GetBoundingBox Example [ActiveX and VBA Reference: AAR]

GetBoundingBox Example

Sub Example_GetBoundingBox()
    ' This example creates a line in model space. It then finds the
    ' bounding box for the line and displays the corners of the box.
    
    Dim startPoint(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim endPoint(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim lineObj As AcadLine

    ' Create the Line object in model space
    startPoint(0) = 2#: startPoint(1) = 2#: startPoint(2) = 0#
    endPoint(0) = 4#: endPoint(1) = 4#: endPoint(2) = 0#
    Set lineObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLine(startPoint, endPoint)
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    Dim minExt As Variant
    Dim maxExt As Variant
    
    ' Return the bounding box for the line and return the minimum
    ' and maximum extents of the box in the minExt and maxExt variables.
    lineObj.GetBoundingBox minExt, maxExt
    
    ' Print the min and max extents
    MsgBox "The extents of the bounding box for the line are:" & vbCrLf _
         & "Min Extent: " & minExt(0) & "," & minExt(1) & "," & minExt(2) _
         & vbCrLf & "Max Extent: " & maxExt(0) & "," & maxExt(1) & "," & maxExt(2), vbInformation, "GetBoundingBox Example"
         
End Sub