UCSs Example [ActiveX and VBA Reference: AAR]

UserCoordinateSystems Example

Sub Example_UserCoordinateSystems()
    ' This example finds the current UserCoordinateSystems collection and
    ' adds a new UCS to that collection.
    
    Dim UCSColl As AcadUCSs
    Set UCSColl = ThisDrawing.UserCoordinateSystems
    
    ' Create a UCS named "TEST" in the current drawing
    Dim ucsObj As AcadUCS
    Dim origin(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim xAxisPnt(0 To 2) As Double
    Dim yAxisPnt(0 To 2) As Double
    
    ' Define the UCS
    origin(0) = 4#: origin(1) = 5#: origin(2) = 3#
    xAxisPnt(0) = 5#: xAxisPnt(1) = 5#: xAxisPnt(2) = 3#
    yAxisPnt(0) = 4#: yAxisPnt(1) = 6#: yAxisPnt(2) = 3#
    
    ' Add the UCS to the UserCoordinatesSystems collection
    Set ucsObj = UCSColl.Add(origin, xAxisPnt, yAxisPnt, "TEST")
    
    MsgBox "A new UCS called " & ucsObj.name & " has been added to the UserCoordinateSystems collection.", vbInformation, "UserCoordinateSystems Example"
End Sub