Annotation Example



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Sub Example_Annotation()
    ' This example creates a leader in model space with an associated
    ' annotation and then checks for the existence of an
    ' Annotation object for the new Leader
   
    Dim leaderObj As AcadLeader, MTextObj As AcadMText
    Dim points(0 To 8) As Double, insertionPoint(0 To 2) As Double, width As Double
    Dim leaderType As Integer
    Dim annotationObject As Object
    Dim textString As String, msg As String
    
    ' Define the new MText object
    textString = "Hello, World."
    insertionPoint(0) = 5: insertionPoint(1) = 5: insertionPoint(2) = 0
    width = 2
    
    ' Create the MText object in model space
    Set MTextObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddMText(insertionPoint, width, textString)
    
    ' Data for Leader
    points(0) = 0: points(1) = 0: points(2) = 0
    points(3) = 4: points(4) = 4: points(5) = 0
    points(6) = 4: points(7) = 5: points(8) = 0
    leaderType = acLineWithArrow
       
    ' Create the Leader object in model space and Associate new MText object
    ' with new Leader by making the MText object the annotation for the Leader
    Set annotationObject = MTextObj
    Set leaderObj = ThisDrawing.ModelSpace.AddLeader(points, annotationObject, leaderType)
    ThisDrawing.Application.ZoomAll

    ' Display whether or not this particular Leader has an associated Annotation
    msg = IIf(leaderObj.Annotation Is Nothing, "does not have", "has")
    MsgBox "The new Leader object " & msg & " an associated Annotation object."
End Sub

 
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