DivideArea

The DivideArea method divides areas with a curve.

Syntax

object.DivideArea( CreateShapesOnAnotherLayer, LayerName, FillFGColor, FillBGColor, FillTransparent, FillPattern, FillPatternScale, FillPatternCoverMode, LineColor, LineStyle, LineWidth, IDMethod, IndexStartVal, CreatePID, CreateSID, CreateAttrib1, CreateAttrib2, PIDPrefix, SIDPrefix, Attrib1Prefix, Attrib2Prefix, PIDSuffix, SIDSuffix, Attrib1Suffix, Attrib2Suffix, KeepOrgObj )

Parameter	Type	Description
CreateShapesOnAnotherLayer	Boolean	optional; true to create the new areas on another layer
LayerName	String	optional; if CreateShapesOnAnotherLayer is true, layer name
FillFGColor	MVColor	optional; foreground fill color
FillBGColor	MVColor	optional; background fill color
FillTransparent	Boolean	optional; true to make background fill transparent, FillPattern must be stock or vector
FillPattern	String	optional; fill pattern name
FillPatternScale	Double	optional; vector pattern scale
FillPatternCoverMode	MVFillCoverMode	optional; picture pattern: cover or tile
LineColor	MVColor	optional; line color
LineStyle	String	optional; line style name
LineWidth	Double	optional; line width in page units
IDMethod	MVIDCreationMethod	optional; object ID method
IndexStartVal	Integer	optional; index start value when the IDMethod is mvIDCreateionPrefixIndexSuffix
CreatePID	Boolean	optional; true to create primary IDs when the IDMethod is mvIDCreateionPrefixIndexSuffix
CreateSID	Boolean	optional; true to create secondary IDs when the IDMethod is mvIDCreateionPrefixIndexSuffix
CreateAttrib1	Boolean	optional; true to create attribute 1 IDs when the IDMethod is mvIDCreateionPrefixIndexSuffix
CreateAttrib2	Boolean	optional; true to create attribute 2 IDs when the IDMethod is mvIDCreateionPrefixIndexSuffix
PIDPrefix	String	optional; indexed primary ID prefix when CreatePID is true
SIDPrefix	String	optional; indexed secondary ID prefix when CreatePID is true
Attrib1Prefix	String	optional; indexed attribute 1 ID prefix when CreatePID is true
Attrib2Prefix	String	optional; indexed attribute 2 ID prefix when CreatePID is true
PIDSuffix	String	optional; indexed primary ID suffix when CreatePID is true
SIDSuffix	String	optional; indexed secondary ID suffix when CreatePID is true
Attrib1Suffix	String	optional; indexed attribute 1 ID suffix when CreatePID is true
Attrib2Suffix	String	optional; indexed attribute 2 ID suffix when CreatePID is true
KeepOrgObj	Boolean	optional; true to keep original objects

Remarks

Use the enumeration [mvColorRed], RGB value [RGB(255,0,0)], or number [255] to set a color.

Example

'DivideArea

'Create a polyline to use in dividing the area (can also select existing polylines) and assign it to the variable "Polyline"

Dim pts(3) As Double

pts(0) = 3 : pts(1) = 1 : pts(2) = 5 : pts(3) = 1

Set Polyline = Plot.Layers.ActiveLayer.Shapes.AddPolyLine(bSpline:=False, Vertices:=pts)

'Select the line and the object with PID "16073"

Polyline.Select

Plot.Layers.ActiveLayer.Shapes.SelectByPID(PIDName:="16073")

'Create new blue hatched areas by dividing the area in the selection with the curve

Selection.DivideArea(FillFGColor:=mvColorBlue, FillBGColor:=mvColorWhite, FillPattern:="Crosshatch")

Used by: Selection collection