ViewDirection

The Construct method tells Voxler which command to create. The Construct method is accessed from the CommandApi object. The ViewDirection type sets the Viewer window to one of the predefined view directions. This is similar to the View | Defined Views commands.

The Construct method must be used in combination with the Option method and the Do or DoOnce method to create an object.

Syntax

object.Construct(“ViewDirection”)

Construct Type

ViewDirection

Example

This example opens the Helens (ContourMap) example file. It adds a text box that changes to show the orientation. It then changes the view direction.

Sub Main

 'Declares VoxlerApp as an object

  Dim VoxlerApp As Object

 'Creates an instance of the Voxler application object

 'and assigns it to the variable named "VoxlerApp"

  Set VoxlerApp = CreateObject("Voxler.Application")

  Set VoxlerApp = GetObject(,"Voxler.Application")

 'Make Voxler visible

  VoxlerApp.Visible = True

 'Access CommandApi

  Set CommandApi = VoxlerApp.CommandApi

 'Open an existing file

  CommandApi.Construct ("Open")

  CommandApi.Option ("Path", VoxlerApp.Path+"\Samples\Helens (ContourMap).voxb")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Add text showing the orientation

  CommandApi.Construct("CreateModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("AutoConnect", "False")

  CommandApi.Option ("DefaultPosition", "True")

  CommandApi.Option ("Type", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Modify the text

  CommandApi.Construct("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Left")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Change the Viewer direction to Left

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Left")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Top

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Top")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Top")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Right

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Right")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Right")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Bottom

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Bottom")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Bottom")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Front

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Front")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Front")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Back

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Back")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Back")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

 'Wait 3 seconds

  Wait(3)

 'Change the Viewer direction to Default

  CommandApi.Construct("ViewDirection")

  CommandApi.Option ("ViewDirection", "Default")

  CommandApi.Do()

 'Update the annotation

  CommandApi.Construct ("ModifyModule")

  CommandApi.Option ("Module", "Annotation")

  CommandApi.Option ("AnnotationText", "Default")

  CommandApi.DoOnce()

End Sub

Used by: CommandApi object

See Also

Automation Model

Construct Method