
'Change the cell name to the one you want
If shp <> ActiveWindow.Selection.Item(1) Then
Pos = Pos + 6
End If
shp.CellsSRC(visSectionControls, visRowXFormOut, visXFormPinY).FormulaU = Pos & "mm"
Pos = shp.Cells("PinY")
Next shp
End Sub
Can you help me get the position of the first selected item and then I may be able to figure out the rest.
This code will abut the left sides of all but the first-selected shape with the right side of the first-selected shape:
Option Explicit
Public Sub AbutLeftsToPrimaryRight()
Dim sel As Visio.Selection
Set sel = Visio.ActiveWindow.Selection
If (sel.Count < 2) Then
Debug.Print "Select two or more shapes (Use Shift + Click)!"
GoTo Cleanup
End If
Dim shp0 As Visio.Shape
Dim shp As Visio.Shape
'// Get the selection and the primary selected shape,
'// which is item(1). See also: Selection.PrimaryItem
Set shp0 = sel(1)
'// Quick calculate the right side of shp0:
'// PinX - LocPinX + Width.
Dim dRight0 As Double
dRight0 = shp0.CellsU("PinX").ResultIU - shp0.CellsU("LocPinX").ResultIU + shp0.CellsU("Width").ResultIU
'// If shapes are rotated, flipped, or not rectangular,
'// then you'll need to use shp.BoundingBox, which
'// is more complicated
Dim dLeft As Double
Dim dx As Double, px As Double
Dim i As Integer
For i = 2 To sel.Count
'// Get the ith shape:
Set shp = sel(i)
'// Get its Pin:
px = shp.CellsU("PinX").ResultIU
'// Calculate the left side of the shape:
'// PinX - LocPinX:
dLeft = px - shp.CellsU("LocPinX").ResultIU
'// The offset:
dx = dLeft - dRight0
'// Set the new pin:
shp.CellsU("PinX").ResultIUForce = px - dx
Next i
Cleanup:
Set shp0 = Nothing
Set shp = Nothing
Set sel = Nothing
End Sub
Hope this helps!
I would like to align ( in this case center)a shape( round cornered rectangle) within sharp cornered rectangle in a slide i.e the center point of both shapes should be equal using VBA without using 'Selection'.I am thinking to reference them via names(Like, wherever these two shapes come as a bunch, macro should align them) but not sure how to start.
Excuse me for the layman's explanation. Any thoughts would really be helpful and push me to start.
You'll have to set up a loop to check each shape in the slide, finding if its Type is an AutoShape, then if its AutoShapeType is msoShapeRoundedRectangle or msoShapeRectangle. As each are found, you would store the name of each in a variable. If both are found then you would get the left, top, width and height measurements for each and set those values so the centers align.
Sub CenterShapes()
Dim oSlide As Slide
Dim oShape As Shape
Dim bFoundRRect As Boolean, bFoundRect As Boolean
Dim RRectName$, RectName$
For Each oSlide In ActivePresentation.Slides
For Each oShape In oSlide.Shapes
If oShape.Type = msoAutoShape Then
If oShape.AutoShapeType = msoShapeRoundedRectangle Then
bFoundRRect = True
RRectName$ = oShape.Name
End If
If oShape.AutoShapeType = msoShapeRectangle Then
bFoundRect = True
RectName$ = oShape.Name
End If
End If
Next oShape
If bFoundRRect = True And bFoundRect = True Then
RRectVCenter = oSlide.Shapes(RRectName$).Top + (oSlide.Shapes(RRectName$).Height / 2)
RRectHCenter = oSlide.Shapes(RRectName$).Left + (oSlide.Shapes(RRectName$).Width / 2)
RectVCenter = oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Top + (oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Height / 2)
RectHCenter = oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Left + (oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Width / 2)
VDif = RRectVCenter - RectVCenter
HDif = RRectHCenter - RectHCenter
oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Top = oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Top + VDif
oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Left = oSlide.Shapes(RectName$).Left + HDif
End If
Next oSlide
End Sub
This example assumes you know, or determine with your code, the names of the shapes you want to align. Then it's a quick manner of setting up a ShapeRange and using the built-in alignment functions in PowerPoint.
Option Explicit
Sub AlignMe()
Dim theseShapeNames As Variant
theseShapeNames = Array("Rectangle 3", "Rectangle 4", "Rectangle 5")
Dim thisSlide As Slide
Dim theseShapes As ShapeRange
Set thisSlide = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
Set theseShapes = thisSlide.Shapes.Range(theseShapeNames)
theseShapes.Align msoAlignCenters, msoFalse
End Sub
Can any one explain me to get the object entites count of the layer
using vba code acad
I think You should use SelectionSets
Public Sub SelsetByLayer()
Dim ss As AcadSelectionSet
Dim FilterType(0) As Integer
Dim FilterData(0) As Variant
FilterType(0) = 8 ' DXF code of Layer property
For I = 0 To ThisDrawing.Layers.Count
' ThisDrawing.SelectionSets.Item(0).Delete
Set ss = ThisDrawing.SelectionSets.Add("test") ' You need to ensure if such selection set not exist yet .
FilterData(0) = ThisDrawing.Layers.Item(I).Name
ss.Select acSelectionSetAll, , , FilterType, FilterData
Next
End Sub
Further to the original answer, about using selection sets.
Here it is slightly modified:
Public Sub SelsetByLayer()
Dim ss As AcadSelectionSet
Dim FilterType(0) As Integer
Dim FilterData(0) As Variant
FilterType(0) = 8 ' DXF code of Layer property
For I = 0 To ThisDrawing.Layers.Count
Set ss = CreateSelectionSet("test")
FilterData(0) = ThisDrawing.Layers.Item(I).Name
ss.Select acSelectionSetAll, , , FilterType, FilterData
Next
End Sub
Public Function CreateSelectionSet(SelName As String) As AcadSelectionSet
On Error Resume Next
' Create a new selection set
' Delete any existing selection set with the specified name
With ThisDrawing
Set CreateSelectionSet = .SelectionSets.Add(SelName)
If (Err.Number <> 0) Then
Err.Clear
.SelectionSets.Item(SelName).Delete
Set CreateSelectionSet = .SelectionSets.Add(SelName)
End If
End With
End Function
I have added in the missing method for managing the deletion of existing selection set.
ss.Count will have the number of entities found. But please bear in mind that you may have layers frozen off etc. in the drawing and I think these will be excluded from the totals.
Is there any way to get a shape's Id if you know it's Name?
For example, if I have this:
Dim myshape As Shape
myshape.Name
Can I get it's Id?
myshape.Id = getIdByName(myshape.Name)
Sure, it's pretty straigtforward:
Sub PrintShapeID()
Debug.Print getIDByName("My Shape", 1)
End Sub
Function getIDByName(shapeName As String, slide As Integer)
Dim ap As Presentation: Set ap = ActivePresentation
Dim sl As slide: Set sl = ap.Slides(slide)
Dim sh As Shape: Set sh = sl.Shapes(shapeName)
getIDByName = sh.Id
End Function
This works for the slide that you specify. You can also loop through all slides, but note that there may be more than one shape with the same name so you'd have to figure out which one you want.