AddNodes Method

method to create the freeform you've just defined. To add nodes to a freeform after it's been created, use the Insert method of the ShapeNodes collection.

expression.AddNodes(SegmentType, EditingType, X1, Y1, X2, Y2, X3, Y3)

expression    Required. An expression that returns a FreeformBuilder object.

SegmentType   Required MsoSegmentType. The type of segment to be added.

EditingType   Required MsoEditingType. The editing property of the vertex. If SegmentType is msoSegmentLine, EditingType must be msoEditingAuto.

X1    Required Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the end point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.

Y1    Required Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the end point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new node is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the first control point for the new segment.

X2    Optional Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Y2    Optional Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the second control point for the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

X3    Optional Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the horizontal distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the end point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Y3    Optional Single. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingCorner, this argument specifies the vertical distance (in points) from the upper-left corner of the document to the end point of the new segment. If the EditingType of the new segment is msoEditingAuto, don't specify a value for this argument.

Example

This example adds a freeform with five vertices to the first slide in the active presentation.

Set myDocument = ActivePresentation.Slides(1)
With myDocument.Shapes.BuildFreeform(msoEditingCorner, 360, 200)
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingCorner, _
        X1:=380, Y1:=230, X2:=400, Y2:=250, X3:=450, Y3:=300
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentCurve, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _
        X1:=480, Y1:=200
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _
        X1:=480, Y1:=400
    .AddNodes SegmentType:=msoSegmentLine, EditingType:=msoEditingAuto, _
        X1:=360, Y1:=200
    .ConvertToShape
End With