ShapeRange.Group

Object Model Reference : Classes : S : ShapeRange : Methods : ShapeRange.Group

ShapeRange.Group

Function Group() As Shape

Description

Member of ShapeRange

The Group method groups all the shapes in a shape range and returns a Shape object as the reference to the group.

VBA example

The following VBA example creates a jigsaw puzzle.

Sub Test()

Dim s As Shape, sp As SubPath, sbmp As Shape

Dim sr As New ShapeRange, n As Long

Dim x As Double, y As Double, sx As Double, sy As Double

Set s = ActiveLayer.CreateCurve

Set sp = s.Curve.CreateSubPath(1.351, 8.545)

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.351, 8.926, 0.127, 89.901, 0.127, -64.56

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.156, 8.952, 0.066, 115.44, 0.066, -48.906

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.156, 9.15, 0.065, 131.09, 0.065, -133.149

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.351, 9.163, 0.065, 46.846, 0.065, -116.315

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.351, 9.545, 0.127, 63.683, 0.127, -89.902

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.976, 9.545, 0.125, 179.951, 0.125, 25.612

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.96, 9.342, 0.063, -154.391, 0.063, 40.943

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.767, 9.339, 0.067, -139.06, 0.067, -41.987

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.752, 9.547, 0.063, 138.014, 0.065, -33.906

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.351, 9.545, 0.134, 146.087, 0.134, 0.045

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.351, 9.163, 0.127, -90#, 0.127, 63.681

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.156, 9.15, 0.065, -116.317, 0.065, 46.846

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.156, 8.952, 0.065, -133.152, 0.065, 131.093

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.351, 8.926, 0.066, -48.906, 0.066, 115.439

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.351, 8.545, 0.127, -64.561, 0.127, 90#

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.752, 8.547, 0.134, 0.002, 0.134, 146.087

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.767, 8.339, 0.065, -33.908, 0.063, 138.012

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.96, 8.342, 0.067, -41.987, 0.067, -139.058

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 0.976, 8.545, 0.063, 40.943, 0.063, -154.388

sp.AppendCurveSegment False, 1.351, 8.545, 0.125, 25.613, 0.125, 179.998

sp.Closed = True

For n = 1 To 7

sr.Add s.Duplicate

s.Move 1, 0

Next n

sr.Add s

sr.AddRange sr.Duplicate(0, -1)

sr.AddRange sr.Duplicate(0, -2)

Set s = sr.Group

s.GetBoundingBox x, y, sx, sy

Set sbmp = ActiveLayer.CreateRectangle2(x, y, sx, sy)

sbmp.Fill.ApplyTextureFill "Gouache wash", "Samples"

Set sbmp = sbmp.ConvertToBitmapEx(cdrRGBColorImage, , , 120)

sbmp.AddToPowerClip s

s.Ungroup

For Each s In sr

s.Move (Rnd() - 0.5) * 0.25, (Rnd() - 0.5) * 0.25

End Sub