AddCylinder Method

AddDim3PointAngular Method

IntelliCAD 11.1 Object Library
AddCylinder Method
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Center: A Point object identifying the center of the cylinder.

Radius: A double-precision variable representing the radius of the cylinder.

Height: A double-precision variable representing the height of the cylinder.

Block Collection : AddCylinder Method

Description

Adds a Polygon Mesh cylinder given the center, base radius, and height.

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function AddCylinder( _ ByVal Center As Point, _ ByVal Radius As Double, _ ByVal Height As Double _ ) As Solid3D

Parameters

Center: A Point object identifying the center of the cylinder.
Radius: A double-precision variable representing the radius of the cylinder.
Height: A double-precision variable representing the height of the cylinder.

Remarks

The cylinder will be drawn as a polygon mesh when object is a ModelSpace or PaperSpace collection object or a Block object. The cylinder will be drawn as an ACIS 3DSolid when object is a SolidCreator object. The optional SolidCreator object is only available in IntelliCAD versions that support ACIS 3DSolids.

Example

Private Sub AddCylinder_Example()

' This example adds a cylinder to the drawing using the AddCylinder method.

Dim myDoc As IntelliCAD.Document

Dim cylObj As IntelliCAD.PolygonMesh

Dim pt As Point

Set myDoc = ActiveDocument

Set pt = Library.CreatePoint(2, 2, 0)

Set cylObj = ThisDocument.ModelSpace.AddCylinder(pt, 3, 5)

cylObj.Update

ThisDocument.Application.ZoomExtents